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Sharp Microelectronics
Sharp Electronics Memorabilia

​Company: Sharp Corporation
Based: Saika, Japan

Founded: 1912 (Sold to Foxconn Technology Goup in 2016)
Founder: 
Tokuji Hayakawa
Specialty:  Major consumer Electronics Manufacturer. Televisions, microwave ovens, Integrated Circuits, Solar Cells, Mobile Phones, fax machines, calculators & more. Developed the world’s first transistorized calculator, first LCD dsipaly calculator, first commercial camera phone, and the first 8k Television.
 
Sharp Electronics Solar Powered Car
Sharp Electronics Solar Powered Car (2010)




Sharp Microelectronics Intergrated Circuit Chip Tie clasp (1970s)
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Sharp Electronics Semiconductor IC
Item #953
This tie clasp from Sharp Microelectronics features one of their  Integrated Circuit Chips. The only identifier on the chip is "10004".

Sharp started selling transistorized calculators in 1964. In 1967, Sharp would introduce their first IC-based Electronic destop calculator that used MOS Integrated Circuits made by Mitsubishi. In 1971 Sharp would introduce the worlds first battery powered handheld electronic calculator, the Sharp QT-8B "micro Compet", which used 4 MOS LSI IC's made by Rockwell.

Sharp had numerous competitors in the growing electronic calculator market including Sony, Casio, Canon, Hitachi, Oki Electric Co., (and later General Instrument, Busicom, Texas Instruments and Hewlett Packard). Each of these early Japanese calculator companies would come out with their own unique calculator designs with Integrated Circuits supplied through individual alliances with key American semiconductor companies .

​North American Rockwell Microelectronics was the key manufacturer of LSI calculator integrated circuits for Sharp's calculators. The list of Integrated Circuit manufacturers who became suppliers to the early electronic calculator industry included Intel, Texas Instruments, North-American Rockwell Microelectronics, Mostek, Motorola, AMI, Fairchild Semiconductor, RCA, National Semiconductor, Mitsubishi, and Sanyo.




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