Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. engages in the production and sale of electronic and electric products for consumer, business, and industrial uses, as well as various components. It offers products in six categories: audiovisual and computer products (AVC) networks, home appliances, components and devices, MEW and PanaHome, JVC, and other. AVC networks category includes video and audio, and information and communications equipment. Video and audio equipment comprises TVs, VCRs, camcorders, digital cameras, DVD players and recorders, and personal and home audio equipment. Information equipment includes personal computers (PCs); PC displays; CD-ROM, DVD-ROM, DVD-RAM, and other optical disk drives; hard disk drives; copying machines; and printers. Communications equipment comprises facsimile equipment, cordless telephones, cellular phones, other mobile communications equipment, and digital private branch exchanges. Home Appliances category comprises refrigerators, air conditioning equipment, washing machines, clothes dryers, vacuum cleaners, electric irons, microwave ovens, cooking appliances, dishwasher/dryers, and household equipment. Components and devices category includes semiconductors, general components, display devices, batteries, and electric motors. MEW and PanaHome category consists of electrical construction materials, home appliances, building products, electronic and plastic materials, and automation controls; and housing, home remodeling, and asset and property management businesses. JVC category includes consumer electronic equipment, professional electronic equipment and systems, components, and prerecorded audio and video software and recordable media. Other category comprises factory automation equipment, industrial robots, welding machines, power distribution equipment, and other industrial equipment. The company was founded in 1918 and is headquartered in Osaka, Japan.