Sharp is a popular electronic goods manufacturing company and marked its establishment in the year 1912 in the capital city of Japan. The company is named after the first product crafted by the founder Tokuji Hayakawa which was known as the “Ever Sharp Mechanical Pencil”. The naming took place in the year 1915 and it gradually recorded its rise to a famous brand with worldwide popularity. Presently the company operates from Osaka in Japan.
Sharp has been enlisted among the “Worldwide Top 20 Semiconductor Sales Leaders” as a manufacturer of great quality semiconductors.
Sharp's Growth
The first metal pencil business of Sharp was completely ruined in a severe earthquake of 1923. After the relocation and renovation, the company started manufacturing radio sets. They started the manufacturing of televisions in the year 1953. They also invented the desktop calculator utilizing the upgraded tehnological benefits in 1964. The LCD calculator was launched in the year 1973. In the recent times, their most popular product is the LCD television which produces excellent quality picture and other enhanced features.
Sharp's Products
This company implements the latest and most sophisticated technologies in its products in order to get ultimate customer satisfaction. Their product list includes flash memory, CCD sensors, CMOS sensors, cash registers, microwave ovens, photocopiers, video projectors, mobile phones, solar panels and LCD panels. They are the inventors of the first camera mobile phone which hit the market in Japan in 2000. Their latest products are AQUOS flat-screen TV, Sidekick 3, “Zaurus personal digital assistant”, “Ultra-Lite notebook PC”, and ViewCam. Most of the Sharp devices are multi-functional and adored by the users. The AQUOS Full HD, AQUOS WXGA HD Panel and AQUOS WXGA HD Panel LCD TV Models are popularly used by the LCD fans because of the excellent features like “Quick shot mechanism”, “optical control on images”, “eco-friendly designs” and “Multiple pixel drive technology”.
Sharp's Innovations
In the year 2006 Sharp announced the production of a “humanoid robot” which is capable of clearing away dishes from the tables and putting them inside the dishwasher. The dimensions of the innovative robot were specified by 95x50x45cm. It was so efficient that it could hold the bowls and also open and close the doors of the machine. This is probably the boldest product that any electronics manufacturing company would ever dare to manufacture.
Sharp's Sales and Employees
The sales report of the company shows an upward graph. Between the years 2003 and 2004, their annual sales reached 16.8 billion US dollars. Around 46,000 employees serve the company to enhance its product features and sales generation. Sharp operates from as many as 30 countries and they have 64 centers in total. Their products are marketed by quite a number of vendors in 164 countries of the world. The two most important companies linked with Sharp are Pioneer Corporation and LOEWE.
This company has a particular customer base in all parts of the world and this is the secret of their growing sales. The products especially the LCD televisions are acclaimed by the global buyers.
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