Background and Identification
Kyocera Corporation is an electronics and ceramics manufacturer based in Kyoto, Japan. It was founded in 1959 as the Kyoto Ceramic Company, Ltd. Kyocera manufactures electronics as well as solar power generating systems, industrial ceramics, electronics components, telecommunications equipment, semiconductor packages, office document imaging equipment, cutting tools, and components for dental and other medical implant systems.
Kyocera originally manufactured ceramic insulators for television picture tubes. Beginning in the 1960s, Kyocera began developing ceramic semiconductor packages. In 2000, Kyocera acquired Qualcomm Incorporated’s mobile phone manufacturing operations and formed Kyocera Wireless Corporation. Kyocera’s EOS concept phone was released in 2009 and was powered by kinetic energy from the phone’s user. In 2010, Kyocera launched its first smartphone, called Zio. Also in 2010, Kyocera merged its wireless corporation and communications company to form Kyocera Communications, Inc.
Kyocera manufactures and sells mobile phones for wireless carriers in Canada and the United States. Kyocera has manufactured both flip phones and smartphones with digital screens. Kyocera mobile phones are generally considered rugged devices and usually include a two-year manufacturer’s warranty. Kyocera phones can be identified by the company’s logo, which includes the name “Kyocera” in both capital and lower-case letters. The logo also features a stylized letter “K” consisting of red triangles and parallelograms.