Kyocera Corp. develops, produces, and distributes products based on fine ceramic technologies. It operates through the following business segments: Core Components Business, Electronic Components Business, and Solutions Business. The Core Components Business segment offers fine ceramic parts and protective packages for semiconductor manufacturing, automotive camera modules, and electronic components across various industries, including semiconductor, industrial machinery, automotive, and information and communications. The Electronic Components Business segment offers a wide range of electronic components and devices, including capacitors, crystal parts, connectors, and power semiconductors, for the information and communications, industrial equipment, automotive, and consumer markets. The Solutions Business segment offers cutting tools, as well as pneumatic and power tools for automotive-related and general industrial, and construction markets; printers for offices; and communication terminals, such as mobile phones, as well as information systems and telecommunication services. The company was founded by Kazuo Inamori on April 1, 1959 and is headquartered in Kyoto, Japan.