Canon Inc.

High school (ages 12+)
Making & Design

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/canon-inc

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the corporate identity?Japanese multinational corporation specializing in optical, imaging, and industrial products
2. What is the founding year?1937
3. What does Canon make?Canon makes cameras, printers, scanners, medical imaging machines, and equipment for making microchips.
4. When was Canon founded?Canon started in 1937 as Precision Optical Industries and became Canon in 1947.

Optics: The branch of physics that deals with the properties and behavior of light, essential for lens and imaging system design.
Multinational Corporation: A corporate organization that owns or controls production of goods or services in at least one country other than its home country.
Semiconductor Manufacturing Equipment: Highly specialized machinery, including lithography systems, used in the fabrication of integrated circuits (microchips).