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Sharp
Electronics
Sharp Corporation is a Japan-based
electronics
manufacturer, founded in 1912.
It takes its name from one of its first inventions, the Ever
Sharp propelling pencil.
It introduced the world's first all-transistor
desktop calculator
in 1964,
and the first LCD
calculator in 1973. Core technologies are solar
panels, audio-visual entertainment equipment, office
copiers, LCD displays and Flash memory. Recent products include
the ViewCam, the Ultra-Lite notebook
PC and the Zaurus
personal
digital assistant.
Net sales for the year 2001/2 were £9547m. The Corporation
employs 57,500 staff, of which nearly half are employed outside
Japan. It operates from 64 bases in 30 countries and its
products are distributed to 164 countries worldwide.
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