Foxconn's Acquisition of Sharp and Its Consequences
After many twists and turns, the deal between Foxconn and Sharp is yet to be finalized. During the course of the negotiation, Japan's government-led INCJ (Innovation Network Corporation of Japan) once came forward to compete with Foxconn to bail out Sharp, turning an M&A activity into an important issue of international cooperation between Japan and Taiwan. This report provides an overview of ongoing Foxconn-Sharp deal and an insight into favorable and unfavorable impacts of the deal on Foxconn; examines the consequences of the success and failure of Foxconn-Sharp deal.
- BACKGROUND
- FOXCONN'S BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT PLANS
- Business Transformation Surrounding 11 Screens, 3 Networks, 2 Clouds
- Eyeball Project Centers on Display Panels
- Vertical Integration to Consolidate Panel Business
- Foxconn's Panel Capacity Concentrates in a-Si and 6G Lines
- IMPACTS OF FOXCONN'S ACQUISITION OF SHARP
- Favorable Impacts
- Improving Profitability on Products with Higher Added Value
- Enhanced Management and Dispatch Capabilities for High-end and Free Form Panels Helps the Growth of Orders
- Sharp's Technology and Patent Ownerships to Make Up What Foxconn Lacks
- Unfavorable Impacts
- Demand for LTPS Displays Remains Obscure; AMOLED Eating Away High-end Market Share
- Favorable Impacts
- MIC PERSPECTIVE
- Scenario One: Foxconn Takes Over Sharp
- Scenario Two: Foxconn Fails to Take Over Sharp
- APPENDIX
- Glossary of Terms
- List of Companies
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