Sharp Corporation manufactures and sells telecommunication equipment, electric and electronic application equipment, and electronic components in Japan, the United States, China, rest of Asia, and internationally. It operates in five segments: Smart Life & Energy; Smart Office; Universal Network; Display Device; and Electronic Device. The company offers refrigerators, superheated steam ovens, microwave ovens, small cooking appliances, air conditioners, washing machines, vacuum cleaners, air purifiers, electric fans, dehumidifiers, humidifiers, electric heaters, plasma cluster ion generators, beauty equipment, LED lighting, electronic dictionaries, calculators, telephones, network control units, solar cells, storage batteries, and face masks. It also provides digital multi-function printers, information displays, POS system equipment, and FA equipment, as well as options and consumables, office-related solutions services, various software, and personal computers; and televisions, Blu-ray disc recorders, audio equipment, mobile phones, smartphones, tablet devices, routers, and automotive wireless devices. In addition, the company offers display modules and in-vehicle cameras; and camera modules, sensor modules, optical sensors, optical devices, optoelectronic devices, CMOS image sensors, wafer foundries, semiconductor lasers, and laser diodes. 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.