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Color filters for TFT liquid displays
Ilse Jurriën : September 7th 2006 - 01:02 CET
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 Color filters for TFT liquid displays : Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd. announced today that it has concluded a contract with a major Chinese home appliance and electronic components company SVA Electron Co., Ltd. to establish a joint venture company called SVA-Fujifilm Opto-Electronic Materials Co., Ltd to manufacture color filters for TFT liquid crystal displays in Shanghai. SVA-Fujifilm will be the first company in China to manufacture color filters for large- size TFT LCDs. The new company will supply large-size color filters used in laptops, monitors, and large screen TVs for the rapidly growing Chinese LCD market, mainly through SVA-NEC, a member of the SVA group.
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 SVA-Fujifilm Opto-Electronic
The new company will be capitalized at US$ 100 million at an investment rate of 75% for SVA and 25% for Fujifilm. The total capital investment is expected to be US$ 270 million. The production line will use 5th generation glass substrate (1,100 x 1,300 mm), and production capacity based on glass substrate used is expected to be 70,000 units per month. Production is scheduled to begin in November 2007. When production begins on a mass scale, the company will have employed approximately 500 workers.
SVA-Fujifilm - LCD technology
In addition, Fujifilm will invest approximately 4 billion yen to establish a new R&D Division within Fuji Photo Film China Investment Co., Ltd., its subsidiary in China. The new R&D Division will conduct research on new products and LCD-related technology focusing primarily on color filters. It will contribute to the development of LCD technology in China and will hasten the start-up of mass production in the new company.
SVA-Fujifilm - Flat panel displays
Fujifilm has positioned production of materials for LCDs and other flat panel displays as a core business and will sustain its investment in R&D and enhanced production capacity. The SVA group is a leading Chinese company in the fields of telecommunications equipment, home appliances, displays, and electronic components. With this powerful joint venture partner, Fujifilm will be directing its full strength into expanding its share of the Chinese flat panel display materials market, contributing to the development of the IT industry in China.
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