written like an advertisement . please help improve it by removing promotional content and inappropriate external links and by adding encyclopedic content written from a neutral point of view . january 2013 learn how and when to remove this template message japan display inc. type public kk traded as tyo 6740 industry electronics founded april 1 2012 ; 4 years ago 2012 04 01 headquarters landic shinbashi building 2 3 7 1 nishi shinbashi minato tokyo 105 0003 japan area served worldwide key people shuichi otsuka ceo and president products development production and sale of small and medium sized displays devices and related products revenue us 5.97 billion fy 2013 614.56 billion fy 2013 net income us 329 million fy 2013 33.91 billion fy 2013 owner incj 35.6 % 1 number of employees 16 000 consolidated as of july 1 2014 subsidiaries 12 website official website footnotes references 2 3 japan display inc. kabushiki gaisha japan disupurei jdi is an lcd technology joint venture by sony toshiba and hitachi . contents 1 outline 2 history 3 technology 4 business 5 see also 6 references 7 external links outline edit the innovation network corporation of japan incj financed the merger of sony toshiba and hitachi s lcd divisions into one entity by investing two hundred billion yen . the agreement was finalized november 15 2011 and operations began april 1 2012 . 4 history edit 2011 august 31 incj sony toshiba and hitachi agree to the merger of their respective lcd divisions . november 15 the agreement is finalized . incj and panasonic begin talks on the acquisition of one of panasonic s factories . 5 japan display inc is established . 2012 april 1 operations begin 2013 april 1 japan display west japan display central and japan display east are merged . october 23 new subsidiary taiwan display inc. is established . 2014 march 19 the company is listed on the first section of the tokyo stock exchange . 6 7 technology edit jdi has developed several technologies to differentiate its lcd panels from those of the competitors . active matrix displays driven by tfts based on a low temperature polycrystalline silicon ltps process instead of amorphous silicon . these higher performance transistors allow a higher resolution more ppi pixels per inch . 8 most lcds manufactured by jdi use the in plane switching concept as do many of its competitors . jdi has developed an improvement for darker black pixels true black appearance called ips neo which reduces the light shining through from the backlighting . 9 the conventional combination of a transparent touch screen device in front of an lcd panel has been replaced by integrating the touch screen function into the lcd panel itself called pixel eyes . 10 for reflective lcds without backlighting jdi has developed an addressing technique using a thin film memory device sram in addition to the conventional tft for each pixel so that a still image can be stored with very little energy . 11 business edit as jdi conducted an ipo during march 2014 some business information became available . 12 it was reported that jdi is the major supplier of displays for apple s iphone . 13 see also edit sony mobile display references edit stock data and information . japan display . retrieved september 11 2014 . company outline . japan display . retrieved march 23 2014 . consolidated financial results for fiscal year 2013 . japan display . retrieved september 11 2014 . sony hitachi and toshiba agree to japan display joint venture . dailytech . november 15 2011 . retrieved march 23 2014 . panasonic to sell tv panel factory to new japan display venture . cio . november 15 2011 . retrieved march 23 2014 . japan display inc. listed on the first section of the tokyo stock exchange . japan display . march 19 2014 . retrieved march 22 2014 . shinichiro unozawa march 19 2014 . japan display ipo 1st fruit of incj s investment . nikkei inc. retrieved september 11 2014 . ltps explained ips neo explained pixel eyes explained combination of sram tft explained financial information provided by jdi reiji murai ; takashi umekawa march 19 2014 . news of ipo by jdi . reuters . retrieved september 11 2014 . external links edit japan display inc. official website english jdi group taiwan display inc. official website chinese v t e electronics industry in japan companies current alaxala networks alinco alps alpine anritsu aor audio technica brother canon casio citizen watch cosina d & m holdings denon marantz daikin dainippon screen denso dnp eiki eizo elpida esp guitars fanuc fostex fuji electric fujifilm fuji xerox fujitsu fujitsu ten funai furuno futaba hamamatsu photonics hirose electric hitachi clarion hitachi maxell hoya ibanez icom ikegami tsushinki i o data iwatsu japan display jeol jrc jr propo jvc kenwood jvc kenwood kawai keyence kiramek konica minolta ko propo korg kyocera luxman mabuchi motor mamiya maspro melco minebea mitsubishi electric mitsumi electric murata manufacturing mutoh nakamichi 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machinery hitachi construction machinery europe hitachi consulting hitachi data systems bluearc hitachi electronics hitachi maxell hitachi medical systems hitachi rail horizon nuclear power jecs former euclid trucks1 fabrik1 hitachi global storage technologies2 joint ventures and shareholdings agility trains 40 % alaxala networks 60 % ge hitachi nuclear energy 40 % hitachi lg data storage japan display 10 % nec casio mobile communications 9.26 % nippon columbia 18.21 % renesas electronics 30.62 % telcon construction solutions 60 % products services and standards current alis d vhs emiew hitachi adaptable modular storage 2000 hitachi dx07 hitachi starboard locomotives hitachi magic wand multiple units hitachi 917 hitachi sr8000 hitachi travelstar hitachi truecopy ls r m8 stacked volumetric optical disk superh universal storage platform defunct h8 family hd64180 hitac hitac s 810 hitachi 6309 hitachi deskstar hitachi flora prius hitachi g1000 hitachi hatsukaze hitachi sr2201 hitachi t. 2 hitachi tr .1 