NDK Europe Limited

Founded as Nanbu Shoko Co., Ltd. in Nihonbashi, Chuo-ku, Tokyo

Started crystal unit production and sales

Changed the Company’s name to Nihon Dempa Kogyo Co., Ltd.

Requested Tohoku University to conduct research on synthetic quartz crystal and water-soluble crystal growth Began full-scale research and development of synthetic quartz crystal

Succeeded in the growth of synthetic quartz crystal for the first time in Japan

Started crystal filter production

Started crystal oscillator production

Completed a factory (current Sayama Plant) in Sayama City, Saitama Prefecture Started mass production of synthetic quartz crystal

Started mass production of crystal units for color televisions

Developed the world’s smallest (at the time) tuning fork crystal unit

Opened a representative office in the United States and began overseas expansion

Established a production facility in Malaysia (current ASIAN NDK CRYSTAL SDN. BHD.) and began building a global production system

Developed the world’s first AT-cut crystal unit

Established a new production facility in Malaysia (current NDK QUARTZ (M) SDN. BHD.)

Established a sales office in the United Kingdom (NDK Europe Limited) and expanded the sales network toward Europe

Listed NDK stock on the Second Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange

Established a production facility in Jiangsu Province, China (current Suzhou NDK Co., Ltd.) Obtained ISO 9001 certification

Listed NDK stock on the First Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange

Obtained ISO 14001 certification

Obtained IATF 16949 certification

Obtained ISO/IEC 17025 certification

NDK became the first company in Japan to adopt IFRS

Obtained ISO 13485 certification

Products for the small high-frequency (76.8 MHz) needs of 5G smartphones received the first certification from Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. and sales began *Qualcomm Snapdragon 690, 750G for the 5G Mobile Platform

Obtained JIS Q 9100 certification

Transferred to the Prime Market of the Tokyo Stock Exchange

Established the Action Guidelines (Four Core Values)

Formulated the new Mission “Wave Motion Tech Moves Our Future!”