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Sharp Laboratories of Europe Ltd.

Company type	Subsidiary
Founded	Oxford, UK (1992 (1992))
Headquarters	Oxford Science Park, Oxford, UK
Area served	Worldwide

Sharp Laboratories of Europe was founded to contribute new ideas and technology to Sharp Corporation products, and to liase between Sharp Corporation and major European customers. The lab was situated in Europe to fascilitate recruitment of European scientists and engineers, and to improve interaction with European research institutions.

Products

Further information: List of Sharp mobile phones

The Sharp AQUOS SH-12C mobile phone (Japanese market).

Core technologies and products include: LCD panels, solar panels, mobile phones, audio-visual entertainment equipment, video projectors, Multi-Function Printing Devices, microwave ovens, air conditioners, cash registers, CMOS and CCD sensors, and flash memory.

The first commercial camera phone was also made by Sharp for the Japanese market in November 2000. Recent products include the ViewCam, the Ultra-Lite notebook PC, the Zaurus personal digital assistant, Sidekick 3, and the AQUOS flat screen television.

Sharp manufactures a variety of consumer electronic products. These include LCD televisions, sold under the Aquos brand, mobile phones, microwave ovens, Home Cinema and audio systems, air purification systems, fax machines and calculators.

For the business market, Sharp also produces ranges of projectors and monitors and a variety of photocopiers and Laser Printers, in addition to electronic cash registers and Point of sale technologies.

Sharp is a pioneer and innovator in the field of multi-functional devices (MFD) having won many awards from BLI and BERTL - the two major authorities providing competitive intelligence and test reviews in the print industry. SHARP's latest products - MX2600N and MX3100N have once again broken new ground with the launch of version 3 Open System Architecture (OSA3). This feature enhances productivity further still by letting third party developers directly integrate their business applications with the MFD.

Sharp Solar has for a number of years been a leading supplier of silicon photovoltaic (PV) solar cells. Now, it offers solar TV. In Q1 2010 they were rated the #1 producer of solar PV systems, in terms of revenues.

Operations

The current Sharp world headquarters in Osaka, Japan.

External links

• International website