Joint development of world's first CG (continuous grain) Silicon technology with Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.

Develops world's first stacked CSP (chip size package) units (mass production begins in April)

Markets PC-PJ1, a B5-size, ultra-thin notebook PC

Establishes Sharp Document Systems Corporation (SDS) to handle sales of document products such as copiers, and Sharp Amenity Systems Corporation (SAS) to handle sales of solar power systems and LED displays

Corporate senior executive director Katsuhiko Machida appointed president (June 26). Corporate advisor Saeki appointed as corporate senior advisor and President Tsuji appointed as corporate advisor

Establishes Sharp Electronics Marketing Corporation (SEMC), a consumer electronics/information products sales company

Announces collaboration with NuvoMedia, Inc. in electronic publishing business

Achieves production of 5 million MD audio products

Agreement reached with Cadence Design Systems, Inc. on joint development of system LSIs

Markets LC-20V1/20V2, the world's first 20-inch LCD TVs

Launches Sharp Space Town information service for Sharp digital information products

Markets VN-EZ1 Internet ViewCam, the world's first video camera to use MPEG-4 video compression standard

Agrees to provide semiconductor manufacturing technology to 1st Silicon, an LSI manufacturing company in Malaysia

Develops Advanced TFT LCD (Multi-Scene Display), which can be switched between reflective mode in bright settings and transmissive mode using a backlight in dark settings

Announces comprehensive business agreement with Quanta Computer Inc., Taiwan's largest notebook PC manufacturer, that includes providing TFT LCD technology (production begins in 2001)

Markets RE-M210, the world's first microwave oven capable of "Internet cooking"

Develops 1-bit amplifier technology, which uses high-order delta-sigma modulation to reproduce ultra high-fidelity sound. Markets SM-SX100 1-bit amp

Announces joint development of semiconductor process technology with Conexant Systems, Inc.

Introduces innovative production line for large-format TFT LCDs at Mie No. 2 Plant

Develops and starts mass production of world's first 3-chip stacked CSP units

Establishes Sharp Electronics Inc. of Korea (SEI) as sales base in Korea (starts operations same year)

Establishes Sharp Software Development India Pvt. Ltd. (SSDI) as software development company for digital copier/printers in India

SREC (Malaysia) achieves production of 25 million color TVs