Business dealsTroubled Japan Display to sell LCD unit to Taiwan's Wistron
Tokyo panel maker offloads more assets, but partners eye new fields together
Kaohsiung Opto-Electronics produces LCD modules used in automobiles and industrial machinery. (Image courtesy of the company)
RYOSUKE EGUCHI, Nikkei staff writer
TOKYO -- Japan Display will sell a manufacturing subsidiary to Taiwanese contract assembler Wistron for roughly 8 billion yen ($72.3 million), the struggling panel maker said Thursday, the latest in a series of asset sales aimed at reducing fixed costs.