Sharp and HP are not the same company.

SHARP, a Japanese electronics manufacturer. Since its founding in 1912, Sharp has invented the removable lead pencil that became the company's name, successfully developed Japan's No. 1 radio and television, and launched the world's first electronics, calculators, and liquid crystal displays.

Sharp Company operates a wide range of home appliances, consumer and industrial electronic machines. The product categories are as follows: (1) Electronic machinery department: color TVs, satellite broadcast receiving systems, high-definition systems, etc. (2) Audio and communication equipment department: laser karaoke record player, multi-function telephone, home fax machine, etc. (3)Electrical machinery department: hairdressing, beauty appliances, lighting machines, etc. (4) Information equipment department: automatic word processing machines, electronic manuals. (5) Electronic components department: integrated circuits and very large-scale integrated circuits, solar cells, optical disks, etc.

Hewlett-Packard Development Company (L.P., HP for short) is headquartered in Pagoda, California, USA. Palo Alto is a global information technology company, mainly focusing on printers, digital imaging, software, computers and information services. HP is one of the world's largest information technology (IT) companies. It was founded in 1939 and is headquartered in Palo Alto, California, USA. HP has three major business groups: Information Products Group, Printing and Imaging Systems Group, and Enterprise Computing and Professional Services Group.