Sharp Corporation
Sharp Corporation (シャープ株式会社, Shāpu Kabushiki-gaisha) is a Japanese multinational corporation that designs and manufactures electronic products. It is headquartered in Sakai-ku, Sakai, Osaka Prefecture. Since 2016 it has been majority owned by the Taiwan-based Foxconn Group. Sharp employs more than 50,000 people worldwide.[4][5][6]
 Sharp's headquarters at its factory in Sakai-ku, Sakai, Osaka Prefecture | |
Native name | シャープ株式会社 |
|---|---|
Romanized name | Shāpu kabushiki gaisha |
| Formerly | Hayakawa Metal Works (1924–1942) Hayakawa Electric Industry Co., Ltd. (1942–1970) Sharp Electric Co. (spin-off) (1956–1967) |
| Company type | Public KK |
| TYO: 6753 | |
| Headquarters | Sakai-ku, Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, Japan |
Area served | Worldwide |
Key people | Jeng-wu Tai[1] (President) |
| Products | Televisions, audiovisual, home appliances, information equipment, ICs, solar cells, mobile phones, fax machines, electronic components, calculators, LCD panels, Automated Unmanned Ground Vehicles (A-UGV) |
| Total equity |  ¥294.1 billion (2017)[2] |
| Owner | Foxconn (65.93%) |
| Website | global.sharp |
Sharp Corporation Media
Sharp's former headquarters in Abeno-ku, Osaka
Portable TV made by Sharp
Sharp portable MiniDisc recorder
Sharp J-SH07 mobile phone, 2001 (Japanese market)
The Sharp factory in Kameyama, Mie, Japan
The Sharp factory in Taki, Mie, Japan
References
- ↑ 代表取締役の異動並びに執行役員退任に関するお知らせ. Retrieved 2020-11-23.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 Annual Report 2017 (July 2017)Sharp Corporation. Retrieved 8 October 2014.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 data. ns6-tmp.sharp.co.jp. Retrieved 2020-11-23.
- ↑ Mochizuki, Takashi. Taiwan's Foxconn Completes Acquisition of Sharp. Wsj.com (13 August 2016). Retrieved 26 July 2018.
- ↑ Subscribe to read. 12 August 2016. https://www.ft.com/content/da1f3fc0-602c-11e6-b38c-7b39cbb1138a. Retrieved 26 July 2018.
- ↑ Chanthadavong, Aimee. Article. Zdnet.com. Retrieved 26 July 2018.
