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“Ono, corporate executive vice president in charge of Fujitsu's device business, attributed the company's recent sale of its LCD business to Sharp and transfer of its plasma display business to Hitachi to the $1 billion investments he estimates would be needed to continue operating in those sectors. Focusing on semiconductors, Fujitsu plans to invest 90 billion yen (about $850 million) in its semiconductor business for the… Read More

Japanese electronics maker Sharp Corp. said Monday it may boost the capacity of a new plant, due to go on line from January, that will make liquid crystal panels in order to meet growing demand for large flat-panel TVs. “Given the very strong growth in demand for flat panels used in TVs, we're looking at boosting capacity of our Kameyama facility sometime in 2004,” said spokesman Yukiyasu Uno. Uno declined to comment on… Read More