| 0003 |
Developed the "S-QAM series" multi-sputtering equipment for R&D that achieves maximum performance at minimum cost |
| 1952-08 |
August 1952: Founded Japan Vacuum Technology Co., Ltd. with capital of 6 million yen for the import and sale of various vacuum equipment |
| 1952-08 |
Founded Japan Vacuum Technology Co., Ltd. (capital 6 million yen) for import and sales of various vacuum equipment |
| 1955-04 |
April 1955: Established Omori Factory and began manufacturing domestically produced equipment |
| 1955-04 |
Constructed new Omori Factory and started manufacturing domestically produced equipment |
| 1956-11 |
November 1956: Merged with Toyo Seiki Vacuum Research Institute Co., Ltd. and started manufacturing vacuum chemical equipment and vacuum pumps as standard products at Amagasaki Factory |
| 1956-11 |
Merged with Toyo Seiki Vacuum Laboratory Co., Ltd. and started manufacturing vacuum chemical equipment and vacuum pumps as Amagasaki Factory |
| 1959-04 |
April 1959: Moved headquarters and Omori Factory to Yokohama City |
| 1959-04 |
Moved headquarters and Omori Factory to Yokohama City |
| 1961-07 |
July 1961: Started vacuum metallurgy business based on the fundamentals of vacuum technology |
| 1961-07 |
Applied the fundamentals of vacuum technology to start the vacuum metallurgy business |
| 1962-09 |
September 1962: Established Vacuum Materials Co., Ltd. (changed company name to ULVAC Materials Co., Ltd.), started selling refractory materials |
| 1962-09 |
Established Vacuum Materials Inc. (name changed to ULVAC Materials Inc.) and started selling refractory materials |
| 1962-10 |
October 1962: Established Vacuum Engineering Co., Ltd. as a specialized manufacturer of thermal analysis equipment (now Advantest Engineering Co., Ltd.) |
| 1962-10 |
Founded Vacuum Science Corporation (now Advanced Science Corporation) as a specialized manufacturer of thermal analysis equipment |
| 1963-10 |
October 1963: Merged with Shinse Sangyo Co., Ltd. (founded September 20, 1929), and renamed the company Japan Vacuum Technology Co., Ltd., continuing the business of the former Japan Vacuum Technology Co., Ltd. |
| 1963-10 |
Merged with Shinsei Sangyo Corporation, renamed to Japan Vacuum Technology Corporation, and continued the business of the former Japan Vacuum Technology Corporation |
| 1964-01 |
January 1964: Separated the Foreign Business Division's Reliance Department and established Japan Reliance Co., Ltd. in joint venture with Reliance Electric and Engineering Co., Inc., USA |
| 1964-01 |
Separated the Foreign Business Division Reliance Department and established Japan Reliance Corporation in joint venture with US Reliance Electric and Engineering Co. |
| 1964-07 |
July 1964: Established Hong Kong ULVAC Co., Ltd. as a joint venture with Hong Kong Manpou Limited |
| 1964-07 |
Established Hong Kong ULVAC Co., Ltd. in joint venture with Hong Kong Manpao Limited |
| 1966-04 |
April 1966: Separated the Vacuum Metallurgy Division and established Vacuum Metallurgy Co., Ltd. |
| 1966-04 |
Separated the Vacuum Metallurgy Business Division and established Vacuum Metallurgy Corporation |
| 1968-05 |
May 1968: Relocated headquarters and Yokohama Factory to Chigasaki City |
| 1968-05 |
Relocated headquarters and Yokohama factory to Chigasaki City |
| 1970-01 |
Developed transparent conductive films. |
| 1970-07 |
July 1970: Established Sanwa ULVAC Sales Co., Ltd. (renamed ULVAC East Japan Co., Ltd.) as a sole distributor |
