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  Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. in Kadoma, Osaka, Japan.
Matsushita was founded in 1918 and operated factories in Japan and Asia through the end of World War II, producing electrical components and appliances such as light fixtures, motors, and electric irons.
Matsushita's brother-in-law, Toshio Iue founded Sanyo as a subcontractor for components after WWII.
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 Panasonic - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Through the Panasonic nameplate, Matsushita was one of the first companies to manufacture Laserdisc players in the early 1980s and was among the group of companies that first conceived the DVD format.
Matsushita's current corporate strategy is to seek cooperation and joint ventures in the development of certain technologies (such as LCD displays), while continuing to compete against other companies such as Toshiba, Hitachi and Minebea to become the benchmark for Japanese electronics.
The Osaka office which appeared in the comic is supposed to be the Matsushita Twin Tower at Kyobashi in Osaka, and when Kosaku is sent to work in China, the view from the Shanghai office is the same as the actual view from the Panasonic office in Shanghai.
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 Matsushita recalls 6,000 notebook PC batteries - Boston.com
The Matsushita spokesman said there had been no cases of the batteries in question catching fire and no one had been injured, and it was unclear how much the recall would cost the company.
Shares in Matsushita closed down 0.6 percent at 2,510 yen, while its domestic rivals Sony fell 0.8 percent to 5,100 yen and Sharp Corp. <6753.T> lost 1.9 percent to 2,080 yen.
The Matsushita spokesman said that when a notebook PC using the battery in question had been accidentally dropped on the floor or suffered any other strong impact, there was a chance that a tiny metal spring used in the battery pack could fall off on to battery cells, causing overheating.
www.boston.com /business/technology/articles/2006/09/05/matsushita_recalls_6000_notebook_pc_batteries   (351 words)

  
 CNN.com - Matsushita to post another loss - Apr. 7, 2003
But Matsushita, the maker of Panasonic brand electronics, said its revenues and operating profit were still on track to hit targets, lifted by cost cutting and healthy sales of new products, and cash flow would not be affected.
Matsushita Electric said it expected a 23.5 billion yen ($195.3 million) consolidated net loss for the year ended on March 31, adding to the prior year's record loss of 431 billion yen.
Matsushita, like many big companies in Japan, has seen the value of its share holdings, especially in Japanese banks, shrink markedly in recent months as worries about the country's financial woes fuelled a slide in the stock market.
www.cnn.com /2003/BUSINESS/asia/04/07/japan.matsushita.reut   (378 words)

  
 Matsushita Electric Industrial Co News
Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. filed the largest number of patent applications in Japan in 2004, the Patent Office said Friday.
TOKYO: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. said on Tuesday that it had started recalling 6,000 PC batteries as they could overheat when subjected to a strong impact, the latest battery recall involving Japanese...
Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. Announces Notice Regarding...
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 CIOL : News : Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. Ltd: Plasma Television   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-01)
TOKYO - Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. Ltd., the maker of Panasonic brand electronics, said on Monday it planned to launch the world's largest plasma television by the end of the year.
Matsushita also said it had started taking orders for the 103-inch panels in the United States for business use, such as studio monitors at broadcasting companies and electronic billboards, and planned to deliver them from this autumn.
Matsushita aims to sell 5,000 units of 103-inch panels a year, with TV demand accounting for little less than 20 percent, which can be calculated into annual sales of some 1,000 103-inch TVs.
www.ciol.com /content/news/2006/106071003.asp   (367 words)

  
 Matsushita (Panasonic) Develops "Vacuum Cleaning Robot"
Matsushita's new vacuum cleaning robot operates by optimizing its movements in compliance to the shape of the room, the type of floor and the amount of dust.
Matsushita Electric expects to continue development of the vacuum cleaning robot prototype as part of a wider initiative to meet the growing need for products that save time and lighten the burden of housework.
Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd., best known for its Panasonic, National, Technics, and Quasar brand names, is a world leader in the development and manufacture of electronics products for a wide range of consumer, business and industrial needs.
www.industrypages.com /artman/publish/Industry_News_561.stm   (485 words)

