TOKYO -- Is Sanyo Electric Co. gearing up to sell its cellphone and digital camera businesses?

The Japanese electronics giant already outsourced its TV and home appliances businesses, part of a strategy to focus on energy and green businesses, and it taking bids on its chip division.

As Seiichiro Sano takes over as company president today, shareholders are telling the company to outsource or spin off its mobile phones and digital cameras units, too.