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Developments at Sharp |
World Events |
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1961 |
Establishes Central Research Laboratories and begins research on electronic calculators, solar cells, medical equipment, etc.
Develops R-20, Japan's first microwave oven
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USSR launches first manned space flight (April 12)
Berlin Wall built (August 13)
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Markets R-10, the first Japan-made microwave oven
Establishes Sharp Electronics Corporation (SEC) in the US, Sharp's first overseas sales base
Donates Hayakawa Welfare Hall to the city of Osaka
Develops transistor radio, the first consumer product to use solar cells
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Number of NHK licenses exceeds 10 million (Japan)
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Succeeds in mass production of solar cells for the first time in Japan
Company reorganized into three divisions: radio, home appliances and industrial equipment
Establishes service company (now Sharp Engineering Corporation)
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FM radio broadcasts begin in Japan
Assassination of US President John F. Kennedy (November 23)
First satellite TV linkup between Japan and US (November 23)
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Develops and markets CS-10A, the world's first all transistor-diode electronic desktop calculator
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Tokaido Shinkansen bullet train begins operation in Japan (October 1)
Tokyo Olympics (October 10)
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1965 |
Institutes "70 Strategy" to strengthen distribution system
Launches ATOM unit program (August 16)
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USSR cosmonaut performs first space walk (March 18)
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1966 |
Begins research on laser diodes
Markets R-600, the first Japan-made microwave oven with a turntable
Markets CS-31A, the world's first electronic calculator incorporating ICs
Installs world's largest solar cells in the Ogami Island lighthouse in Nagasaki, Japan
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Population of Japan passes 100 million mark
Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution begins in China (May 16)
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Constructs Hiroshima Plant
Markets CS-16A all-IC electronic calculator
Launches "55 Campaign" to celebrate 55th anniversary of company's founding
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EC (European Community) established (July 1) |
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1968 |
Constructs Tochigi Plant
Holds first Basic Management Policy Presentation
Establishes Sharp Electronics (Europe) GmbH (SEEG) as sales base in West Germany
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Prototype LCD produced by Heilmeyer at RCA in the US
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Signs cooperative technical agreement with North American Rockwell Corporation, leading to the development of ELSI (extra large-scale integration) chips
Markets QT-8D, the world's first electronic calculator incorporating LSIs
Develops world's first GND (gallium arsenic negative resistance light-emitting diode) semiconductor
Markets HSR-72A, the first kerosene heater to use a glass core
Issues EDR (European depository receipts)
Launches MI campaign
Establishes Sharp Electronics (U.K.) Ltd. (SUK) as sales base in the UK
Establishes office equipment marketing company
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US Apollo 11 lands on the moon and man walks on its surface for the first time (July 20)
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1970 |
Changes company name to Sharp Corporation (January 1)
Tokuji Hayakawa named chairman, Akira Saeki named president (September 15)
Constructs Advanced Development and Planning Center in Tenri, Nara, Japan
Begins mass production of LSI (large-scale integration) chips
Begins mass production of LED (light emitting diode) devices
Establishes Sharp Precision Machinery Co., Ltd.
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Expo '70 Japan opens (March 14)
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