Japan Display
Japanese display manufacturer
Japan Display Inc. (株式会社ジャパンディスプレイ, Kabushiki-gaisha Japan Disupurei), commonly called by its abbreviated name, JDI, is the Japanese display technology joint venture formed by the merger of the small and medium-sized liquid crystal display businesses of Sony, Toshiba, and Hitachi.
As of March 2014, JDI was one of the major display suppliers to Apple's iPhone. Also, it was a key supplier to Nintendo Switch, along with Sharp Corporation, until 2017.
As of 2020, JDI has research and production of three types of displays ongoing under its operation: LCD, OLED, and microLED.
History
On August 31, 2011, Sony, Toshiba, and Hitachi agreed to a merger of their respective small-to-medium-sized LCD businesses, supported by an investment of two hundred billion yen from INCJ. Soon after, INCJ and Panasonic also began talks on the acquisition of one of Panasonic's factories.
JDI started its operation on April 1, 2012, after it had finalized the agreement between the stakeholders on November 15, 2011.
In April 2013, Japan Display West, Japan Display Central, and Japan Display East were merged. In October, Taiwan Display Inc. was established.
On March 19, 2014, the company was listed on the first section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
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