| 1970-07 |
Established Sanwa ULVAC Sales Corporation (name changed to ULVAC East Japan Corporation), a dedicated dealer |
| 1970-10 |
Completed the world's largest vapor phase drying equipment. |
| 1971-07 |
July 1971: Established Vacuum Machinery Co., Ltd. as a specialized manufacturer of small vacuum pumps (now ULVAC Kiko Co., Ltd.) |
| 1971-07 |
Founded ULVAC Machinery Corporation as a specialized manufacturer of small vacuum pumps (now ULVAC Machinery Corporation) |
| 1972-07 |
July 1972: Newly established the Super Materials Research Institute in Chiba Prefecture |
| 1972-07 |
Established the Supermaterials Research Institute in Chiba Prefecture |
| 1974-01 |
Developed transparent conductive film. |
| 1974-10 |
Completed the world's largest vapor drying equipment. |
| 1974-12 |
Completed exhaust system for nuclear fusion experimental device delivered to Japan Atomic Energy Agency Tokai Research Institute. |
| 1975-06 |
Developed the first domestically produced ion implantation device. |
| 1975-10 |
Received large orders from IBM in the United States for fully automatic vacuum deposition equipment controlled by computers. |
| 1975-12 |
December 1975: Established ULVAC North America Corp. (now ULVAC Technologies, Inc.) in North America as a base for US exports |
| 1975-12 |
Established ULVAC North America Corp. (now ULVAC Technologies, Inc.) as a local subsidiary in North America |
| 1976-04 |
Developed ion carburizing equipment. |
| 1977-01 |
January 1977: Established Kyushu ULVAC Co., Ltd. (renamed ULVAC Kyushu Co., Ltd.) to expand sales activities in Kyushu |
| 1977-01 |
Established ULVAC Kyushu Corporation (name changed to ULVAC Kyushu Corporation) to expand sales in Kyushu region |
| 1979-01 |
January 1979: Separated the Service Division and established ULVAC Service Co., Ltd.; separated the SI Division and established ULVAC Films Co., Ltd. |
| 1979-01 |
Separated the Service Business Division and established ULVAC Service Corporation; separated the SI Business Division and established ULVAC Coating Corporation |
| 1981-10 |
October 1981: Established ULVAC Cryo Co., Ltd. in joint venture with Helix Technology Corp. of the USA |
| 1981-10 |
Established ULVAC Cryo Corporation in joint venture with Helix Technology Corp. of the US |
| 1982-01 |
January 1982: Established ULVAC TAIWAN Co., Ltd. (now ULVAC TAIWAN INC.) in Taipei, Taiwan |
| 1982-01 |
Established ULVAC TAIWAN Co., Ltd. (now ULVAC TAIWAN INC.) in Taipei, Taiwan |
| 1982-11 |
November 1982: Established ULVAC FAI Co., Ltd. in joint venture with The Perkin Elmer Corp. of the USA |
| 1982-11 |
Established ULVAC Pham Corporation in joint venture with The Perkin Elmer Corp. of the US |
| 1982-12 |
December 1982: Established Tsukuba Super Materials Research Institute in Tsukuba Science City, Ibaraki Prefecture |
| 1982-12 |
Established Tsukuba Supermaterials Research Institute in Tsukuba Science City, Ibaraki Prefecture |
| 1983-02 |
February 1983: Opened Beijing Office in Beijing, China |
| 1983-02 |
Opened Beijing Office in Beijing, China |
| 1985-03 |
March 1985: Delivered vacuum exhaust system for the nuclear fusion critical plasma experiment device "JT-60" |
| 1985-03 |
Delivered vacuum exhaust system for the nuclear fusion critical plasma experiment device "JT-60" |
| 1985-04 |
April 1985: Established ULVAC Seiki Co., Ltd. as a base factory in Kansai |
| 1985-04 |
