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Sharp Corporation
シャープ株式会社
Type Corporation (TYO: 6753, LuxSE: SRP)
Founded Tokyo, Japan (1912)
Headquarters Flag of Japan Osaka, Japan
Key people Mikio Katayama, President
Industry Electronics
Products Audio-Visual and communication equipments, Home appliances, Information equipments, ICs, LCDs, Other electronic components
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Employees 47,600 (Consolidated, as of August 31, 2005)
Website SHARP World Index

Sharp Corporation (シャープ株式会社 Shāpu Kabushiki-gaisha?) (TYO: 6753, LuxSE: SRP) is a Japanese electronics manufacturer, founded in 1912. The United States dollar ( sign: $; code: USD) is the unit of Currency of the United States; it has also been Employment is a Contract between two parties, one being the employer and the other being the employee. A website (alternatively web site or Web site, a back-construction from the Proper noun World Wide Web) is a collection of Web pages The, or TSE, located in Tokyo, Japan, is the second largest Stock exchange market in the world by market value second only to the New York Stock The Luxembourg Stock Exchange (Bourse de Luxembourg is a Stock exchange based in Luxembourg City, in southern Luxembourg. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. Electronics refers to the flow of charge (moving Electrons through Nonmetal conductors (mainly Semiconductors, whereas electrical Year 1912 ( MCMXII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting It takes its name from one of its founder's first inventions, the Ever-Sharp mechanical pencil, which was invented by Tokuji Hayakawa (早川 徳次) in 1915. A mechanical pencil or propelling pencil is a Pencil containing an internal mechanism which pushes or propels the thin Graphite lead through the tip Year 1915 ( MCMXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Since then it has developed into one of the leading electronics companies in the world. As a semiconductor maker, Sharp is among the Worldwide Top 20 Semiconductor Sales Leaders and among the Top 100 R&D Spenders in a list published by IEEE Spectrum magazine. This article lists the top 20 largest semiconductor companies by sales leaders over the past 20 years The phrase research and development (also R and D or more often R&D) according to the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development, refers IEEE Spectrum is a Magazine edited by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. It gained public awareness in the United Kingdom when it sponsored Manchester United F.C. from 1982 to 2000, which was a great period of success for the club. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located

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Origins

Sharp Corporation takes its name from one of its founder's first inventions, the Ever-Sharp mechanical pencil, which was invented by Tokuji Hayakawa (早川 徳次) in 1915. A mechanical pencil or propelling pencil is a Pencil containing an internal mechanism which pushes or propels the thin Graphite lead through the tip Year 1915 ( MCMXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year [1] After the pencil business was destroyed by the Great Kantō earthquake in 1923, the company relocated to Osaka and started designing the first Japanese radio sets. The struck the Kantō plain on the Japanese main island of Honshū at 1158 on the morning of September 1, 1923. Year 1923 ( MCMXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. is a city in Japan, located at the mouth of the Yodo River on Osaka Bay, in the Kansai region of the main island of Honshū These went on sale in 1925. Year 1925 ( MCMXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. In 1953 it started production of television sets. Year 1953 ( MCMLIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Other notable achievements include the world's first all-transistor desktop calculator in 1964 and the first LCD calculator in 1973. In Electronics, a transistor is a Semiconductor device commonly used to amplify or switch electronic signals A calculator is device for performing mathematical calculations distinguished from a Computer by having a limited problem solving ability and an interface optimized for interactive Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar. LCD technology continues to be a key part of Sharp's product range, in both the component and the consumer-appliance sides of the business.

Core technologies

Further information: List of Sharp mobile phones

Core technologies and products include: LCD panels,solar panels, mobile phones, audio-visual entertainment equipment, video projectors, photocopiers, microwave ovens, cash registers, CMOS and CCD sensors, and flash memory. Sharp Corporation design and manufacture Mobile phone handsets for the Japanese ('domestic' market and for overseas customers In the field of Photovoltaics, a photovoltaic module is a packaged interconnected assembly of photovoltaic cells also known as Solar cells An installation of A video projector takes a Video signal and projects the corresponding image on a Projection screen using a lens system A photocopier (or copier is a machine that makes Paper copies of documents and other visual images quickly and cheaply A microwave oven, or a microwave, is a Kitchen appliance that cooks or heats Food by Dielectric heating. A cash register is a mechanical or electronic device for calculating and recording sales transactions and an attached Cash drawer for storing Currency. Complementary metal–oxide–semiconductor ( CMOS) (pronounced "see-moss" siːmɔːs ˈsiːmɒs is a major class of Integrated circuits CMOS technology A charge-coupled device ( CCD) is an analog Shift register, that enables the transportation of analog signals (electric charges through successive stages (capacitors Flash memory is non-volatile computer memory that can be electrically erased and reprogrammed

