MASS PRODUCTION: Sharp Corp would be the first Japanese company to have the capability to produce OLED displays for smartphones, the ‘Nikkei’ reported this month

Taipei Times
Date: Jan 16, 2018
By: Lauly Li  /  Staff reporter

Sharp Corp, Hon Hai Precision Industry Co’s (鴻海精密) Japanese subsidiary, would start supplying OLED displays for smartphones to Hon Hai this summer at the earliest, Sharp president and chief executive officer Tai Jeng-wu (戴正吳) said yesterday.

“Sharp will have mass production capability for OLED displays used in smartphones as soon as this quarter, but the shipping schedule is estimated to be between June and September to meet product launch schedules,” Tai told reporters after a news conference in Taipei.

Tai did not disclose the identity of the clients for whom Sharp would be supplying the displays.    [FULL  STORY]