Established Albatross Precision Machinery Co., Ltd. as a factory in Kansai. |
| 1987-01 |
January 1987: Established Tohoku Vacuum Technology Co., Ltd. (changed to ULVAC Tohoku Co., Ltd.) in Hachinohe City, Aomori Prefecture, to strengthen production system of large equipment |
| 1987-01 |
Established Tohoku Vacuum Technology Co., Ltd. (company name changed to Albatross Tohoku Co., Ltd.) in Hachinohe City, Aomori Prefecture. |
| 1987-02 |
February 1987: Established ULVAC GmbH in West Germany to strengthen service system in Europe |
| 1987-02 |
Established ULVAC GmbH in West Germany to strengthen service system in Europe. |
| 1987-05 |
May 1987: Established ALBLAK Corporate Center to support group companies |
| 1987-05 |
Established Albatross Corporate Center to support group companies. |
| 1987-09 |
September 1987: Changed company name to ULVAC Japan, Ltd. |
| 1987-09 |
Changed the English company name to ULVAC Japan, Ltd. |
| 1988-10 |
October 1988: Established Kyushu Vacuum Technology Co., Ltd. in Kagoshima to establish mass production system for vacuum pumps |
| 1988-10 |
Established Kyushu Vacuum Technology Co., Ltd. in Kagoshima. |
| 1990-05 |
May 1990: Established Fuji Susono Factory in Susono City, Shizuoka Prefecture, to strengthen production system of semiconductor manufacturing equipment |
| 1990-05 |
Established Fuji Susono Factory in Susono City, Shizuoka Prefecture. |
| 1991-12 |
December 1991: Kyushu Vacuum Technology Co., Ltd. merged with ALBLAK Seiki Co., Ltd. and changed company name to ALBLAK Seiki Co., Ltd. |
| 1991-12 |
Kyushu Vacuum Technology Co., Ltd. merged with Albatross Precision Machinery Co., Ltd. and changed the trade name to Albatross Precision Machinery Co., Ltd. |
| 1992-04 |
April 1992: Capital increased from 1.21 billion yen to 3.83 billion yen |
| 1992-04 |
Increased capital from 1.21 billion yen to 3.83 billion yen. |
| 1992-06 |
Increased capital to 3.85 billion yen. |
| 1993-01 |
Developed vacuum degreasing cleaning equipment for fluorine-free and ethane use. |
| 1993-05 |
Launched |
| 1993-10 |
Development of materials for ultra-high vacuum with extremely low gas emission and a method to accurately measure these gases |
| 1994-09 |
Development of low-pressure long-throw sputtering (LTS) method for next-generation semiconductor processes |
| 1994-10 |
October 1994: ALBLAK Service Co., Ltd. merged with ALBLAK Material Co., Ltd. and changed company name to ALBLAK Techno Co., Ltd. |
| 1994-10 |
Albatross Service Co., Ltd. merged with Albatross Material Co., Ltd. and changed the trade name to Albatross Techno Co., Ltd. |
| 1995-05 |
May 1995: Established ULVAC KOREA, Ltd. in Seoul, South Korea |
| 1995-05 |
Established ULVAC KOREA, Ltd. in Seoul, South Korea. |
| 1995-09 |
September 1995: Established Ningbo Aihatsu Vacuum Technology Co., Ltd. in a joint venture with Ningbo Zhongce Power Machinery & Electronics Group Co., Ltd. in China |
| 1995-09 |
Established Ningbo Aihua Vacuum Technology Co., Ltd. in a joint venture with Ningbo Zhongce Power Mechanical and Electrical Group Co., Ltd. in China. |
| 1996-11 |
November 1996: Expanded production capacity of vacuum equipment by adding clean rooms at Tohoku Vacuum Technology Co., Ltd. and ALBLAK Kyushu Co., Ltd. Kagoshima Plant |
| 1996-11 |
Added a clean factory to Tohoku Vacuum Technology Co., Ltd. and Albatross Kyushu Co., Ltd. Kagoshima branch. |
| 1998-01 |
January 1998: Opened Singapore CS Center and Hsinchu R&D Center in Taiwan, expanding Asia network |
