Since our founding in 1912, Sharp Corporation has continuously opened up new areas of industry with its original products, from the "Ever-Sharp" mechanical pencils from which the company name was derived, to the commercialisation of the first Japanese-made radios and televisions, the world's first LCD electronic calculators, and a host of other products incorporating our state-of-the-art LCD technology. These products have contributed to the improvement of human living and the advancement of society as a whole.