Sony, Toshiba, Hitachi agree on small LCD business merger

Sony, Toshiba, Hitachi agree on small LCD business merger

TOKYO, Japan - (From L) Kimikazu Nomi, president of the government-backed Innovation Network Corporation of Japan, Toshiba Corp. President Norio Sasaki, Hitachi Ltd. President Hiroaki Nakanishi, and Sony Corp. Executive Deputy President Hiroshi Yoshioka hold hands in Tokyo on Aug. 31, 2011. Sony, Toshiba and Hitachi agreed to integrate their businesses on small and medium-sized liquid crystal display panels for smartphones and tablet computers. (Kyodo)

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