| 2000 |
- Establishes Sharp Microelectronics of China (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. (SMC) as sales base for electronic components in China
- Markets EC-AC1/SA10 vacuum cleaners using cyclonic dust collection system
- Markets WA-HP1, the industry's first portable audio player that integrates a Memory Stick player and headphones
- Achieves total production of 10 million copiers
- Establishes Sharp Business Systems (India) Private Limited (SBI), a joint information products sales company in India
- Markets J-SH04, the industry's first camera-equipped mobile phone
- Develops and starts mass production of ultra high-resolution UHA (ultra high aperture) LCDs
- Establishes Sharp Electronics GmbH Poland Office (SEAP) as sales base in Poland
- Markets PC-X2001, a desktop PC integrating TV, PC and Internet access into one unit
- Markets a series of color inkjet products covering a wide range of applications from personal to business use
- Supplies 1,000th lighthouse with Sharp solar power systems
- Achieves sales of 500 million laser diodes
- Markets SD-NX10/CX1/FX1 1-bit digital audio systems
- Markets MI-E1 Zaurus PDA with enhanced entertainment options including video playback
- Develops world's first Plasmacluster ion air purification technology, markets application products
- Markets J-SH05, the industry's first mobile phone with 65,536-color TFT LCD
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- Vladimir Putin inaugurated as new Russian president (May 7)
- South Korean president Kim Dae-Jung visits North Korea, starts top-level talks and makes historic handshake with Kim Jong-Il (June 13)
- 2000 G8 Summit held in Okinawa, Japan (July 21)
- Sydney Olympics
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| 2001 |
- Markets LC-20C1/15C1/13C1 AQUOS LCD TVs, the ideal television for the 21st century. More AQUOS models follow
- Establishes 1-Bit Audio Consortium with Waseda University and Pioneer Corporation
- Establishes ELDis, Inc., a joint company with Tohoku Pioneer Corporation and Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd. to manufacture and market TFT substrates for organic EL displays
- Consumer electronics recycling plant of Kansai Recycling Systems Co., Ltd., which was jointly established with Mitsubishi Materials Corporation, starts operations in Hirakata, Osaka
- Announces construction of Mihara Plant to manufacture electronic components
- Establishes S.I. Solutions, a joint company with IBM Japan for outsourcing Sharp information systems and offering ERP and SCM business solutions
- Consolidated net sales exceed 2 trillion yen, the first time in Sharp history. Consolidated operating income was also a record 105.9 billion yen
- Establishes Sharp Telecommunications of Europe, Ltd. (STE) as mobile telecommunications development base in the UK
- Markets PC-MT-1/H1/H1S, the world's thinnest and lightest notebook PCs with a 12.1-inch LCD
- Establishes industry's first Comprehensive Call Centers for handling customer inquiries regarding consumer electronics and information/communication products in Makuhari and Osaka
- Agrees on global collaboration for home appliances with Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd.
- Markets ES-U80C/U70C fully automatic washing machines that use an ultrasonic vacuum cleaning device to remove stubborn dirt in collars and cuffs
- Develops IEEE 802.11a-compliant, high-speed wireless transmission technology that enables real-time transmission of HDTV images using 5GHz frequency band
- Develops and starts mass production of world's first 4-chip CSP units
- Participates in Internet Fair 2001 Japan (Inpaku) held December 31, 2000 to December 31, 2001 with a pavilion based on LCD
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- Terrorist attacks in US (September 11); US invades Afghanistan
- Ichiro Suzuki joins Major League Seattle Mariners; wins batting crown, Rookie of the Year and MVP honors
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