Fujitsu Ten

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Fujitsu Ten Ltd. (富士通テン株式会社 Fujitsū Ten Kabushiki-gaisha?) is a Japanese company developing and manufacturing car audio, video, navigation and control systems. The headquarter is located in Kobe, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. As its name shows, Fujitsu Ten belongs to the Fujitsu group led by Fujitsu Ltd., which is one of the leading electronics companies in Japan.

The major product of Fujitsu Ten is the car audio and navigation systems sold in Eclipse brand. It is also a supplier of OEM products to major automobile companies in Japan and U.S.

Fujitsu Ten Corporation of America in Plymouth, Michigan is a subsidiary of Fujitsu Ten that supplies products to the U.S. market and industry.

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  • A Nobel prize winner, Leo Esaki (江崎 玲於奈 Esaki Reona), worked at Kobe Kogyo (神戸工業 Kōbe Kōgyō), which is the preceding company of Fujitsu Ten before it changed its name to Fujitsu Ten.
  • Ten in the company's name does not mean the number 10. It rather comes from a Chinese character Ten(天) that means heaven in Chinese and Japanese.

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