According to "Reuters," a panel maker that used to be an Apple screen supplier, has been losing money in the past three years due to poor business practices, the company said it hopes to start large-scale production of OLED panels to compete with South Korean rival Samsung Electronics However, this part requires external funding.
According to Kyodo News, JDI is eager to seek funding and is currently discussing with more than 200 billion Japanese yen (about 1.76 billion U.S. dollars) with three Chinese panel makers such as BOE Technology Group and two of these vendors, Apple and Huawei, JDI also announced on the 21st that it would refuse to seek investment from Apple and Huawei and JDI declined to disclose details of any negotiations with three Chinese panel makers such as BOE Technology Group.
In 2002, JDI formed a display unit of three Japanese technology companies, including Sony, Hitachi and TOSHIBA, and currently holds a 36% stake in JDI. In the past, Hon Hai, Taiwan, Group is the object of JDI consider capital cooperation.However, Hon Hai's LCD panel maker Sharp (Sharp), if the two sides capital cooperation may be considered as hindering the LCD panel market competition, can not pass the relevant state exclusive ban on the law review. Dai Zhengwu, the incumbent president, also pointed out that the idea of investing has not yet been discussed with the JDI.