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Kyocera Corporation 京セラ株式会社
Type	Public (TYO: 6971 ), (NYSE: KYO)
Founded	April 1959
Headquarters	Kyoto, Japan
Key people	Makoto Kawamura, President and COO
Industry	Electronic devices, telecom equipment, semiconductor components, applied ceramic products
Revenue	$2.933 billion USD (2006)
Employees	61,468
Website	Global Portal

Kyocera Corporation or Kyōsera Kabushiki-gaisha is a Japanese company based in Kyoto, Japan. The company was founded as Kyoto Ceramic Co., Ltd. (京都セラミツク株式会社, Kyōto Seramikku Kabushiki-gaisha^?) in 1959 by Kazuo Inamori. It manufactures ceramics and printing-related devices, as well as a comprehensive line of imaging products. Kyocera acquired the famous Yashica Camera Company Ltd. in 1983, along with Yashica's prior licensing agreement with Carl Zeiss, and manufactured a line of high-quality film and digital cameras under the Yashica and Contax trade names, until Kyocera abandoned all film and digital camera production in 2005. In January 2000 Kyocera acquired photocopier manufacturer Mita Industrial, and a month later they bought the mobile phone manufacturing operations of San Diego, California-based QUALCOMM to form Kyocera Wireless.

In the 1980s, Kyocera marketed high-end audio components, such as CD players, receivers, turntables, and cassette decks. These featured unique elements, including Kyocera ceramic-based platforms, and are sought by collectors to the present day. It also introduced a portable LCD screen computer in 1985, the Kyotronic 85. Kyocera also produces ceramics, such as their ceramic knives.

Kyocera are currently the shirt sponsor of Reading F.C., of the English Premiership, Kyoto Purple Sanga in the J-League, Borussia Moenchengladbach in the Bundesliga, and Atlético Paranaense in Brazil. Kyocera also sponsor Atlético's stadium, the Kyocera Arena, and have their insignia on the back of Atlético Madrid's shirts.

In 2003, Kyocera Wireless California started the India subsidiary at Bangalore. It was named Kyocera Wireless India. KWI has tied up with several leading players for providing CDMA services in India. For 2005, Kyocera copiers and printers have received J.D. Power and Associates' highest ranking in their latest customer satisfaction survey.

Contents 1 Kyocera products 1.1 Mobile Phones 1.2 Digital Imaging Products 1.3 Film Cameras 1.3.1 35mm Yashica 1.3.2 35mm Contax 1.3.3 Medium format 2 See also 3 External links

• CDMA
  • 1100 Series - 1135, 1155
  • 2100 Series - 2119, 2135
  • 2200 Series - 2235, 2255
  • 2300 Series - 2325, 2345
  • 3200 Series - 3225, 3245, 3250
  • 5100 Series - 5135
• 7135 Smartphone
• Aktiv K480
• Dorado KX13
• Energi
• K132
• K490/K493/K494
• K404
• K9
• K10
• KE413/KE414 (Phantom)
• KE424c/KX424 (Blade)
• KE433/K7 (Rave)
• Koi KX2
• KX12 (Walkie Talkie)
• KX414 (Phantom)
• KX433/KX434 (Rave)
• KX440/KX444
• QCP-2035
• QCP-3035
• QCP-6035
• S14 (Opal)
• Slider Series (SE47/SE44/V5)
• SoHo KX1
• Milan KX9B & KX9C
• KX9a & KX9e
• Oystr KX9D
• K320 Series (K322/K323)
• Cyclops K325
• K352
• Angel & Jet KX18
• Slider Sonic KX5B
• Slider Remix KX5
• Switch Back K612
• Topaz KX7
• XCursion KX160
• Candid KX16
• Strobe K612B
• Prisma

• Kyocera SL400R
• Contax i4R
• Contax TVS Digital
• Contax SL300R T*
• Contax U4R

• Yashica 35mm SLR cameras (1976-2000):
  • FX-1
  • FX-2
  • FX-3
  • FX-3 Super
  • FX-3 Super 2000
  • FX-D
  • FX-103
  • FR
  • FR-I
  • FR-II
  • 107MP
  • 108MP
  • 109MP
  • 200AF
  • 210AF
  • 230AF
  • 270AF/230 Super
  • 300AF
• Yashica T4 Super 35mm "point and shoot" camera (now replaced with the newer "Kyocera T4 zoom"), featuring a Zeiss T* lens.

• Contax G2 autofocus 35mm SLR camera, with a maximum shutter speed of 1/6000 second, also featuring Zeiss lenses.

• Contax 645

• Taito Corporation
• List of digital camera brands
• KDDI
• Willcom

• Kyocera Global Site
• Kyotronic 85
• Kyocera Wireless