Kyocera

Kyocera Corporation
Native name
京セラ株式会社
Kyōsera kabushiki gaisha
Company typePublic KK
TYO: 6971
IndustryElectronics
Founded1959; 65 years ago (1959)
FounderKazuo Inamori
HeadquartersKyoto, Japan
Key people
  • Goro Yamaguchi (Chairman)
  • Hideo Tanimoto (President)
Products
  • Semiconductor packages
  • Industrial components
  • Automotive components
  • Electronic devices
  • Solar power generating systems
  • Printers
  • Copiers
  • Mobile phones
  • Applied ceramic products
Revenue¥1.577 trillion (2018)
¥81.79 billion (2018)
Number of employees
70,153 (March 31, 2017)
Websiteglobal.kyocera.com

Kyocera Corporation (京セラ株式会社, Kyōsera Kabushiki-gaisha, pronounced [kʲoːseɾa]) is a Japanese multinational ceramics and electronics manufacturer headquartered in Kyoto, Japan. It was founded as Kyoto Ceramic Company, Limited (京都セラミック株式会社, Kyōto Seramikku Kabushiki-gaisha) in 1959 by Kazuo Inamori and renamed in 1982. It manufactures industrial ceramics, solar power generating systems, telecommunications equipment, office document imaging equipment, electronic components, semiconductor packages, cutting tools, and components for medical and dental implant systems.