Editing NEC (section)

{{Short description|Japanese technology corporation}}
{{About|the Japanese information technology company|other uses}}
{{distinguish|NEC Group}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}
{{Infobox company
| name = NEC Corporation
| native_name = 日本電気株式会社
| native_name_lang = ja
| romanized_name = Nippon Denki [[Kabushiki gaisha]]
| logo = NEC logo.svg
| logo_caption = Logo since 1992
| image = NEC Supertower 2023.jpg
| image_caption = Headquarters at the [[NEC Supertower]] in [[Minato, Tokyo]], Japan
| former_name = Nippon Electric Company, Limited (1899-1983, in English)
| type = [[Public Company|Public]]
| ISIN = JP3733000008<ref>{{Cite web
| title = NetCracker Technology is a brand of NEC Co. (NEC1)
| url = https://www.allbrands.markets/brand/price-share-stock-market-netcracker-technology-40000021553-jp3733000008/other-brands-nec-co/
| access-date = July 10, 2024
| website = Allbrands.markets
}}</ref>
| traded_as = {{Tyo|6701}}
| area_served = Worldwide
| key_people = {{Unbulleted list|{{ill|Takashi Niino|jp|新野隆}}<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.nec.com/en/global/about/executives/directors.html |title=NEC Corporate profile Management |accessdate=2024-01-01}}</ref> ([[chairman]])|{{ill|Takayuki Morita|jp|森田隆之}} ([[President (corporate title)|president]])}}
| industry = {{Unbulleted list|[[Information technology]]|[[Electronics industry|Electronics]]}}
| products = {{hlist |[[Telecommunications equipment]]|[[Server (computing)|Servers]]|[[Supercomputer]]s|[[Software]]|[[Satellite|Artificial satellites]]|[[Consumer electronics]]|[[Machine tool]]s}}
{{hidden|Former|{{hlist |[[Major appliance|Domestic appliances]]|[[Lighting]]|[[Battery (electricity)|Batteries]]|[[Semiconductor]]s|[[Display device|Displays]]}}}}
| services = {{hlist |[[Cloud computing]]}}
| revenue = {{yen|3.48 trillion|link=yes}} (2024)<ref name="FY">{{Cite web |url=https://www.nec.com/en/press/202404/images/2601-01-01.pdf |title=Full Year Consolidated Financial Results for the Fiscal Year Ended March 31, 2024|date=October 1, 2018}}</ref>
| operating_income = {{yen|185.01 billion}} (2024)<ref name="FY"/>
| net_income = {{yen|149.52 billion}} (2024)<ref name="FY"/>
| assets = {{yen|4.23 trillion}} (2024)<ref name="FY"/>
| equity = {{yen|2.09 trillion}} (2024)<ref name="FY"/>
| owner = [[AT&T Corporation]] (via [[Western Electric]], 1899-1941)<br>[[Sumitomo Group]]
| num_employees = 105,246 (2024)<ref name="FY"/>
| parent = 
| subsid = {{collapsible list|NEC Platforms|NEC Fielding|[[NEC Solution Innovators]]|ABeam Consulting|NEC Communication Systems|NEC Nexsolutions|NEC Facilities|NEC Networks & System Integration (51.4%)|[[Japan Aviation Electronics]] (50.8%)|NEC Corporation of America|NEC Europe|NEC Asia Pacific|NEC China|NEC Latin America|[[Netcracker Technology]]}}
| homepage = {{URL|nec.com}}
| founded = {{Start date and age|1899|7|17|df=yes}} in [[Tokyo]], Japan
| hq_location = [[NEC Supertower]]
| location_city = [[Shiba, Tokyo|Shiba]], [[Minato, Tokyo|Minato]], [[Tokyo]]
| location_country = Japan
}}

{{Nihongo|'''NEC Corporation'''|日本電気株式会社|Nippon Denki [[Kabushiki gaisha]]|an [[acronym]] for the '''Nippon Electric Company'''}} is a Japanese [[multinational corporation|multinational]] [[information technology]] and [[electronics]] corporation, headquartered at the [[NEC Supertower]] in [[Minato, Tokyo]], [[Japan]].<ref>"[http://www.nec.co.jp/profile/en/corporate_profile.html Corporate Profile]." NEC. Retrieved on July 12, 2010.</ref> It provides IT and network solutions, including [[cloud computing]], [[artificial intelligence]] (AI), [[Internet of things|Internet of Things]] (IoT) platform, and [[telecommunications]] equipment and software<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nec.com/en/global/solutions/tcs/iot-network-solution/|title=NEC IoT Network Solution: NEC Digital Network Transformation|website=NEC|language=en|access-date=2019-09-16}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nec.com/en/global/solutions/nsp/5g_vision/|title=Accelerating DX with 5G: For Telecom Operators|website=NEC|language=en|access-date=2019-09-17}}</ref> to business enterprises, communications services providers and to government agencies. NEC has also been the largest [[Personal computer|PC]] vendor in Japan since the 1980s when it launched the [[PC-8000 series]]; it currently operates its domestic PC business in a [[joint venture]] with [[Lenovo]].<ref>https://www.nec.com/en/press/201607/global_20160701_01.html</ref>

NEC was the world's fourth-largest PC manufacturer by 1990.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Fransman |first1=Martin |title=Japan's Computer and Communications Industry: The Evolution of Industrial Giants and Global Competitiveness |date=1995 |publisher=[[Oxford University Press]] |isbn=9780198233336 |page=17 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=M_F_syq_NBwC&pg=PA17 |language=en}}</ref> Its [[semiconductor]]s business unit was the world's largest semiconductor company by annual revenue from 1985 to 1992, the second largest in 1995, one of the top three in 2000, and one of the top 10 in 2006.<ref>{{cite news |title=Tracking the Top 10 Semiconductor Sales Leaders Over 26 Years |url=http://www.icinsights.com/news/bulletins/Tracking-The-Top-10-Semiconductor-Sales-Leaders-Over-26-Years/ |work=Semiconductor Market Research |publisher=IC Insights |date=December 12, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://smithsonianchips.si.edu/ice/cd/STATUS98/SEC02.PDF|title=WORLDWIDE IC MANUFACTURERS|date=14 August 2023 }}</ref> NEC spun off its semiconductor business to [[Renesas Electronics]] and [[Elpida Memory]]. Once Japan's major electronics company, NEC has largely withdrawn from manufacturing since the beginning of the 21st century.

NEC was #463 on the 2017 Fortune 500 list.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://fortune.com/global500/nec/|title=NEC Financials and News|website=fortune.com|quote=NEC is #463 on the 2017 Fortune 500 list.|access-date=16 October 2018|archive-date=24 June 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170624094351/http://fortune.com/global500/nec/|url-status=dead}}</ref> NEC is a member of the [[Sumitomo Group]].