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Sharp

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24 articles stable

Sharp has appeared in 24 articles since 2015-04. Coverage peaked in 2016Q1 with 5 articles. Frequently mentioned alongside Foxconn, LCD, Apple, Japan.

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Coverage Timeline

2020-08-28
Nikkei Asian Review 4 related

Japan Display plans to sell its smartphone screen factory in Hakusan, Japan to Sharp for $377M; sources: JDI will repay Apple for its investment in the factory

Nikkei Asian Review :

2018-06-05
Reuters 8 related

Foxconn's Sharp to buy Toshiba's PC business for $36M and retain its Dynabook brand, in a return by Sharp to a market it quit eight years ago

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's Sharp Corp (6753.T) said it will buy Toshiba Corp's (6502.T) personal computer business and issue $1.8 billion in new shares …

2016-08-14
Wall Street Journal 8 related

Taiwan's Foxconn completes $3.81B acquisition of Sharp; Sharp CEO Kozo Takahashi resigns

Takashi Mochizuki / Wall Street Journal :

2016-08-13
Wall Street Journal 8 related

Taiwan's Foxconn completes $3.81B acquisition of Sharp; Sharp CEO Kozo Takahashi resigns

Takashi Mochizuki / Wall Street Journal :

2016-03-30
Bloomberg Business 20 related

Foxconn to pay $3.5B for a 66% controlling stake in Sharp

Foxconn Takes Control of Sharp in Reduced Buyout  —  Foxconn Technology Group Chairman Terry Gou finally clinched a deal to buy Sharp Corp. after years of pursuit, bringing together the main assembler...

2016-02-27
Wall Street Journal

Sharp and Foxconn extend talks at least a week past original Feb. 29 deadline as Sharp's stock drops over 11% over uncertainty around takeover bid

Wall Street Journal :

2016-02-25
Wall Street Journal 26 related

Sharp accepts Foxconn's takeover offer, but Foxconn says it won't yet sign deal, sources say due to about $3B in previously undisclosed contingent liabilities

Foxconn's Deal for Sharp Now in Question  —  Taiwanese assembler of iPhones said it is delaying the signing of takeover agreement

2016-01-22
Wall Street Journal 7 related

Sources: Foxconn offers $5.3B to take over Sharp, as Sharp reviews $2.56B offer from government-backed Innovation Network

Wall Street Journal :

2016-01-21
Wall Street Journal 16 related

Sources: Foxconn offers $5.3B to take over Sharp, as Sharp reviews $2.56B offer from government-backed Innovation Network

Taiwan's Foxconn Offers $5.3 Billion to Take Over Sharp  —  Innovation Network Corp. of Japan also has competing offer for electronics maker

2015-09-24
Nikkei 11 related

Sources: Foxconn in talks to buy Sharp's LCD business, Sakai Display Products, with Apple as secondary investor

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Quarterly Coverage

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Narrative

TEXXR tracks 80 Techmeme articles mentioning Sharp, dating back to January 2015. The biggest stories include Apple Studio Display review: sharp 5K screen but an awful webcam, no HDR, local dimming,... and Meta Quest 3 review: more comfortable, much-improved displays, and snappy performance,.... Frequently covered alongside Foxconn, Apple, Amazon, Wall Street Journal, and LCD. Coverage has increasingly focused on consumer, safety themes.

Key Moments

2024Q4consumer -80pts
2025Q1consumer -20pts; competition +50pts; regulation +50pts
2026Q1safety +33pts; consumer +67pts; funding +33pts

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