m6 microdrive people namihei odaira kenichi ohmae hiroaki nakanishi takashi kawamura places hitachi kashiwa soccer stadium hitachi ibaraki hitachi tower ts tenkaku other dkb group hdmi licensing hitachi 3tours championship hitachi data systems history the hitachi foundation hindu hitachi scholarships hitachi sunrockers hitachi rivale kashiwa reysol 1now integrated into other hitachi divisions or business groupings 2sold category commons v t e toshiba divisions and subsidiaries current digital products group toshiba telecommunication systems division electronic devices & components group infrastructure systems group westinghouse electric company landis gyr ocz storage solutions toshiba medical systems corporation defunct sord computer corporation1 joint ventures and shareholdings current ikegami tsushinki 20 % japan display 10 % tmeic tmeic corporation 50 % toshiba samsung storage technology 51 % defunct toshiba emi founded as toshiba music industries 2 youmex co. 1 predecessors hakunetsusha shibaura seisakusho tanaka seisakusho products services and standards current ap1000 cell jnr class ed76 jnr class ef58 jnr class ef60 jnr class ef64 jnr class ef65 jr freight class eh500 jr freight class hd300 media embedded processor regza spursengine port g tecra tg01 ts921 toslink past 902t deki 600 hd dvd libretto qosmio satellite thrive jnr class ef62 jnr class ef63 jnr class eh10 smartmedia e310 t1000 t1000le t1100 t1200 t3100 people toshiwo doko tanaka hisashige places lazona kawasaki plaza other hdmi licensing sony toshiba ibm center of competence for the cell processor time sculpture toshiba brave lupus toshiba classic toshiba s.c. toshiba science institute 1now integrated into other toshiba divisions or business groupings 2sold category commons v t e sony primary businesses sony corporation electronics & holding of the sony group sony entertainment sony interactive entertainment playstation sony pictures entertainment sony music entertainment sony atv music publishing sony financial holdings sony life sony bank sony assurance sony lifecare technologies and brands alpha betacam blu ray bravia cd cell cyber shot dash dream machine dvd felica handycam hdcam hdcam sr locationfree memory stick minidisc minidv mylo playstation reader s pdif sdds sxrd sony tablet transferjet triluminous display umd vaio video8 hi8 digital8 walkman walkman phones xdcam xperia xpl d hmz t1 historical products aibo cv 2000 dat betamax sony cli discman jumbotron lissa mavica news qualia rolly tr 55 trinitron u matic watchman wega electronics sony electronics us subsidiary sony mobile sony emcs corporation sony semiconductor corporation sony energy devices corporation sony creative software sony mobile display felica networks jv sony interactive entertainment sony interactive entertainment sie worldwide studios playstation gaikai sn systems cellius 49 % sony music columbia records rca records epic records sony music nashville arista nashville columbia nashville rca records nashville provident label group rca inspiration ultra records sony masterworks century media records legacy recordings red distribution black butter records ioda kemosabe records the orchard robbins entertainment syco music 50 % sony music australia sony music india sony music japan aniplex aniplex of america a 1 pictures sony music latin vevo v t e sony pictures entertainment sony pictures motion picture group columbia pictures tristar pictures tristar productions screen gems sony pictures classics sony pictures releasing sony pictures imageworks sony pictures animation sony pictures worldwide acquisitions destination films stage 6 films affirm films sony pictures home entertainment sony wonder sony pictures television u.s. production adelaide productions crackle culver entertainment embassy row tristar television international production 2waytraffic left bank pictures teleset u.s. networks sony movie channel gettv cine sony television joint ventures gsn 58 % at & t entertainment group gem 50 % nippon television network corporation ; pan regional feed only sony espn 50 % espn inc. international networks sony entertainment television asia baltic india germany russia canal sony sony channel asia sony channel south africa sony channel uk and ireland sony sci fi sony turbo gem vietnam one sab tv sony aath sony le plex sony max sony max 2 sony mix sony six sony pal sony pix sony wah sony pictures networks more than movies movies4men axn adria asia brazil europe india japan latin america pakistan portugal axn hd hd 1 axn black axn mystery axn sci fi axn spin axn white animax asia germany india japan pakistan south korea animax hd csc media group true crime true entertainment true movies 1 true movies 2 the vault chart show hits chart show tv flava scuzz starz tv kix pop tiny pop film1 film1 premiere film1 action film1 comedy & kids film1 spotlight film1 sundance channel viasat 3 viasat 6 sony pictures digital sony pictures mobile online distribution platforms crackle the minisode network other businesses sony pictures entertainment japan sony pictures family entertainment group sony pictures studios sony pictures consumer marketing madison gate records key personnel michael lynton tom rothman defunct merv griffin enterprises columbia pictures television columbia tristar television 3net discovery and imax animax eastern europe animax latin america animax portugal animax spain axn beyond axn crime axn movies axn israel betv locomotion movies4men 2 sony entertainment television southeast asia sony kix sony spin category commons wikinews online distribution platforms sony entertainment network playstation network playstation music playstation now playstation store playstation video playstation plus playstation vue playmemories online the minisode network crackle other businesses sony dadc so net corporation sony professional solutions sony biotechnology sony olympus medical solutions sony atv music publishing 50 % emi music publishing 19 % sony sendai sony sendai other assets sony corporation of america