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Canon Inc. is a manufacturer of business machines, cameras, and optical and other products. Canon offers business machines including office imaging products, such as office network digital multifunction devices (MFDs), color network digital MFDs, office copying machines and personal-use copying machines; computer peripherals, including laser beam printers, inkjet printers and scanners and business information products, such as personal computers, servers, document scanners, calculators and micrographic equipment. Canon also manufactures and markets digital cameras, film cameras, digital video camcorders, lenses and various camera accessories. Canon’s optical and other products mainly include semiconductor production equipment, mirror projection mask aligners for liquid crystal display (LCD) panels, broadcasting equipment, medical equipment, large format printers, and electronic components. On March 31, 2008, it acquired a 24.9% stake in Hitachi Displays, Ltd.