Sharp Corp In Talks With Apple Inc., Google Inc And Microsoft Corp On LCD Panel Alliances-DJ

Dow Jones reported that Sharp Corp has entered talks with Apple Inc. , Google Inc and Microsoft Corp on forming alliances for its advanced liquid crystal display panels, Kyodo News reported. Sharp has come up with the idea with an eye to possible joint development of digital products such as tablets at a time when negotiations on a capital tie-up with Hon Hai Precision Industry Co. of Taiwan have stalled. Sharp is considering providing the three U.S. companies with small and medium-sized Igzo power-saving LCD panels with enhanced picture quality for laptops, tablets and smartphones, the sources said.