Foxconn?s Hon Hai Precision Industry Co. has set up a new research center devoted to display and touch technologies in Japan that could end up hiring staff away from Sharp.
The new center, called Foxconn Japan RD Co., represents a major investment for Hon Hai and aims to recruit top talent from the country, the company said in Friday statement. The center will work in tandem with the company?s existing R&D resources in China and Taiwan to further improve its screen technology.
The initial facility will be based in the Japanese cities of Sakai and New Yokohama, but Hon Hai could expand the research center to other areas in the future. Leading the center is Kouzoh Yano, who?s been listed as a general manager with Sharp, and an expert in LCD technology, according to Hon Hai. It?s unclear if Yano is still employed with Sharp.
Hon Hai said it recruited Kouzoh Yano, the former general manager of a Japanese Sharp factory and LCD expert, to lead the center. The Japanese government recognized his role in leading a team that helped designed one of Sharp's most advanced factories. Sharp declined to comment on Yano's new positio
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