ated ▁sea ▁water ▁temper atures ▁at ▁that ▁time ▁due ▁to ▁an ▁El ▁Ni ño ▁event . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : Pol y cer idae <0x0A> </s> ▁Sh int om ▁Indust ries ▁Co . ▁Ltd . ▁was ▁a ▁Japanese ▁consumer ▁electron ics ▁company ▁head qu arter ed ▁in ▁Y ok oh ama , ▁Japan , ▁first ▁founded ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 5 ▁and ▁ended ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 4 , ▁after ▁fil ing ▁for ▁Chapter ▁ 7 ▁bank rupt cy . ▁Sh int om ▁was ▁engaged ▁in ▁the ▁development , ▁manufact ure , ▁and ▁sale ▁of ▁mobile ▁phone , ▁car ▁audio , ▁trans istor ▁radio , ▁vide oc ass ette ▁rec order , ▁meas uring ▁instrument , ▁and ▁medical ▁equipment . ▁Sh int om ▁had ▁two ▁fact ories ▁world wide , ▁located ▁both ▁in ▁Japan ▁and ▁Indones ia . ▁Sh int om ▁first ▁held ▁a ▁st ake ▁with ▁A udi ov ox ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 0 ▁as ▁an ▁O EM ▁supp lier ▁for ▁A udi ov ox ▁car ▁s tere os . ▁ ▁Sh int om ▁was ▁mostly ▁well - known ▁for ▁design ing , ▁s elling , ▁and ▁supp lying ▁the ▁V HS ▁transport ▁ch ass is ▁mechanism ▁to ▁various ▁Japanese ▁V HS ▁V CR ▁manufact ur ers ▁during ▁the ▁mid - 1 9 8 0 s ▁to ▁the ▁mid - 1 9 9 0 s . ▁Fun ai ▁Electric ▁( its ▁biggest ▁customer ), ▁Sony ▁Corporation , ▁A i wa ▁Corporation , ▁T os hib a ▁Corporation