  
 Matsushita Electric Industrial Co Article Archives by KeepMedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-01)
Matsushita Electric Industrial and Toshiba have yet to name new company, which is expected to be established before April 2003.
Matsushita Electric Industrial Co, maker of the Panasonic brand has said strong demand for plasma televisions for the World Cup lifted its first quarter profit to the highest level for 15 years.
Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. unveiled in Tokyo in Sepetmber a new high-end model of its DIGA line of DVD recorders, featuring up to 400GB of hard disk storage, high-speed DVD dubbing, and a range of home and mobile networking capabilities.
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 ABC News: Matsushita Electric President Steps Down   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-01)
Nakamura, who joined Matsushita in 1962 and led its U.S. operations since the late 1980s, saw an opportune time to hand over leadership to Ohtsubo, 60, now that the company is on a stable track to recovery with better profits, according to a company spokesman.
Matsushita chalked up a 49.3 billion yen ($416 million) net profit for the quarter ended Dec. 31, up 39 percent from he same period the previous year as sales climbed 4 percent to 2.4 trillion yen ($20 billion).
Matsushita is expecting a 130 billion yen ($1 billion) profit for the fiscal year ending in March, revised upward from a previous projection for 110 billion yen ($927 million).
abcnews.go.com /Business/wireStory?id=1653760&CMP=OTC-RSSFeeds0312>   (399 words)

  
 Appendix C: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
Matsushita's sales for the fiscal year ending March, 1992, totalled $56 billion, and RandD expenses totalled approximately 6% of sales.
Matsushita already has almost all the technology it needs to make the radios, and it will gain the rest as it develops its ORBCOMM terminal product line.
Matsushita is manufacturing a GPSS receiver about the size of a stop watch which retails for 158,000 yen.
www.wtec.org /loyola/satcom/ac_mats.htm   (561 words)

  
 Matsushita Announces Financial Results; Matsushita Reports First Half Net Profit Increase; Strong Second Quarter ...
Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. (Matsushita (NYSE symbol: MC)) today reported its consolidated financial results for the second quarter and first half, and non-consolidated (parent company alone) results for the first half, ended September 30, 2005, of the current fiscal year, ending March 31, 2006 (fiscal 2006).
Matsushita has given careful consideration as to whether or not it should avail itself to this eased restriction, but, as of today, the company believes it is too early to do so.
Matsushita will continue to focus investment into strategic businesses, including semiconductors, particularly advanced system LSIs, which are the key components in digital products, and plasma TVs, for which global demand is expected to increase significantly, as well as fuel cell co-generation systems for the home that contribute to the prevention of global warming.
www.tmcnet.com /usubmit/-matsushita-announces-financial-results-matsushita-reports-first-half-/2005/oct/1198724.htm   (5929 words)

  
 CNN.com - Matsushita surrenders crown in record loss - April 26, 2002
Matsushita's corporate name may not be that well known outside Asia but its brands are, including Panasonic, JVC and Technics.
Matsushita cited the sluggish economy at home and around the world in reporting its results.
"Matsushita cited negative effects of the recession in the global IT industry and weak economic conditions in Japan and overseas," the company wrote in a release.
archives.cnn.com /2002/BUSINESS/asia/04/26/japan.matsushita   (456 words)

  
 Matsushita Battery Industrial Co., Ltd. :: Matsushita Battery Develops New Micro Fuel Cell Technology for Portable ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-01)
Matsushita Battery has developed this Direct Methanol Fuel Cell system by incorporating its new fuel supply technology with its stack technology, high power lithium ion battery and battery management system (which is based on previous development work for electric power sources).
Matsushita Battery plans to accelerate development of the Micro Fuel Cell by continuing to miniaturize the system, improve the reliability and reduce the cost.
Matsushita Battery Industrial Co., Ltd., a wholly owned subsidiary of Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd., is one of the world's leading full-range battery research and manufacturing companies.
sev.prnewswire.com /computer-electronics/20060104/NYW19005012006-1.html   (924 words)

