▁as ▁Sh int om ▁West ▁Cor p . ▁of ▁America ▁located ▁in ▁Tor rance , ▁CA . ▁Sh int om ' s ▁original ▁advert is ement ▁consisted ▁of ▁industrial - design , ▁rug ged ness , ▁and ▁simplicity ▁without ▁the ▁high ▁cost . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 2 , ▁without ▁any ▁warning , ▁Fun ai ▁can ce led ▁the ▁contract ▁after ▁decided ▁to ▁build ▁its ▁own ▁ch ass is - me chan ism , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁moving ▁all ▁V CR ▁assemb lies ▁to ▁China ▁by ▁ 1 9 9 3 , ▁which ▁still ▁continues ▁today . ▁This ▁sudden ▁can cellation ▁request ▁by ▁Fun ai ▁perman ently ▁dam aged ▁Sh int om ' s ▁total ▁re venue ▁and ▁invest ment ▁capital , ▁and ▁it ▁didn ' t ▁allow ▁sufficient ▁time ▁for ▁Sh int om ▁to ▁invest ▁in ▁new ▁products . ▁To ▁prevent ▁a ▁free fall ▁and ▁risk ▁going ▁bank rupt , ▁Sh int om ▁tried ▁contact ing ▁Fun ai ▁for ▁several ▁years ▁if ▁they ▁could ▁joint - mer ger ▁but ▁was ▁denied ▁each ▁time , ▁stating ▁Fun ai ▁is ▁a ▁family - owned , ▁private ▁corpor ation . ▁By ▁ 1 9 9 5 , ▁Sony ▁stopped ▁ordering ▁Sh int om ' s ▁mechanism ▁that ▁was ▁used ▁for ▁non - edit ing ▁V HS ▁V CR s , ▁V CP s , ▁and ▁TV / VC R ▁comb os . ▁Therefore , ▁the ▁V HS ▁ch ass is ▁mechanism ▁business ▁was ▁dissol ved . ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁ 1 9 9