Buy Kyocera Intl Inc (CAGE Code 59096, 51959) NSN Parts Online Inventory

Operating Segments: Devices, equipment, components, materials, and network and services.

HQ: Kyoto, Japan

About Kyocera

Kyocera is a Japanese multinational corporation and manufacturer of ceramics and electronics headquartered in Kyoto, Japan. The company was founded as Kyoto Ceramic Company, Ltd. in 1959 by Kazuo Inamori and later became Kyocera in 1982. The company has diversified its founding technology in ceramic materials through internal development as well as strategic mergers and acquisitions. Today the company manufactures industrial ceramics, solar power generating systems, telecommunications equipment, office document imaging equipment, electronic components, semiconductor packages, cutting tools, and components for medical dental implant systems.

At its beginning, the company produced ceramic insulators for television picture tubes. Soon after founding, the company expanded to meet market demands and began producing ceramic semiconductor packages to supply to NASA and Silicon Valley. For the remainder of the 20th century, Kyocera continued to expand its portfolio and grow as a company. In the 2000s, the company established wireless and mobile phone services in countries like India and began working on lower-cost smartphones. Currently, Kyocera serves a wide range of customers in the consumer and business to business markets.

Products, Services, and Platforms

• Consumer Products: Kyocera’s products for the consumer market include mobile devices, solar power generating systems, kitchen tools and stationery, and power tools.
• Business to Business (B2B) Products: Kyocera’s business to business product lineup includes document imaging equipment, fine ceramic components, electronic components and devices, printing devices, cutting tools, automotive components, organic materials, medical and dental products, M2M modules, and more to serve a variety of professional needs.

Subsidiaries/Partners

Kyocera has partnered with companies including Telenor Connexion, Corrigo, Plug and Play Japan, Sunpartner Technologies, Honda Racing Corp., GLM Corporation, FotoNation Limited, DataBank, Lion Corporation, and more. Their subsidiaries include Yashica Co., Ltd., Kyocera Document Solutions, AVX, Elco, Kyocera Communication Systems Co., Ltd., Kyocera Medical Corporation, Kyocera Solar Corporation, and others.

Competitors

Kyocera’s competitors primarily include other B2B companies such as Xerox, Ricoh, Konica Minolta, NCR, Clover, Lexmark, Maruwa America, Epson, GIT, and AEM Components.