  
 Matsushita Electric Industrial Co unveils global brand unification strategy to replace National brand with Panasonic | ...
Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd., one of the world's largest manufacturers of consumer electronics, known for its Panasonic and National brand names, has announced a global brand unification strategy, where the name Panasonic will replace National on all home appliances and electrical products, and take over as the main global brand.
Matsushita Electric adopted the brand name 'National' in Japan in 1927 at the initiative of the founder Konosuke Matsushita.
Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd., (MEI) best known for its Panasonic, National and Technics brands, is a worldwide leader in the development and manufacture of electronics products for a wide range of consumer, business, and industrial needs.
www.ameinfo.com /32005.html   (1329 words)

  
 Panasonic UK - Panasonic Legacy - Matsushita Electric Industrial Co is one of the largest and most successful ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-01)
Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. Ltd is without a doubt one of the world's largest and most successful electronics companies.
In the UK, Matsushita is more recognisable under the brands of Panasonic and Technics, world-wide they work as National, Ramsa, Quasar and MAS (Matsushita Avionics), manufacturing more than 15 000 different products.
As Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. Ltd grew, Konosuke Matsushita never lost sight of his founding principles - putting the needs of his customers and employees first.
www.panasonic.co.uk /aboutus/legacy/pukweb04-dynamic-aboutus-legacy-main/index.html   (329 words)

  
 Microcontrollers offer capacities up to 512 KB., Matsushita Electric Industrial Co.
They are the industry's smallest memory cell with an 0.18 micron impalpable process for the new flash memory core.
Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. owns 173 Japanese and 44 overseas patents on the new microcomputers, including current applications.
Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd., best known for its Panasonic brand name, is a worldwide leader in the development and manufacture of electronic products for a wide range of consumer, business, and industrial needs.
news.thomasnet.com /fullstory/458551/464   (811 words)

  
 CNN.com - Matsushita looks at five-unit reshuffle - December 24, 2001
Matsushita Communication is one of five units said to be involved in the reshuffle
The five units are: Matsushita-Kotobuki Electronics Industries Ltd (held 57.6 percent by Matsushita at September 30), Kyushu Matsushita Electric Co Ltd (51.5), Matsushita Seiko Co Ltd (57.6), Matsushita Communication Industrial Co Ltd (56.3) and unlisted Matsushita Graphic Communication Systems Inc (67.5).
Matsushita is one of the world's largest electronics and appliance groups with brand names including Panasonic and Technics.
archives.cnn.com /2001/BUSINESS/asia/12/24/japan.matsu.biz   (419 words)

  
 Matsushita Resources & Information - matsushita electric industrial
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 Macworld: News: Matsushita unveils new digital still cameras
Matsushita is responsible for the digital side of the camera while Leica is responsible for the optics.
Matsushita launched its first FZ-series camera with a 12X optical zoom about a year ago but the launch model was a little disappointing because it was matched with a relatively low-resolution 2-megapixel image sensor.
The 12X optical zoom lens is equivalent to a 35-millimeter to 420-millimeter zoom lens on a conventional 35-millimeter film camera, according to Matsushita.
www.macworld.com /news/2003/10/06/matsushita/index.php?pf=1   (758 words)

  
 Matsushita Electric (Panasonic) Announces Analysis of Energy Savings of Electronic Appliances in an Entire Household
Matsushita will disclose the research findings at the "Panasonic Environmental Forum 2003" to be held from November 12 to 15 in Tokyo.
In support of the company's policy to produce electronic and electrical products that are environmentally friendly, Matsushita has calculated the environmental impact caused by most of the electronic appliances in a household.
The data was derived by calculating greenhouse gas emissions and non-recyclable or virgin resources used in products in a model household with an average household income, consisting of a grandmother, a father working at a company, a full-time mother, and a grade-school child.
www.industrypages.com /artman/publish/Industry_News_3404.stm   (764 words)

