Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:company
Electronics manufacturer
gptkbp:acquiredBy gptkb:Foxconn
gptkbp:acquisitionYear 2016
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Sharp_Corporation
gptkbp:CEO Wu Po-hsuan (as of 2023)
gptkbp:country gptkb:Japan
gptkbp:foundedIn 1912
gptkbp:founder gptkb:Tokuji_Hayakawa
gptkbp:headquartersLocation Sakai-ku, Sakai, Osaka, Japan
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
gptkbp:industry gptkb:consumer_electronics
Information technology
Home appliances
gptkbp:listedOn gptkb:Osaka_Exchange
gptkb:Tokyo_Stock_Exchange
gptkbp:logo Sharp logo.svg
gptkbp:nativeName シャープ株式会社
gptkbp:notableEvent Acquired by Foxconn in 2016
Entered bankruptcy protection in 2016
gptkbp:notableInvention Development of LCD technology
First commercial camera phone
First-ever mechanical pencil (Ever-Sharp)
gptkbp:notableProduct gptkb:audio_equipment
gptkb:AQUOS_televisions
Personal computers
Refrigerators
Washing machines
Solar panels
Mobile phones
LCD panels
Calculators
Microwave ovens
Copiers
Cash registers
Fax machines
Plasmacluster air purifiers
gptkbp:numberOfEmployees approx. 48,000 (2023)
gptkbp:officeLocation gptkb:Osaka,_Japan
gptkbp:parentCompany gptkb:Foxconn
gptkbp:revenue 2.5 trillion yen (2023)
gptkbp:romanization Shāpu Kabushiki Gaisha
gptkbp:servesArea Worldwide
gptkbp:stockExchange gptkb:Tokyo_Stock_Exchange
gptkbp:stockSymbol 6753
gptkbp:subsidiary gptkb:Sharp_Europe
gptkb:Sharp_Electronics_Corporation_(USA)
gptkbp:type Public (K.K.)
gptkbp:website https://global.sharp
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:US_Patent_5,068,846
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6