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• Chips 30 Apr 10:07

  Fujitsu to dump microcontroller chips

  Semiconductors were once a key business for Fujitsu, but the company could not keep up with rivals like Samsung. Fujitsu also plans to merge its LSI chip business with that of Panasonic this fiscal year, Reuters claims.
• Chips 16 Apr 09:55

  Taiwanese researchers develop ultrafast transistor

  The team is already working with Panasonic and US aerospace companies to apply the new HEMT to actual devices.
• Business 18 Mar 09:02

  Panasonic set to cut plasma screens

  Troubled TV maker Panasonic is likely to prune off its plasma business over the next three years.
• Business 30 Jan 09:01

  LG in a spin

  FinancialThe company's figures were not helped by the fact that in December, the European Commission imposed the biggest antitrust penalty in its history, fining six firms including LG, Philips, Panasonic and others a total of 1.47 billion euros for running two cartels for nearly a decade.
• Business 29 Nov 12:07

  Sharp seeks capital from Dell, Intel, Qualcomm

  Other Japanese companies have been similarly affected by a disastrous macroeconomic climate a strong yen, and slowing demand. Panasonic and Sony are both trying to raise money, with the latter having recently been downgraded to junk status as well.
• Hardware 23 Nov 08:25

  Credit agency rubbishes Sony

  According to Reuters, Fitch claimed that even Panasonic had a better chance than rival Sony of surviving Japan's consumer electronics slump.
• Hardware 01 Nov 11:21

  Sony starts to turn around

  FinancialIt is not the only telly maker which is suffering. Panasonic added that it would lose almost $10 billion this year.
• Security 20 Sep 12:50

  Japan hit by cyber attacks as island dispute continues

  Such protests have caused a number of Japanese firms operating in China to suspend factor production.Panasonic was one of the companies which chose to temporarily suspend production this week, claiming that workers in its Chinese component factories had "sabotaged" its operations.
• Hardware 17 Sep 10:01

  Panasonic suspends Chinese factories

  Panasonic has suspended production at two of its component factories in China
• Hardware 03 Aug 08:21

  Aussie watchdog bites Sony, LG, Panasonic, Samsung and Sharp

  Top TV makers Sony, LG, Panasonic, Samsung and Sharp, have been given a Chinese burn from an anti-trust watchdog down under.
• Hardware 02 Aug 10:24

  Sony continues its slide

  Sony's European sales account for a fifth of all revenue compared with a tenth at both Panasonic and Sharp.
• Business 11 Jul 10:54

  Tech shares are doomed

  Lenovo has suffered from 5-month lows with brokers downgrading their outlooks for the company, while Sony and Panasonic are facing 30 year lows as investors worry about their future.
• Business 25 Jun 17:57

  Sony and Panasonic team up for OLED production

  CommentSony and Panasonic have turned up the heat on Samsungwith the announcement that they will partner to develop OLED TVs.
• Security 22 Jun 15:36

  Smart CCTV uses Facebook-esque 'tagging', follows people

  The surveillance software developed with Orwell’s team managed to fight off competition from Samsung and Panasonic at the annual International Fire and Security Exhibition and Conference (IFSEC) to take the top prize.
• Hardware 20 Jun 14:21

  TV shipments faced steep quarterly decline

  Samsung ruled the roost in flat panels again, with revenue share hovering around the 26 percent mark, approaching record levels. It was the only brand in the top five to bring in year on year revenue growth for the quarter. It also topped the charts in LCD TV, 40"+ LED-backlit LCD, and 3D TV.
• Chips 12 Jun 10:14

  Fujitsu wants to restart chip business merger talks

  In a bid to keep up with South Korean competition and remain a part of Japan's semiconductor market, the company wants to pick up on talks with Renesas and Panasonic, which have in the past been interested in a partnership.
• Business 04 Jun 11:32

  Sony market value slumps to lowest since release of Walkman

  Japanese electronics firms have been enduring hardships with the tsunami last year, while the yen currency continues to get stronger, making life difficult for the likes of Sony, Panasonic and Sharp.
• Business 29 May 09:43

  Panasonic to whip out more pink slips

  The rumour mill is churning with whisperings that Panasonic could be the latest company to begin whipping out those pink slips.

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