| 1998-01 |
Opened CS Center in Singapore and R&D Center in Hsinchu, Taiwan. |
| 2000-04 |
April 2000: Opened Wugu Service Center in Taipei |
| 2000-04 |
Opened Wugu Service Center in Taipei. |
| 2000-08 |
August 2000: Established Pyeongtaek Plant as a production factory for ULVAC KOREA, Ltd. |
| 2000-08 |
Established Pyeongtaek Factory in ULVAC KOREA, Ltd. |
| 2001-05 |
May 2001: Established new factory at Ningbo Aihatsu Vacuum Technology Co., Ltd. |
| 2001-05 |
Established new factory in Ningbo Aihua Vacuum Technology Co., Ltd. |
| 2001-07 |
July 2001: Changed company name to ULVAC, Inc. |
| 2001-07 |
Changed the trade name to Albatross Corporation (ULVAC, Inc.). |
| 2001-11 |
November 2001: Established ULVAC TAIWAN INC. Taoyuan CIP Factory to strengthen customer support |
| 2001-11 |
Established Taoyuan CIP Factory in ULVAC TAIWAN INC. |
| 2002-01 |
January 2002: Established ULVAC SINGAPORE PTE LTD to enhance customer support system |
| 2002-01 |
Established ULVAC Singapore Pte Ltd |
| 2002-07 |
July 2002: ALBLAK East Japan Co., Ltd. merged with Takayama ALBLAK Co., Ltd. and changed company name to ALBLAK ES Co., Ltd. (currently ALBLAK Sales Co., Ltd.) |
| 2002-07 |
Merged with Takayama ULVAC Inc. and changed the trade name to ULVAC ES Inc. |
| 2002-12 |
December 2002: Acquired 50% of Albac Process Corporation shares owned by U.S. Physical Electronics USA, Inc., making it a wholly owned subsidiary |
| 2002-12 |
Acquired 50% of shares of American Physical Electronics USA, Inc. and made it a wholly owned subsidiary. |
| 2003-03 |
March 2003: Increased stake to 81% by acquiring 31% of Japan Reliance Corporation shares from U.S. RELIANCE ELECTRIC COMPANY |
| 2003-03 |
Acquired 31% of shares of Japan Reliance Inc. from US RELIANCE ELECTRIC COMPANY, increasing the stake to 81%. |
| 2003-05 |
May 2003: Established integrated factory for machining, surface treatment, and precision cleaning in Tohoku by Albac Tohoku Corporation, Albac Techno Corporation, and UMAT Corporation |
| 2003-05 |
Established factories in Tohoku by ULVAC Tohoku Inc., ULVAC Techno Inc., and UMAT Inc. |
| 2003-05 |
Established a comprehensive factory for machining, surface treatment, and precision cleaning by Alba Tohoku Co., Ltd., Alba Techno Co., Ltd., and UMAT Co., Ltd. in Tohoku |
| 2003-07 |
July 2003: Established Lovevac Vacuum Technology (Suzhou) Co., Ltd. as a full-scale production plant and CS solution factory in China |
| 2003-07 |
Established Aihatsu Co., Ltd. (Suzhou) in China. |
| 2003-07 |
Established a full-scale production plant and CS solution factory in China, Love Vacuum Technology (Suzhou) Co., Ltd. |
| 2003-08 |
August 2003: Acquired 50% of shares of Litrex Corporation, which manufactures and sells industrial inkjet devices |
| 2003-08 |
Acquired 50% of shares of Litrex Corporation. |
| 2003-08 |
Acquired 50% of shares of Litrex Corporation, which manufactures and sells industrial inkjet devices |
| 2004-04 |
April 2004: Listed on the First Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange: Capital increased from 3.85 billion yen to 8.1 billion yen |
| 2004-04 |
Listed shares on the First Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange; increased capital to 8.1 billion yen. |
| 2004-04 |
Listed on the First Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange: increased capital from 3.85 billion yen to 8.1 billion yen |
| 2004-05 |
