This move gradually attracted the attention of Japanese companies, including Sharp. Sharp was the first to obtain patented RCA technology for the development of other applications. Subsequently, it developed proprietary Japanese liquid crystal technologies, and for a time LCD technology came to be lauded as Japan's "national treasure."
當時，美國電視大廠 RCA 首次將液晶應用在儀器的顯示面板上，也逐步吸引包括夏普在內的日本公司的注目，並由夏普首先移轉 RCA 的專利拓展其用途，之後更造就了日本人在液晶領域的獨占技術，液晶技術一度被譽為日本「國寶」。