Kyocera

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Kyocera Corporation 京セラ株式会社
Type	Public (TYO: 6971), (NYSE: KYO)
Founded	April 1959
Headquarters	Kyoto, Japan
Key people	Makoto Kawamura, President and COO
Industry	Printers, Digital Imaging Systems Electronic devices, telecom equipment, semiconductor components, applied ceramic products
Revenue	▲$12.82 billion USD (2007)
Employees	67,224
Website	Global Portal

Headquarters of Kyocera in Fushimi-ku, Kyoto, Japan

Kyocera Corporation (京セラ株式会社, Kyōsera Kabushiki-gaisha^?) is a Japanese company based in Kyoto, Japan. The company was founded as Kyoto Ceramic Co., Ltd. (京都セラミツク株式会社, Kyōto Seramikku Kabushiki-gaisha^?) in 1959 by Kazuo Inamori. It manufactures ceramics and printing-related devices, as well as a comprehensive line of imaging products. Kyocera acquired the famous Yashica Camera Company Ltd. in 1983, along with Yashica's prior licensing agreement with Carl Zeiss, and manufactured a line of high-quality film and digital cameras under the Yashica and Contax trade names. Under intense competition by other manufacturers, and hampered by limited marketing and increased production costs, Yashica and Contax failed to increase market share. Kyocera abandoned all film and digital camera production in 2005. In January 2000, Kyocera acquired photocopier manufacturer Mita Industrial, and a month later they bought the mobile phone manufacturing operations of the American company QUALCOMM to form Kyocera Wireless.

In the 1980s, Kyocera marketed high-end audio components, such as CD players, receivers, turntables, and cassette decks. These featured unique elements, including Kyocera ceramic-based platforms, and are sought by collectors to the present day. At one time, Kyocera owned the famous KLH brand founded by Henry Kloss, though Kloss and the original Cambridge design and engineering staff had left the company by the time of the Kyocera purchase. In 1989, Kyocera stopped production of audio components and sought a buyer for the KLH brand.

Kyocera introduced a portable LCD screen computer in 1985, the Kyotronic 85. Kyocera also produces ceramics, such as their ceramic knives. The company is currently the shirt sponsor of Reading F.C., of the English Premiership, Kyoto Purple Sanga in the J-League, Borussia Moenchengladbach in the Bundesliga, and Atlético Paranaense in Brazilian Serie A. Kyocera also sponsor Atlético's stadium, the Kyocera Arena, and have their insignia on the back of Atlético Madrid's shirts.

In 2003, Kyocera Wireless California started the India subsidiary at Bangalore. It was named Kyocera Wireless India. KWI has tied up with several leading players for providing CDMA services in India. For 2005, Kyocera copiers and printers have received J.D. Power and Associates' highest ranking in their latest customer satisfaction survey.

In April 2008, Kyocera Wireless merges with Sanyo's mobile phones to form Kyocera Sanyo

[edit] Kyocera products

[edit] Solar cells

Kyocera Corporation has announced a plan to increase its solar cell production to 500 MW per year in 2010. 500 MW is about three times the 2007 output of 180 MW, and the company will reinforce production bases in Japan, the US, Europe and China, investing a total of about ¥30 billion through FY2010. Through this production enhancement, Kyocera looks to meet increasing demand across the world for solar cells. ^[1][2]

[edit] Digital Imaging Products

• KM-1820
• KM-1635
• KM-1650
• KM-2035
• KM-2050
• KM-2530
• KM-2550
• KM-3050
• KM-3530
• KM-4050
• KM-4230
• KM-5050
• KM-5230
• KM-6330
• KM-6230
• KM-7530
• KM-8030
• KM-C2550
• KM-C3225
• KM-C3232

[edit] Laser Printers

• FS-820
• FS-920
• FS-1030d
• FS-2000d
• FS-3900dn
• FS-4000dn
• FS-9130dn
• FS-9530dn
• FS-c5020n
• FS-c5015n
• FS-c5025n
• FS-c5030n
• FS-c8100dn

[edit] Mobile Phones

CONTAX TVS Digital with Zeiss Vario Sonnar 2.8-4.8

[edit] Digital cameras

• Kyocera SL400R
• Contax i4R
• Contax TVS Digital
• Contax SL300R T*
• Contax U4R

[edit] Film cameras

[edit] 35mm Yashica

• Yashica 35mm SLR cameras (1976-2000):
  • FX-1
  • FX-2
  • FX-3
  • FX-3 Super
  • FX-3 Super 2000
  • FX-D
  • FX-103
  • FR
  • FR-I
  • FR-II
  • 107MP
  • 108MP
  • 109MP
  • 200AF
  • 210AF
  • 230AF
  • 270AF/230 Super
  • 300AF
• Yashica T4 Super 35mm "point and shoot" camera (now replaced with the newer "Kyocera T4 zoom"), featuring a Zeiss T* lens.

[edit] 35mm Contax

• Contax G1 autofocus 35mm Rangefinder camera, with a maximum shutter speed of 1/2000 second, also featuring Zeiss lenses.
• Contax G2 autofocus 35mm Rangefinder camera, with a maximum shutter speed of 1/4000 second, also featuring Zeiss lenses.

[edit] Medium format

• Contax 645

[edit] See also

• Taito Corporation
• List of digital camera brands
• KDDI
• Willcom

[edit] References

1. ^ Kyocera to Triple Solar Cell Production to 500 MW in FY2010
2. ^ Solar firm to double capacity

[edit] External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to:

Kyocera

• Kyocera Global Site
• Kyotronic 85
• Kyocera Wireless
• Collection of Kyocera Vintage Cassette decks and other brands
• Kyocera Site - dedicated to the sponsorship of Reading Football Club

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