SANYO
SANYO
Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd. is a Japanese electronics company that was founded in 1947 by Toshio Iue. Sanyo was a member of the Fortune Global 500 and had over 230 subsidiaries and affiliates. In 2009, Panasonic acquired a 50.2% stake in Sanyo for $4.5 billion, making Sanyo a subsidiary of Panasonic
Sanyo was known for its production of electronics such as televisions, cellular phones, and semiconductors. In 2010, Sanyo sold its semiconductor operations to ON Semiconductor [0].
In India, Panasonic reintroduced the Sanyo brand with the launch of Sanyo LED TV range in August 2016. In December 2017, Sanyo introduced its first 4K smart TV range in India [0].
Sanyo is also known for its thermal management sector, Sanyo Denki, which makes high speed, large airflow, high static pressure DC fans sold under the moniker "San Ace", a product line mainly geared towards the enterprise market. As of October 2020, Sanyo Denki holds the world record for both rotational speed and static pressure of various dimensions and models. Some notable records are a 40 millimetres (1.6 in) 12V 31.2W fan released in May 2020, with a rotational speed of 38,000 RPM and a static pressure of 2.3 kilopascals (0.33 psi) and an 80 millimetres (3.1 in) 12V 57.6W fan able to spin at 18,300 RPM and provide a static pressure of 1.6 kilopascals (0.23 psi) [0].
Sanyo was the primary sponsor of the Penrith Panthers in the National Rugby League in Australia from 2000 to 2012. In Formula One, the company backed Benetton from 1989 to 1995, Williams from 1995 to 1997 and Stewart Grand Prix from 1997 to 1999. In football, Sanyo sponsored the Argentinian club River Plate from 1992 until 1995 and the Brazilian Coritiba from 1995 until 1999 [0].
Sanyo had good ties with Sony, supporting the Betamax video format from invention until the mid-1980s. While producing the VHS video format at the same time for the Fisher brand during the early 1980s, Sanyo later gave its backing to Toshiba's HD DVD instead of supporting Sony's format, the Blu-ray Disc. However, this was ultimately unsuccessful, as Sony's Blu-ray triumphed
