Hon Hai′s sharp sign merger agreement: Terry gou "despise" OLED screens-Foxconn, Foxconn, sharp, OLED screens-IT information
According to the United Kingdom, Reuters reported after long-term twists later, Saturday, China Taiwan′s Hon Hai Group (city business known as Foxconn) and Japan sharp Corporation, signed the acquisition agreement. Two-thirds stake in Hon Hai′s spent $ 3.5 billion for a sharp, sharp′s new owner. Gou also said to revive sharp with confidence.
Due to the sharp losses in this fiscal year, coupled with the popping of more than 3 billion dollars in potential liabilities, Hon Hai to buy sharp cost about 900 million dollars lower than originally, media that Hon Hai gained a relatively affordable discount prices.
Head of the Hon Hai group, Terry Gou said at a press conference after the signing ceremony, after the transaction is completed, he will try to retain the sharp job, but according to Hon Hai′s practices, each year there will be 3% to 5% the poor performance of the employee was fired.
Mr Gou said, sharp has advanced LCD technology, which will allow sharp to achieve business revitalization.
Mr Gou said, sharp has IGZO (Indium Gallium zinc oxide) LCD technology, capable of volume production, this is sharp′s key advantages. He said this technology even better than the OLED screen (organic light emitting diode). It is learnt that the IGZO LCD screen now for the Apple tablet.
Mr Gou said, everyone is talking about OLED screen and technology within the industry, but if he is an engineer, he would choose the IGZO technology, he thought such a than OLED screen with better energy efficiency .
He said sharp display panel production in the future, 40% will be OLED screens, 60% will be the IGZO LCD Panel.
Sharp loss in history, even in 2012 is in the brink of bankruptcy, and received two of the main bank rescue, worried outside Hon Hai′s future ability to help Sharpe out of the plight, sharp will be Hon Hai′s new financial burdens.
According to a Nikkei report, Hon Hai executives oppose the acquisition of Sharpe, that sharp will be a burden, but Gou personally strongly advocates buy, others nature could not oppose.
Mr Gou said he was not trying to avoid the difficulties faced by sharp, sharp out of the Woods will be "very difficult", but "I have in my heart there is a clear road map". Foreign Media think, Hon Hai is clearly not made detailed plans to help Sharpe out of the plight.
Mr Gou said Hon Hai management′s future expectations are high for sharp, hopes the company can in a variety of consumer electronic products has become an important player in the field, such as the Internet, intelligent home appliances, and so on. He also said that if Hon Hai can′t help sharp changes, the competitors around the world are "living eating sharp."
And Terry GOU, Hon Hai to buy sharp, an important objective, is the liquid crystal display technology, with Yu Honghai in Taiwan and the mainland areas of the LCD Panel factory. Rumors of Apple′s future in the industry will use OLED screen Smartphone, Korea Samsung Electronics and LG Electronics are currently working closely with Apple approaching, want control of the OLED screen orders for the situation, Hon Hai can′t sit still.
It is reported that sharp has OLED technology, but due to lack of funds, have not yet developed mass production technology, Hon Hai′s financial assistance will enable sharp OLED orders for Hon Hai and the compete with Apple in the future.
Other than the LCD, Hon Hai will also get sharp′s TVs and other consumer electronics business. Sources said before, Hon Hai plans to relocate these businesses to mainland China, to improve competitiveness through lower manufacturing costs. In recent years, due to the low cost competitiveness, many of the traditional Japan consumer electronics manufacturers withdrew from the field of home appliances, such as midea group, China recently bought Toshiba white goods business, the Haier Group has also had acquired the Japan SANYO Electric group.
鸿海夏普签并购协议：郭台铭“鄙视”OLED屏幕 - 富士康,鸿海,夏普,OLED屏幕 - IT资讯
据英国路透社报道，在经过长期一波三折之后，周六，中国台湾鸿海集团（大陆业务称为富士康）和日本夏普公司，正式签署了收购协议。鸿海斥资35亿美元获得夏普三分之二股权，成为夏普的新东家。郭台铭也表示，对于重振夏普拥有信心。
由于夏普本财年出现亏损，再加上突然冒出的30多亿美元的潜在债务，鸿海收购夏普的成本比最初降低了大约9亿美元，媒体认为鸿海获得了一个比较实惠的打折价格。
鸿海集团掌门人郭台铭在签约仪式后的新闻发布会上表示，交易完成后，他会尽力保留夏普的工作岗位，不过按照鸿海的惯例，每年也会有3%到5%绩效不佳的员工被解雇。
郭台铭强调说，夏普拥有先进的液晶技术，这将会让夏普实现业务重振。
郭台铭表示，夏普拥有IGZO（氧化铟镓锌）液晶显示先进技术，能够进行量产，这是夏普的重要优势。他表示，这种显示技术甚至优于OLED屏幕（有机发光二极管）。据悉，IGZO液晶屏幕目前用于苹果平板电脑。
郭台铭表示，行业内所有人都在谈论OLED屏幕和技术，但是如果他是一个工程师，他会选择IGZO技术，他认为这种屏幕相比OLED有着更好的能效。
他表示，在未来夏普的显示面板产量中，四成将会是OLED屏幕，六成将会是IGZO液晶面板。
夏普历史上长期亏损，甚至在2012年陷入破产边缘，并且接受了主要合作银行的两次救助，外界十分担心鸿海未来是否能够帮助夏普走出困局，夏普是否会成为鸿海新的财务包袱。
据日经新闻报道，鸿海内部不少高管反对收购夏普，认为夏普将是一个包袱，不过郭台铭个人强力主张收购，其他高管自然无法反对。
郭台铭表示，他并不想回避夏普所面临的困难，夏普走出困境也会“十分艰难”，但是“我在心中已经有了很明确的路线图”。外媒认为，鸿海显然还没有制定好帮助夏普走出困局的详细计划。
郭台铭表示，鸿海管理层对于夏普的未来期望颇高，希望该公司能够在多种消费电子产品领域成为重要玩家，比如物联网、智能家电等等。他也表示，如果鸿海不能够帮助夏普发生变化，则全世界的竞争对手会“活吃了夏普”。
鸿海和郭台铭收购夏普的重要目的，是获得液晶等显示技术，用于鸿海在台湾和大陆地区的液晶面板工厂。另外业内盛传苹果未来将会在智能手机中使用OLED屏幕，韩国三星电子和LG电子目前正在和苹果紧密接洽，希望掌控OLED屏幕订单，对此局面，鸿海自然不能坐以待毙。
据悉，夏普公司已经拥有OLED相关技术，但是由于资金投入不足，尚未具备大规模量产的技术，而鸿海的资金帮助将能够让夏普和鸿海未来一起争夺苹果的OLED订单。
除了液晶之外，鸿海也将获得夏普的电视机等消费电子业务。之前有消息称，鸿海计划把这些业务搬迁到中国大陆，通过降低制造成本来提高竞争能力。近年来，由于成本竞争力太低，许多传统日本消费电子厂商正在从家电领域退出，比如近日中国美的集团就收购了东芝公司的白色家电业务，海尔集团此前也曾经收购了日本三洋电器集团。