  
 Appendix C: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
Matsushita Electric is a conglomerate company in the consumer electric and electronics field representing some 281 individual companies, including major names, such as National, Panasonic, Technics, and Quasar.
Nishikawa] Matsushita is interested, but since it is a business company, it is hard for it to invest in such a large project.
Matsushita is looking at the wireless infrastructure and working on access systems in the home.
www.wtec.org /loyola/digilibs/c_08.htm   (1324 words)

  
 ITworld.com - Matsushita unveils new flat-panel displays
Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. Ltd., better known by its Panasonic brand name, has unveiled a range of new flat-panel displays and televisions, some with built-in DVD (digital versatile disc) players.
Matsushita's smaller sets, both of which have built-in DVD players, are based on widescreen LCD (liquid crystal display) technology and have screen sizes of 11- and 15-inches.
Matsushita Electric Industrial, in Osaka, can be contacted at +81-6-6908-1121 or http://www.mei.co.jp/.
www.itworld.com /Comp/3940/IDG010913matsushita/page_1.html   (459 words)

  
 Matsushita Electric Industrial Co.,Ltd. : industrial solutions : Global
Panasonic provides design and manufacturing process solutions to leading manufacturers in the consumer electronics, telecommunications, computer, and home appliance industries, among others.
Those are the key numbers in our industry business, in which we provide a wide range of products from electronic components and semiconductors to automotive electronic devices and production equipment.
Drawing on the synergy of the entire Matsushita Group, we support ourt customers' business development in every part of the world.
industrial.panasonic.com   (213 words)

  
 White Papers, Webcasts, Case Studies and Product Information by Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-01)
Matsushita offers a comprehensive range of products, systems and components for consumer, business and industrial use based on sophisticated electronics and precision technology.
Matsushita's traditional and primary business area consists of video, audio and household equipment, and home appliances; and industrial products, which include information, communications and industrial equipment.
Matsushita also produces semiconductors, general electronic components, display devices, electric motors, compressors and batteries, for its own and other manufacturers' use.
library.telecommagazine.com /detail/ORG/961599122_24.html   (177 words)

  
 Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. - JCN Network Company Profile
Olympus Imaging Corporation, Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. (Panasonic) and Sigma Corporation have jointly compiled a comprehensive catalog of exchangeable lens for their digital single-lens reflex camera systems based on the Four Thirds System standard.
Panasonic, the brand for which Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. is known, today unveiled four new models in the PZ600 series VIERA plasma TVs.
Panasonic, the leading brand by which Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. is generally known, today announced the development of the 850 nm AlGaAs/GaAs VCSEL (Vertical Cavity Surface Emitting Laser) capable of high speed 12.5 Gbps modulation at low operating current of 8 mA.
www.japancorp.net /company_show.asp?compid=204   (738 words)

  
 Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. :: Matsushita Electric Files Patent Infringement Suit Against MediaTek
SAN JOSE, Calif., Aug. 3 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. announced today that it has filed a lawsuit in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California charging MediaTek Inc. with infringement of three Matsushita patents by certain MediaTek integrated circuit chips.
Being one of the largest consumer electronics companies in the world, Matsushita is committed to protecting its innovations through vigorous enforcement of its intellectual property rights.
Matsushita filed this lawsuit to prevent MediaTek's further unlicensed use of Matsushita's patented technology.
sev.prnewswire.com /computer-electronics/20050803/NYW17904082005-1.html   (175 words)

  
 CNN.com - Matsushita expands in Vietnam - Apr. 11, 2003
Matsushita Electric Industrial Co, the world's second-largest consumer electronics maker, said on Friday it would set up a subsidiary in Vietnam in September to make and sell electronic appliances.
The company said it would invest two billion yen ($16.7 million) in the new firm, which will be capitalized at 900 million yen.
Matsushita has had a plant in Vietnam since 1996 where it makes audio and video products.
www.cnn.com /2003/BUSINESS/04/11/vietnam.matushita.reut/index.html   (141 words)

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