Sharp Corporation (シャープ Co., Ltd.) is a Japanese electrical and electronic company, which was founded in 19 12 by its founder Hayakawa, with its headquarters in Osaka, Japan.
SHARP Since the establishment of 19 12, Sharp has invented the movable pencil that became the source of the company's name, successfully developed the first radio and TV set made in Japan, and introduced electronics, calculators and liquid crystal displays for the first time in the world.
On May 3rd, 2006, the cumulative global shipment of LCD TV AQUOS produced by Sharp reached100000, which was the first achievement in LCD TV industry.
2065438+On February 4th, 2006, Sharp Company formally accepted the merger plan of Hon Hai Group with US$ 5.5 billion.
On June 23rd, 20 16, Sharp officially decided to accept the investment from Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd. in Taiwan Province, China, and enter the subsidiary of Hon Hai. 2017 March 15, Sharp said that it would withdraw its LCD TV production line in Japan in 20 18. Give the production of AQOUS brand to Hon Hai Precision.
Development history
19 12 hayakawa git founded the metal processing industry in Tokyo as an individual enterprise. 1924 After the Great Kanto Earthquake, the factory was moved to the current site of Osaka Company for reconstruction. In September of the same year, Hayakawa Metal Industry Research Institute was established, and then began to manufacture receivers and their parts. The first AC vacuum tube radio was produced in 1929, and the trademark used was Sharp. 1935 In May, Hayakawa Metal Industry Research Institute was established, with a capital contribution of 300,000 yen, and the organization form was a joint-stock company. /kloc-0 changed its name to hayakawa metal industrial company in June, 1936, and/kloc-0 changed its name to hayakawa motor industrial company in May, 1942. 1949 in may, the company's shares were listed on osaka stock exchange for the first time.
1953 cooperated with American enterprises, imported parts, took the lead in producing TV sets in Japan, and realized mass production. 196 1 year, the company's academia sinica was established and officially began to engage in the research of electronic technology. The following year, the first electronic microwave oven in Japan was successfully developed, and then it entered mass production. Since then, the company has continuously developed the first products in Japan or the world with its original technology, and in the process, the company has continued to grow and develop. 1967 10, the company merged with sharp electric appliance company and became the current office of 1970 10.
In 1960s and 1970s, Sharp developed original products every 2-3 years 1 piece. After 1980s, the development speed increased to about 1.4 pieces per year, of which nearly 80% were the first products in the world. Sharp's business scope has also expanded from previous household appliances to electronic calculators, photocopiers, word processors, cash registers and other business machines, information system machines and many other fields. Its advanced electronic technology development ability has been highly praised at home and abroad.
Today's Sharp, like Toshiba and Sony, is a world-famous electrical appliance brand. Its products are updated very quickly! In electrical appliances and other industries, has become a leading brand! ! !
On May 3rd, 2006, the cumulative number of LCD TV AQUOS produced by Sharp in the world reached100000. Since AQUOS was first released in June, 20001,it only took five years and five months, which is the first achievement of LCD TV industry.
20 16 On June 23rd, Sharp Corporation of Japan held a general meeting of shareholders in Osaka on the 23rd, and formally decided to accept the investment from Hon Hai Precision Industry Company in Taiwan Province Province of China and join Hon Hai's subsidiary. This is the first time that a large Japanese electrical equipment manufacturer has become a subsidiary of a foreign company.