Sharp has announced its new LR0GC02 Solar Module for Mobile Devices that features a thickness of 0.8 mm, the industry's thinnest level at the moment. continued »

Softbank Mobile and Sharp today introduces a series of 19 handsets in 2nd half of this year, one of them is the AQUOS SHOT 933SH with 10 megapixel CCD camera. The 10 megapixel camera is assisted by auto-scene selection, auto focusing, LED flash and an up to 12800 ISO sensitivity. continued »

The camera module for mobile phone is getting better treatment. The latest Sharp SH-01A clamshell phone is approved by FCC. It comes with a 8 megapixel CCD camera module, auto focusing support and 18mm wide angle lens. Though, the SH-01A will only be officially released on NTT DoCoMo network in Japan with global roaming support. continued »

Nissan Motor, NTT DOCOMO and Sharp announced today that they have jointly developed a mobile phone capable of functioning as an intelligent key for automobiles. Nissan's Intelligent Key system employs two-way wireless communications technology to automatically unlock/lock the car door and start/stop the engine. Nissan and Sharp has now integrated these electronic intelligent-key, wireless communications and electromagnetic technologies into the ... continued »

Synaptics announced today that its ClearPad solution is driving the interactive touchscreen in NTT DOCOMO's new SH906i clamshell handset. Sharp SH906i is the first ClearPad-enabled touchscreen mobile phone in Japan's mobile handset market. continued »

Sharp has just announced their new 5 megapixel CMOS camera module RJ63SC100 is the world smallest. The camera module has a size of only 9.5 x 9.5 x 6.6mm and support auto focus for better image quality. continued »