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Sales of LCDs
New major Chinese clients
Original major clients Others
6 clients 9 clients
6 clients
9 clients
200
(billions of yen)
800
600
400
0
1,000
(fiscal years)
141312
10 clients
Kameyama No. 2 Plant:
Small- and Medium-Size Production Ratio
Small- and medium-size Large-size
0
(%, based on number of input glass substrate)
80
60
40
20
100
1H 2H Apr.-Jun. 2HJul.-Sep.
13 14 (fiscal years)
For smartphones/tablets For notebook PCs/monitors
*Sales to outside customers
Sales* of IGZO LCDs
13 14
6 clients
22 clients
8
6
4
2
0
(FY2013/1H = 1)
10
1H 2H 1H 2H
25 clients
12 clients
(fiscal years)
Improving the Profitability of our LCD Business
2
Strengthen Relations with Major Clients
Sharp is working to enhance earnings: we will acquire cus-
tomers of rapidly growing smartphone manufactures in
China, reinforce the relationships with existing major cli-
ents, and shift our emphasis to the high-value-added zone,
such as high-resolution LCDs. Thanks to these efforts, sales
of our IGZO LCDs are expanding, buoyed by an increasing
number of users.
Raise Small- and Medium-Size LCD Production
Ratio at the Kameyama No. 2 Plant
To address flourishing demand from major clients, Sharp is
working to raise small- and medium-size LCD production
ratio at the Kameyama No. 2 Plant. In this way, Sharp will
increase sales per unit of panel area.
Annual Report 2014 7
Presentation by the President