Sharp sees record 1st-half sales on strong large LCD TV demand

Sharp sees record 1st-half sales on strong large LCD TV demand

OSAKA, Japan - Sharp Corp. President Katsuhiko Machida speak at a press conference in Osaka on Oct. 25. The company said its group sales in the April-September first half of fiscal 2006 gained 9.7 percent from a year earlier to an all-time high of 1.47 trillion yen, helped by strong demand for its Aquos large liquid crystal display TVs.

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