Qualcomm, Intel and Dell to invest in SHARP of Japan - The Rescuers need smartphones, Tablets and Cash Registers

It appears the news of the coming demise of SHARP Corporation of Japan as stated in the article “Sharp warns that it may not survive”, published Thursday 1 November 2012 09.36 GMT, The UK Guardian and “Sharp issues survival warning as it forecasts huge loss”, published 1 November 2012 Last updated at 09:46 GMT, BBC News has been greatly exaggerated.

True, both Panasonic and SHARP Corporation of Japan are having problems. Mainly due, of course, to their focus on Consumer Electronics products such as the AQUOS Line of Flat Screen TV‘s and Microwaves, which its Chinese and Korean competitors such as Haier, Samsung and LG respectively make more cheaply. Japan’s Brand Name dominance is Consumer Electronics is now being challenged by the swifter, cheaper and more nimble competitors.

This is evidence of the weakening influence of such well-known brands as Panasonic, Sharp and Sony as stated in article “The era of Japanese consumer electronics giants is dead”, published November 9, 2012 2:25 PM PST by Roger Cheng, CNET News. They’ve been caught napping when it comes to making their own Smartphones and Tablets while they focused heavily on capitalizing on higher margin Consumer Electronics Products and Component for the Emergent Mobile Computing Market.

In essence, they’re the makers of their own demise at the hands of the Chinese and Koreans.

But help’s on the way it appears.

This as the Silicon Valley Triplet combo of Qualcomm, Intel  and Dell are in discussions with SHARP Corporation of Japan with the intention to invest some US$375 million as stated in the article “Qualcomm, Intel consider $375 M investment in Sharp”, published November 13, 2012 11:49 PM PST by Brooke Crothers, CNET News and “Sharp 'close to Intel investment”, published 15 November 2012 Last updated at 01:52 GMT, BBC News to further their operations and thus guarantee supplies of their key components.

SHARP, as you may recall, is the maker of two (2) key component technologies to improve screen resolution to 1080p on smaller devices such as smartphones and Tablet.

These are:

1.      LTPS (Low-Temperature polysilicon)

2.      IGZO (Indium Gallium Zinc Oxide), which SHARP’s already using in their new Tablet, the AQUOS Pad SHT 21 as chronicled in my blog article entitled “SHARP Launches the Aquos Pad SHT 21 sporting IGZO Technology - Paranormal Activity 4 Portable AQUOS TV, Cash Registers and Apple iPad 4”

Already, SHARP’s a supplier of the Screen Technology for the Apple iPhone 5 as stated in the article “Apple finally receiving iPhone 5 screens from Sharp, says report”, published September 13, 2012 9:32 AM PDT by Lance Whitney, CNET News and “As iPhone 5 looms, Sharp's screen production falters”, published August 31, 2012 4:23 AM PDT by Charlie Osborne, CNET News.

So the interest of these three (3) tech titans in ensuring that SHARP Corporation of Japan remains a going concern is paramount as stated in “Sharp in Talks With U.S. Firms”, published November 29, 2012, 12:36 a.m. ET, By ATSUKO FUKASE And DAISUKE WAKABAYASHI, The Wall Street Journal. The trend’s towards Mobile Computing means Power-efficient Screens and Batteries that last longer as stated in my Geezam blog article entitled “Kyoto University’s Water-powered Smartphone Batteries and SHARP’s IGZO power Efficient Screen for 2013”.

The Smartphone world’s set to be dominated by 5” screens as stated in my blog article entitled “SHARP and JDI making 5-inch 1080p Smartphone Screens -  Here Comes the Boom  as 1080p Screens, Quad-Core the next Big Thing for Apple iPhone”, a market which Intel, Dell and Qualcomm have considerable interest in exploiting.

It’s hoped that SHARP will be successful in its negotiations, the results of which are slated to be announced at the end of November 2012 or late December 2012. Hopefully, it’ll mean SHARP will have a renewed focus on the following new markets that are showing explosive growth:

1.      Mobile Computing, specifically Tablets and Smartphones, as SHARP’s yet to have a solid smartphone or Tablet strategy and line of products

2.      A revamp of their Cash Registers and other products lacking in serious development to integrate the use of Tablets, Smartphones and Internet based e-commerce as described in my blog article entitled “SHARP and JDI making 5-inch 1080p Smartphone Screens -  Here Comes the Boom  as 1080p Screens, Quad-Core the next Big Thing for Apple iPhone”.

The Rescuers (1977) of SHARP need to come with a Strategy for smartphones, Tablets and Cash Registers to tap into these globally expanding markets.