Sharp Corporation (from 2001)
GPTKB entity
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:company
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| gptkbp:acquiredBy |
gptkb:Foxconn
|
| gptkbp:acquisitionYear |
2016
|
| gptkbp:country |
gptkb:Japan
|
| gptkbp:founded |
1912
|
| gptkbp:founder |
gptkb:Tokuji_Hayakawa
|
| gptkbp:headquartersLocation |
gptkb:Sakai-ku,_Sakai,_Osaka_Prefecture,_Japan
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Sharp Corporation (from 2001)
|
| gptkbp:industry |
gptkb:consumer_electronics
Information technology Home appliances |
| gptkbp:keyPerson |
Wu Po-hsuan (President and CEO as of 2023)
Terry Gou (Foxconn founder, major influence post-acquisition) |
| gptkbp:logo |
Sharp logo.svg
|
| gptkbp:name |
gptkb:Sharp_Corporation
|
| gptkbp:notableEvent |
Acquired by Foxconn in 2016
First to mass-produce LCD calculators Developed Plasmacluster ion technology in 2000 Developed first Japanese-made TV in 1953 Developed first Japanese-made radio in 1925 Entered solar cell business in 1963 Exited US TV market in 2015 Launched first camera phone in 2000 (J-SH04) Pioneer in LCD TV technology Re-entered US TV market in 2019 Regained TV brand rights in Americas (2019) Sold TV brand rights in Americas to Hisense (2015) |
| gptkbp:notableProduct |
Aquos (LCD TV brand)
Plasmacluster (air purification technology) |
| gptkbp:numberOfEmployees |
approximately 50,000 (as of 2023)
|
| gptkbp:parentCompany |
gptkb:Foxconn
|
| gptkbp:products |
Home appliances
Refrigerators Washing machines Televisions Solar panels Mobile phones LCD panels Air purifiers Microwave ovens |
| gptkbp:servesArea |
Worldwide
|
| gptkbp:stockExchange |
gptkb:Tokyo_Stock_Exchange
|
| gptkbp:stockSymbol |
6753
|
| gptkbp:subsidiary |
gptkb:Sharp_Business_Systems
gptkb:Sharp_Electronics_Corporation_(USA) gptkb:Sharp_Laboratories_of_America |
| gptkbp:website |
https://global.sharp
|
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Sharp_Electronics_(until_2001)
|
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
7
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