Cherry
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| Type | Corporation |
|---|---|
| Industry | Computer hardware |
| Founded | 1953 |
| Founder(s) | Walter Cherry |
| Headquarters | Auerbach in der Oberpfalz, Germany |
| Revenue | €250M (2007) |
| Employees | 3,100 |
| Website |
www.cherrycorp.com www.cherry.de |
Cherry is a German manufacturer of computer peripherals and devices. Cherry has its roots in the USA. They are well known to mechanical keyboard enthusiasts for making the very popular Cherry MX switch range as well as the less widely known Cherry ML switch. Cherry's double-shot keycaps, which are found on many of their older keyboards, are considered some of the most well-made keys in the industry, though in 2011 Cherry announced that it would discontinue manufacture of all double-shot keycaps, despite popular demand for them.
Hirose: Cherry Japan
Hirose Cherry Precision (now HST: Hirose Sensing Technology) originated as Cherry's sole Japanese distributor. After becoming a joint venture with Cherry Germany, Hirose sold their own versions of Cherry's switches in Japan, notable for having a different keycap mount and, in the case of the Hirose Cherry M8, a different switch structure.
Cherry logos
Cherry logo from before 2005
Cherry logo from 2005–2008
Cherry logo from 2008–2012
Cherry logo from 2012
