Canare Electric Co., Ltd. develops, manufactures, and provides the audio and video cables, connectors, patch bays, and fiber-optic products for the television broadcast industry and the professional A/V (Audio/Video) market. Its products include video jacks, crimp plugs, coaxial cable strippers, receptacles, adapters and others. It operates through the following segments: Japan, United States, Korea, China, Taiwan, Singapore, and Others. The company was founded by Kimio Kawamoto in September 1970 and is headquartered in Nisshin, Japan.