May 2004: Capital increased from 8.1 billion yen to 8.95 billion yen |
| 2004-05 |
Increased capital to 8.950 billion yen. |
| 2004-05 |
Increased capital from 8.1 billion yen to 8.95 billion yen |
| 2004-07 |
July 2004: Established Ulvac Korea Precision, Ltd. jointly funded by ULVAC KOREA, Ltd. and Albac Tohoku Corporation in Korea for manufacturing large substrate vacuum parts; Established Pure Surface Technology, Ltd. jointly funded by ULVAC KOREA, Ltd. and Vacuum Metallurgy Corporation in Korea for surface treatment of film deposition equipment parts |
| 2004-07 |
Established Ulvac Korea Precision, Ltd. and Pure Surface Technology, Ltd. in South Korea. |
| 2004-07 |
Established Ulvac Korea Precision, Ltd. in Korea jointly funded by ULVAC KOREA, Ltd. and Alba Tohoku Co., Ltd. for manufacturing large substrate vacuum parts; established Pure Surface Technology, Ltd. jointly funded by ULVAC KOREA, Ltd. and Metal Vacuum Co., Ltd. for surface treatment of deposition equipment parts |
| 2004-08 |
August 2004: Established Lovevac KAITEN Technology (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. jointly funded by Japan Reliance Corporation, Keiden Jitsugyo Co., Ltd., and others for manufacturing and sales of control panels and automatic control drive devices in China |
| 2004-08 |
Established Aihatsu Co., Ltd. (Shanghai) in China. |
| 2004-08 |
Established Aihatsu Kikai Kikai Kogyo (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. in China jointly funded by Japan Reliance Co., Ltd. and Keiden Jitsugyo Co., Ltd. for manufacturing and sales of control panels and automatic control drive devices |
| 2004-12 |
Increased capital to 13.468 billion yen. |
| 2004-12 |
Increased capital from 8.95 billion yen to 13.468 billion yen |
| 2005-01 |
January 2005: Established Lovevac Tenma Electric (Jingjiang) Co., Ltd. jointly funded by Albac Machinery Corporation and Jiangsu Baoli Group for manufacturing and sales of vacuum pump parts; Established Lovevac Zhongbei Vacuum (Shenyang) Co., Ltd. jointly funded by Shenyang Zhongbei Vacuum Technology Co., Ltd. for manufacturing and sales of vacuum furnaces; Acquired Chengdu Oriental Lovevac Vacuum Technology Co., Ltd. and renamed it Lovevac Oriental Vacuum (Chengdu) Co., Ltd. |
| 2005-01 |
Established Aihatsu Co., Ltd. (Jingjiang) and Aihatsu North China Vacuum (Shenyang) in China; changed trade name to Aihatsu Oriental Vacuum (Chengdu). |
| 2005-01 |
Established Aipha Co., Ltd. in China in joint investment with Albatross Machinery Co., Ltd. and Jiangsu Baoli Group Co., Ltd. for the manufacture and sale of vacuum pump parts: Established Aipha Zhongbei Vacuum (Shenyang) Co., Ltd. in China in joint investment with Shenyang Zhongbei Vacuum Technology Co., Ltd. for the manufacture and sale of vacuum furnaces: Made Chengdu East Aipha Vacuum Technology Co., Ltd. a subsidiary and renamed it Aipha East Vacuum (Chengdu) Co., Ltd. |
| 2005-04 |
April 2005: Lovevac Metallurgical Co., Ltd. merged with UMAT Corporation and renamed Albac Material Corporation; Acquired equipment business from Fujitsu VLSI Co., Ltd. to expand flat panel display business |
| 2005-04 |
Further increased capital and changed trade name to ULVAC Material Co., Ltd.; acquired equipment business from Fujitsu VLSI Co., Ltd. |
| 2005-04 |
Vacuum Metallurgy Co., Ltd. merged with UMAT Co., Ltd. and renamed Albatross Material Co., Ltd.: Acquired equipment business from Fujitsu VLSI Co., