According to CNET: “Foxconn aims to use its investment in Sharp to land orders for Apple’s upcoming large-screen TV — so the ongoing speculation goes.”
The post cites Ho Chao-yang — former president of LCD maker Chimei Innolux and current chairman of Chi Mei Materials Technology — as its source.
DigiTimes reports in a related article: “It is a win-win strategy for Foxconn and Sharp, and the tie-up is believed to be able to create new markets, Ho stated.”
The Foxconn-Sharp theory was first floated earlier in the year. “We expect Apple to debut the iTV by the end of this year, and it is likely to adopt Sharp’s 10th generation TFT production line to produce TFT LCDs for iTVs,” wrote analysts from Daiwa Capital Markets at the time.
The analysts also noted that Foxconn’s investment in Sharp would allow Apple to utilize vertical integration in Apple iTV manufacturing.
Last month, Foxconn CEO Terry Gou refuted any claims that the company was working on an Apple HDTV. “But, hey, what else is he going to say?” asks CNET. “Apple’s biggest manufacturing partner would be the last company to tell the world it was working on an upcoming Apple product.”
“The wish-list of an Apple HDTV includes features such as a Retina Display, IGZO technology, iCloud integration, SIRI technology, and Facetime, among other goodies,” notes the post.
According to CNET: “Foxconn aims to use its investment in Sharp to land orders for Apple’s upcoming large-screen TV — so the ongoing speculation goes.”
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