Sharp Begins Construction of Giant LCD Plant
Sharp has started construction of a factory that will be capable of handling the largest-ever sheets of glass used to make LCD (liquid crystal display) panels, the company has announced.
The Osaka-based consumer electronics firm is investing $1.35 billion to build the factory in Kameyama in Western Japan; the plant will start producing glass panels in October 2006 using so-called 8G (eighth-generation) manufacturing technology. more...
