LG Display in talks with Sony to supply LCD panels: sources

SEOUL, April 10 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's LG Display Co. is in discussions with
Sony Corp. to supply its liquid crystal display (LCD) panels to the Japanese
company, industry sources said Friday.
The world's second-largest maker of LCDs started negotiating with Sony earlier
this year on providing the latter with LCD panels for 32-, 37- and 42-inch
televisions, according to the sources.
The talks are currently in the early stage and are expected to last up to one
year, the sources said.
Sony has been buying 60 percent of its television panels from S-LCD Corp. -- its
joint venture with Samsung Electronics Co. -- while Taiwanese manufacturers,
including AU Optronics Corp., have been supplying the rest of panels.
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