# Toshiba

> Toshiba is a 150-year-old Japanese industrial technology group that now concentrates on energy systems, digital infrastructure, and devices and technology. After an accounting scandal, the Westinghouse bankruptcy, asset sales, years of shareholder conflict, and a roughly ¥2 trillion take-private, the company is simplifying its organization and betting on the less visible machinery of modern life: grids, railways, power electronics, hard drives, industrial systems, batteries, data-center infrastructure, and quantum-related software.

- **Founded:** 1875
- **Headquarters:** Kawasaki, Japan
- **Founders:** Hisashige Tanaka (Founder of Tanaka's telegraph-equipment works, a Toshiba predecessor), Ichisuke Fujioka (Co-founder of Hakunetsu-sha, a Toshiba predecessor), Shoichi Miyoshi (Co-founder of Hakunetsu-sha)
- **Team size:** 94,051 consolidated employees as of March 31, 2026
- **Products:** Energy Solutions, Digital Infrastructure Solutions, Devices & Technology, SCiB rechargeable battery, GridDB
- **Notable:** Roots dating to 1875 and a 1939 merger that joined heavy-electrical and lamp-making predecessors., Released Japan's first electric rice cooker in 1955., Developed the world's first microcomputer for automobile engines in 1976, according to Toshiba's chronology.

## Products & services

- **Energy Solutions** — Power generation, transmission and distribution, renewables, hydro, thermal and nuclear systems, carbon capture, batteries, and plant services.
- **Digital Infrastructure Solutions** — Railway, industrial, defense, traffic, water, logistics, automation, AI, database, cybersecurity, and smart-manufacturing systems.
- **Devices & Technology** — Power semiconductors, discrete devices, hard disk drives, electronic components, materials, and semiconductor manufacturing equipment.
- **SCiB rechargeable battery** — Lithium-ion battery platform designed for long life, fast charging, safety, and high input-output performance in mobility and infrastructure uses.
- **GridDB** — A database for real-time processing of large-scale time-series and IoT data, offered in software and cloud forms.
- **SQBM+** — Quantum-inspired optimization software based on Toshiba's simulated bifurcation algorithm, supporting problems up to one billion variables in version 2.2.
- **EtaPRO** — Monitoring, diagnostics, and performance optimization software for power-generation assets; a 2025 NTPC contract covers 165 plants in India.

## Achievements

- Roots dating to 1875 and a 1939 merger that joined heavy-electrical and lamp-making predecessors.
- Released Japan's first electric rice cooker in 1955.
- Developed the world's first microcomputer for automobile engines in 1976, according to Toshiba's chronology.
- Released the first Japanese word processor in 1978 and introduced what Toshiba describes as the world's first laptop PC in 1985.
- Commercialized NAND flash memory technology and helped establish DVD and SD-card formats during its electronics era.
- FY2025 operating income reached ¥300.8 billion and return on sales reached 8.1%, then a company record for a full year.
- FY2026 Q1 sales increased 27% year on year and operating income rose from ¥40.1 billion to ¥111.9 billion.
- Recognized by CDP as a Supplier Engagement Leader for a fourth consecutive year in 2026.
- Expanded SQBM+ in 2026 to support optimization problems of up to one billion variables.

## Latest updates

- **2026-08** — Reported FY2026 Q1 net sales of ¥937.1 billion and operating income of ¥111.9 billion; all three core business segments and Retail & Printing increased sales and operating income.
- **2026-08** — Launched an 80V eFuse IC for 48V industrial power-line protection.
- **2026-07** — Toshiba and Hitachi announced an order to deliver high-speed rolling stock to Taiwan.
- **2026-06** — SQBM+ version 2.2 expanded supported optimization scale to as many as one billion variables.
- **2026-06** — Transitioned to a company with an audit and supervisory committee and appointed a nine-director board.
- **2026-04** — Integrated the former energy and digital-solutions operating companies into Toshiba Corporation as part of organizational simplification.
- **2026-03** — Agreed to discuss a possible semiconductor-business integration with ROHM and Mitsubishi Electric; no transaction terms had been decided.

## Links

- Website: https://www.global.toshiba/ww/top.html
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/toshiba-corporation/
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/ToshibaBusiness
- GitHub: https://github.com/toshiba
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TOSHIBASandSOfficial
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/toshibausa/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/toshiba.japan

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Last updated: 2026-08-21