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Template:Nihongo is a Japanese multinational electronics and electrical equipment manufacturing company headquartered in Tokyo, Japan. The company was established in 1921 as a spin-off from the electrical machinery manufacturing division of Mitsubishi Shipbuilding (Mitsubishi Heavy Industries) at the Kobe Shipyard.

A member of the Mitsubishi Group, Mitsubishi Electric produces elevators and escalators, high-end home appliances, air conditioning, factory automation systems, train systems, electric motors, pumps, semiconductors, digital signage, and satellites.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

HistoryEdit

Mitsubishi Electric was established as a spin-off from the Mitsubishi Group's other core company Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, then Mitsubishi Shipbuilding, as the latter divested a marine electric motor factory in Kobe, Nagasaki. It has since diversified to become the major electronics company.<ref name=":0">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name="InterMitsubishiRelations">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Mitsubishi Electric held the record for the fastest elevator in the world, in the 70-story Yokohama Landmark Tower, from 1993 to 2005.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

The company acquired Nihon Kentetsu, a Japanese home appliance manufacturer, in 2005.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

In 2015 the company acquired DeLclima, an Italian company that designs and produces HVAC and HPAC units, renamed Mitsubishi Electric Hydronics & IT Cooling Systems SpA in 2017.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

In early 2020, Mitsubishi Electric was identified as a victim of the year-long cyberattacks perpetrated by the Chinese hackers.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

In 2023, Mitsubishi Electric announced its plans to spend 100 billion yen to build a new semiconductor factory in Kumamoto Prefecture, with a target date of April 2026 to begin production.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

ProductsEdit

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A large dish antenna in the Atacama Large Millimeter Array, manufactured by Mitsubishi Electric
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Mitsubishi Electric room air conditioner
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MELFA industrial robots

In 2023, the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)’s Annual PCT Review ranked Mitsubishi Electric's number of patent applications published under the PCT System as 4th in the world, with 2,152 patent applications being published during 2023.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Some product lines of Mitsubishi Electric, such as air conditioners, overlap with the products from Mitsubishi Heavy Industries partly because the companies share the same root.<ref name="InterMitsubishiRelations" /><ref name=":0" />

  • Air conditioning systems
    • Room air conditioners (marketed as Mitsubishi Mr. Slim Room Air Conditioner and Mitsubishi Kirigamine)
    • Package air conditioners (Marketed as Mitsubishi Mr. Slim Packaged Air Conditioner)
    • Variable refrigerant flow (VRF) systems (marketed as Mitsubishi CITY MULTI)
    • EcoCute (marketed as Ecodan or DIAHOT)
    • Ventilators
    • Air curtains
    • Air conducting fan
  • Home appliances
    • Refrigerators and freezers
    • Air purifiers, dehumidifiers
    • Vacuum cleaners, electric fans
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  • Building systems
    • Elevators, escalators
    • Moving walks
    • High-speed hand dryers (marketed as Mitsubishi Jet Towel)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • Energy systems
    • Power generation systems
    • Transmission and distribution systems
    • Medium & low-voltage switchgear and systems
    • Power information & communication technology
  • Semiconductors and devices
    • Power modules, high-power devices
    • Driver ICs
    • Sensors (Contact image sensors, etc.)
    • High-frequency devices
    • optical devices
    • TFT-LCD modules
  • Transportation systems
    • Rolling stock systems
    • Power supply and electrification systems
    • Transportation planning and control systems
    • Communication systems
  • Automotive equipment
    • Charging and starting products
    • Electrification products (Electric power steering system products, safety and driving assistance system products, etc.)
    • Car multimedia products
  • Visual information systems
  • Space systems
    • Satellite programs, platforms, and components
    • Optical and radio telescopes
    • Mobile Mapping System, a high-precision GPS mobile measurement system
  • Public systems

Discontinued productsEdit

  • Mobile phones, from 1999 to 2008. Created for NTT Docomo. Mitsubishi Electric quit the mobile phone business in Apr 2008 after decrease in shipments. They estimated a temporary loss of 17 billion Yen in income before income taxes.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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    • LCD TVs, until 2008.
    • DLP High Definition TVs, until December, 2012. Mitsubishi Electric then focused on professional and home theater DLP projection applications, and is no longer manufacturing televisions for the consumer market.
  • Computer memory. Business unit spun off to be part of Elpida Memory.
  • Computers, including Mitsubishi ElectricM mainframe computers,<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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Global operationsEdit

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Mitsubishi Electric's United States headquarters in Cypress, California
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Mitsubishi Electric office in Canada

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    • Mitsubishi Electric - North America
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    • Mitsubishi Electric Asia-Pacific<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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    • Mitsubishi Electric Europe<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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SlogansEdit

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Mitsubishi Electric wordmark used exclusively in Japan between 1985 and 2014

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SportsEdit

Until September 2016, the company had a corporate team which is now known as the Nagoya Diamond Dolphins. Mitsubishi continues to sponsor the team.

Mitsubishi Electric signed a title sponsorship deal with the AFF Championship (renaming the competition as the AFF Mitsubishi Electric Cup) from the 2022 edition onwards.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

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