The first commercial camera phone was also made by Sharp for the Japanese market in November 2000. A camera phone is a Mobile phone which is able to capture either still Photographs or Motion video. 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. Recent products include the ViewCam, the Ultra-Lite notebook PC, the Zaurus personal digital assistant, Sidekick 3, and the AQUOS flat screen television. A laptop computer, also known as a notebook computer, is a small Personal computer designed for mobile use. The Sharp Zaurus is the name of a series of Personal Digital Assistant (PDA made by Sharp Corporation. The Danger Hiptop, also sold as the T-Mobile Sidekick, is a GPRS / EDGE Mobile phone with wireless Internet capabilities and all functionality The Sharp Aquos is a range of LCD televisions and component screens made by Sharp Corporation. Television ( TV) is a widely used Telecommunication medium for sending ( Broadcasting) and receiving moving Images, either monochromatic

Products

Sharp manufacture a variety of consumer electronic products. These include LCD televisions, sold under the Aquos brand, mobile phones, microwave ovens, Home Cinema and audio systems, air purification systems, fax machines and calculators. Liquid-crystal display televisions ( LCD TV) are Television sets that use LCD technology to produce images The Sharp Aquos is a range of LCD televisions and component screens made by Sharp Corporation. A microwave oven, or a microwave, is a Kitchen appliance that cooks or heats Food by Dielectric heating. An air purifier is a device which removes Contaminants from air Fax (short for facsimile, from Latin fac simile, "make similar" i A calculator is device for performing mathematical calculations distinguished from a Computer by having a limited problem solving ability and an interface optimized for interactive [2]

For the Business market, Sharp also produces ranges of projectors and monitors and a variety of photocopiers and Laser Printers, in addition to electronic cash registers and Point of sale technologies. An LCD projector is a type of Video projector for displaying video images or computer data on a screen or other flat surface A visual display unit, often called simply a monitor or display, is a piece of Electrical equipment which displays images generated from the Video A photocopier (or copier is a machine that makes Paper copies of documents and other visual images quickly and cheaply A laser printer is a common type of Computer printer that rapidly produces high quality text and graphics on plain paper A cash register is a mechanical or electronic device for calculating and recording sales transactions and an attached Cash drawer for storing Currency. Point of sale or point of service ( POS or PoS) can mean a retail shop, a checkout counter in a shop or the location where a transaction [3]

Sharp Solar has been a leading supplier of photovoltaic (PV) solar cells for a number of years. Sharp Solar produces both single and multi-crystalline Solar cells and for some years has been the world's leading manufacturer of Photovoltaic (PV modules Photovoltaics ( PV) is the field of technology and research related to the application of Solar cells for Energy by converting Sunlight directly

Humanoid Robot

In 2006 Sharp said it has developed a humanoid robot that clears dishes from the table and puts them into a dishwasher. A Humanoid Robot is a Robot with its overall appearance based on that of the Human body. The robot (measuring 95x50x45cm) opens the door of the dishwasher, takes hold of teacups, rice bowls and plates, places them in the unit and closes the door [4]

Sales

Net sales for the year 2003/4 were $16. A dishwasher is a mechanical device for cleaning dishes and eating utensils They can be found in Restaurants and private homes A teacup is a small cup with a handle generally a small one that may be grasped with the Thumb and one or two Fingers It is typically made of Porcelain 8 billion. The Corporation employs 46,600 staff, of which around half live outside Japan. It operates from 64 bases in 30 countries and its products are distributed in 164 countries worldwide. Many of its regional subsidiaries trade under the name "Sharp Electronics".

As a semiconductor maker, Sharp is among the Worldwide Top 20 Semiconductor Sales Leaders and among the Top 100 R&D Spenders in a list published by the IEEE Spectrum magazine. This article lists the top 20 largest semiconductor companies by sales leaders over the past 20 years The phrase research and development (also R and D or more often R&D) according to the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development, refers IEEE Spectrum is a Magazine edited by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers.

Manchester United

Sharp was the principal sponsor of Manchester United Football Club from 1982 until 2000, in one of the lengthiest and most lucrative sponsorship deals in English football. Football is the National sport of England and plays a significant role in English culture. [5][6] Sharp's logo was on the front of United's shirts during these 17 years, during which the team won seven Premier League titles, five FA Cups, one Football League Cup, one European Cup Winners' Cup and one European Cup. A logo ( Greek el λογότυπος = el-Latn logotypos is a graphical element ( Ideogram, Symbol, Emblem, Icon, Sign) The Premier League, colloquially referred to as the Premiership, is an English professional league for football clubs The Football Association Challenge Cup, commonly known as the FA Cup, is a knockout cup competition in English football, run by and named after The Football League Cup, commonly known as the League Cup, is an English football competition As this period was something of a golden era for the club, with a (coincidental) decline in fortunes happening once Vodafone became the new shirt sponsors in 2000, some fans now term this period—particularly 1993–2000—as The Sharp Years. Vodafone is a Mobile network operator headquartered in Berkshire, England, UK.

Headquarters

Head Office in Osaka
Head Office in Osaka

Associated companies

Competitors

See also

References

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