Sharp Corp. Company Description
Sharp's business is pointed at the electronics market. Best known for its consumer electronics, the company is a leading maker of electronic components and computer hardware and peripherals. Its flagship components business makes LCDs (used in everything from airplane cockpits to PCs to pinball machines), flash memory, integrated circuits, and laser diodes used in optical data drives. Sharp also makes PCs, printers, and cell phones; consumer audio and video products, such as Blu-ray disc players and LCD TVs; and a variety of appliances, such as air cleaning systems and steam ovens. The company is one of the world's largest manufacturers of photovoltaic solar cells.
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The Company Description provides a historical perspective of Sharp Corp.'s organization from inception to current status.
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