| 1912-1914 |
Company founded |
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| 1915-1919 |
Invention of Ever-Sharp Pencil |
| 1920-1924 |
Expanding sales of Ever-Sharp Pencils |
| 1925-1930 |
First Japan-made radio |
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| 1931-1936 |
Opens overseas outlets |
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| 1937-1944 |
Demand for radios grows |
| 1945-1952 |
End of WWII, company revival |
| 1953-1954 |
First Japan-made TV |
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| 1955-1958 |
Strengthens manufacturing/sales organization |
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| 1959 |
Becomes full-range electronics manufacturer |
| 1960-1961 |
Mass production of color TVs |
| 1962 |
First overseas sales subsidiary established |
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| 1963 |
Mass production of solar cells |
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| 1964-1966 |
World's first electronic calculator |
| 1967-1968 |
Regional plant development |
| 1969-1970 |
From Senri to Tenri |
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| 1971-1972 |
Expansion into office products field |
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| 1973-1975 |
First practical application of LCDs |
| 1976-1978 |
Moves to "New Lifestyle" products |
| 1979 |
First overseas manufacturing base in an industrialized country |
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| 1980-1984 |
Becomes comprehensive OA manufacturer |
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| 1985 |
Making products that match individual lifestyles |
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| 1986 |
New management team starts |
| 1987 |
Sharp -- the LCD specialists |
| 1988-1989 |
Optoelectronics, the core technology |
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| 1990 |
New start as trillion-yen company |
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| 1991 |
Enhancing LCD business |
| 1992 |
Marks 80 years of operations |
| 1993 |
LCD ViewCam a huge hit, debut of Zaurus PDA |
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| 1994 |
Large-scale LCD plant in Mie |
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| 1995 |
New company buildings constructed |
| 1996 |
Debut of Color Zaurus PDA |
| 1997 |
Develops 4-region strategy |
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| 1998 |
Start of new management structure |
| 1999 |
Creating demand for LCD TVs |
| 2000 |
Mobile phone share increased |
| 2001 |
Debut of AQUOS, the TV for the 21st century |
| 2002 |
90th anniversary of Sharp's founding
construction of Kameyama Plant |
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| 2003 |
Expanding production of System LCDs |
| 2004 |
Integrated production of "Kameyama brand" large-screen LCD TVs |
| 2005 |
Expanding solar cell production capacity |
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| 2006 |
Simultaneous worldwide introduction of AQUOS models from Kameyama Plant No. 2 |
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| 2007 |
Mikio Katayama appointed President & COO, new organizational structure launched |
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| 2008 |
Aiming to become the world’s solar company |
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| 2009 |
Green Front Sakai begins operations |
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| 2010 |
Launch of GALAPAGOS Cloud-Based Media Business, Introduction of GALAPAGOS Media Tablets |
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