Hosiden

{{Short description|Japanese electronics company}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2019}}

{{Infobox company

|name = Hosiden Corporation

|logo = Hosiden-logo.png

|logo_caption =

|type = Public

|traded_as = {{TYO|6804}}

|native_name = ホシデン株式会社

|romanized_name = Hoshiden Kabushiki Kaisha

|foundation = 14 September 1950
Japan

|location = Yao, Osaka

|homepage = [https://www.hosiden.com/index.html www.hosiden.com]

}}

{{nihongo|Hosiden Corporation|ホシデン株式会社|Hoshiden Kabushiki Kaisha}} is a Japanese electronics company.{{Cite web |title=Hosiden Corp - Company Profile and News |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/profile/company/6804:JP |access-date=2022-08-07 |website=Bloomberg.com |language=en}} It manufactures electronic components and devices and has a strong presence in the telecommunication and automotive industries prior to the consumer markets. It is headquartered in Yao, Osaka and has over 19 factories and more than 12,000 workers.

Its products include connectors, memory card connectors, LCDs (Square and Rounded) and micro switches.

For its application in S-Video, the 4-pin Hosiden,{{cite web | url=https://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/pc-interfaces-101,1177-11.html | title=PC Interfaces 101 | date=23 November 2005 }}http://www.icdia.co.uk/docs/pointing_devices.pdf {{Bare URL PDF|date=August 2024}}https://assets.legrand.com/general/legrand-exp/np-ft-gt/f00494en-00.pdf {{Bare URL PDF|date=August 2024}}http://cineforhome.com/reviews/projectors/HitachiTX200/Hitachi-PJTX200Review.htm {{Bare URL inline|date=August 2024}} Oshiden,https://www.analogway.com/emea/training-support/glossary/cat:O/ {{Bare URL inline|date=August 2024}} or Ushidenhttps://assets.legrand.com/general/legrand-exp/np-ft-gt/f00494en-00.pdf {{Bare URL PDF|date=August 2024}} connector is often wrongly called mini-DIN connector.{{cite web | url=https://www.wiringo.com/din-connector-everything-you-need-to-know.html | title=DIN Connector – Everything You Need to Know | date=29 January 2024 }} Hosiden Besson Limited was established in 1957, trading as A P Besson and Partner Limited in the UK, manufacturing earpieces for the National Health Service. It was sold to Crystalate Electronics in 1971 to form the Besson division, and as part of a manufacturing group it assimilated injection mouldings and designed and manufactured printed circuit boards. On 2 March 1990 Hosiden Corporation, acquired the company. Its capabilities now include acoustic, electronic, research and development, fire products, transmission products, manufacture and assembly, injection molding, and distribution.