| 1939 |
Started operations by borrowing some buildings and machinery from Toshiba Tsurumi Factory. The company's name at establishment was "Shibaura Kyomachi Manufacturing Co., Ltd.," but in December of the same year, it inherited the name "Shibaura Manufacturing Co., Ltd." from Toshiba's predecessor. Initially, it mainly handled military supplies. |
| 1939 |
Founded: Started operations by borrowing buildings and machinery from part of Toshiba Tsurumi Factory. The original company name was "Shibaura Kyomachi Manufacturing Plant," but in December of the same year, it inherited the name of Toshiba's predecessor, "Shibaura Manufacturing Plant." Initially, it mainly handled military supplies. |
| 1939-10-12 |
Founded on October 12, 1939 (Showa 14). |
| 1939-10-12 |
Established |
| 1942 |
Acquired a machine tool factory in Ofuna, Kanagawa Prefecture, and operated Ofuna Factory (now Yokohama Office). Handled wireless power supplies, electric winding machines, electric felling machines, and DC transformers. |
| 1942 |
Oofuna Plant Commences Operations: Acquired a machine tool factory in Oofuna, Kanagawa Prefecture, and operated the Oofuna Plant (now Yokohama Office). Handled wireless power supplies, electric winding machines, electric felling machines, and DC transformers. |
| 1945 |
After the end of World War II, the company faced an urgent task to shift from military to civilian industries to survive and sustain itself. For example, it developed motors as a core technology for industrial fields, such as underwater motors and DC motors, and for consumer fields, such as washing machine motors and fan motors for air conditioners, exploring new business areas. |
| 1945 |
Transition to Civil Industry: After the end of World War II, shifting from military to civil industries became an urgent task for the company's survival and maintenance. For example, using motors as a core technology, developed underwater motors and DC electric motors in industrial fields, and washing machine motors and fan motors for air conditioners in consumer fields, pioneering new businesses. |
| 1969 |
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| 1969 |
Listed on the Second Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange. |
| 1972 |
Established Tokyo Vacuum Equipment (now Shibaura Electrotechnique) |
| 1972 |
Transferred to the First Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange: Established Tokyo Vacuum Equipment (now Shibaura Electrics). |
| 1981 |
Established Shibaura Precision (now Shibaura Precision) |
| 1981 |
Established Tosei Engineering (now Shibaura Precision). |
| 1986 |
Developed liquid crystal panel cleaning equipment. Expanded the cleaning equipment business with the advent of LCD displays for computers, and began developing wafer cleaning equipment by applying cleaning technologies cultivated in the LCD field to the semiconductor field. |
| 1986 |
Expanded Cleaning Equipment Business: Developed LCD panel cleaning equipment. As LCD displays became common in PCs, expanded the cleaning equipment business. Also, applied cleaning technology cultivated in the LCD field to the semiconductor field, and started developing wafer cleaning equipment. |
| 1991 |
Merged with Tokuda Manufacturing, which handled chemical dry etching and sputtering equipment. Achieved business expansion through synergies in equipment business. |
| 1991 |
Merged with Tokuda Manufacturing: Merged with Tokuda Manufacturing, which handled chemical dry etching equipment and sputtering equipment for film deposition on compact discs (CDs). Achieved further business expansion through synergies in equipment business. |
| 1993 |
Established Shibaura Vending Machines (now Shibaura Vending) |
| 1993 |
Established Shibaura Technical Systems (now Shibaura Vending Machines). |
| 1994 |
Established Shibaura Engineering (now Shibaura Engineering) |
| 1994 |
Established Shibaura Building Services (now Shibaura Engineering). |
| 1996 |
Established SHIBAURA TECHNOLOGY INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION as a sales and service base for semiconductor manufacturing equipment in the U.S. Strengthened sales and service systems for overseas customers in Taiwan, Korea, China, and other countries. |
| 1996 |
Full-scale overseas expansion: Established SHIBAURA TECHNOLOGY INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION in the US as a sales and service base for semiconductor manufacturing equipment. Subsequently strengthened sales and service systems for overseas customers in Taiwan, Korea, China, and other countries. |
| 1998 |
Merged with Toshiba Mechatronics to create "Shibaura Mechatronics," becoming a manufacturer handling both front-end and back-end processes of semiconductor manufacturing equipment and front-end and back-end processes of FPD manufacturing equipment within one company. |
| 1998 |
Birth of Shibaura Mechatronics: Merged with Toshiba Mechatronics, which handled die bonders and TAB mounting equipment, to form Shibaura Mechatronics. This merger transformed the company into a manufacturer capable of handling both front-end and back-end processes of semiconductor manufacturing equipment and FPD manufacturing equipment. |
| 1999 |
Established Taiwan Shibaura Advanced Technology Co., Ltd. |
| 1999 |
Established Taiwan Shibaura Advanced Technology (Ltd.) in Taiwan. |
| 2000 |
Established SCK CO., LTD. (now Korea Shibaura Mechatronics) |
| 2000 |
Established SCK CO., LTD. (now Korea Shibaura Mechatronics) in Korea. |
| 2001 |
Established Shibaura Kiden (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. |
| 2001 |
Established Shibaura Electric (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. in China. |
| 2004 |
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| 2004 |
Established Shibaura High-Tech. |
| 2007 |
Responding to increased demand for liquid crystal panel manufacturing equipment and the trend toward larger LCD panels, a new factory building for 10th generation substrates was constructed at the Yokohama Office. |
| 2007 |
Built a new factory building for advanced fields: To meet the increasing demand for LCD panel manufacturing equipment and the larger size of LCD panels, a new factory building compatible with 10th generation substrates was constructed at the Yokohama Office. |
| 2020 |
Expanded sales of global niche top products such as sheet-type Si wafer cleaning equipment and sheet-type phosphoric acid etching equipment. Sales in the SPE field surpassed those in the FPD field. |
| 2020 |
Semiconductor business becomes core: Sales of global niche top products such as wafer-type Si wafer cleaning equipment and wafer-type phosphoric acid etching equipment expanded. Sales in the SPE field surpassed those in the FPD field. |
| 2022 |
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| 2022 |
Transitioned to the Tokyo Stock Exchange Prime Market. |
| 2025 |
A new research and development building was established at the Yokohama Office. We expanded the cleanroom for advanced research and the latest evaluation equipment, further strengthening our development system for next-generation devices. |
