Sharp Corporation manufactures and sales telecommunication equipment, electric and electronic application equipment, and electronic components in Japan, the United States, Europe, China, and internationally. It operates through four segments: Smart Homes, Smart Business Solutions, Internet of Things (IoT) Electronics Devices, and Advance Display Systems. The Smart Homes segment offers mobile phones, electronic dictionaries, calculators, telephones, network control units, refrigerators, superheated steam ovens, microwave ovens, small cooking appliances, air conditioners, washing machines, vacuum cleaners, air purifiers, fans, dehumidifiers, humidifiers, electric heating equipment, plasma cluster ion generators, beauty equipment, solar cells, storage batteries, personal computers, etc. The Smart Business Solutions segment provides digital multi-function printers, information displays, POS systems, electronic cash registers, commercial projectors, options and consumables, and software. The IoT Electronics Devices segment offers camera modules, camera modules manufacturing facilities, sensor modules, proximity sensors, dust sensors, wafer foundry, CCD/CMOS sensors, semiconductor lasers, in-vehicle cameras, FA equipment, washing machines, etc. The Advance Display Systems segment provides LCD color televisions, Blu-ray Disc recorders, audio equipment, and display modules. The company was formerly known as Hayakawa Electric Industry Co., Ltd. and changed its name to Sharp Corporation in January 1970. Sharp Corporation was founded in 1912 and is headquartered in Sakai, Japan.