Strategic Implications of the Possible Cooperation between Sharp and SVA

Abstract

Abstract

Since 2005, rumors have circulated in the market that Chinese manufacturers were about to cooperate with Japanese panel manufacturer Sharp. However, details were usually sparse, and in the end these rumors did not become reality. Recently, Japanese industry sources and media outlets have raised the possibility that Sharp will establish cooperation with the Chinese company SVA, and have provided detailed analysis of the model which might be adopted for this cooperation. With the outlines of such a cooperation thus emerging, the credibility of these reports seems to be higher than those of the rumored partnerships in the past. This report analyzes the strategic implications of a possible partnership between Sharp and SVA, and the impact it could have on the global panel industry.

Table of Contents

1. Possible Models of Cooperation between Sharp and SVA

2. Strategic Implications of the Possible Cooperation between Sharp and SVA

MIC Perspective

List of Topics

• Models which may be adopted for a possible cooperation between Sharp and SVA
• Sharp and SVA' s motivations to consider a partnership
• Impact of possible cooperation on the overall supply/demand situation in the panel industry
• Impact of possible cooperation on the Japanese, Korean and Taiwanese panel industries
• Companies and organizations analyzed or mentioned in the report include: Sharp, SVA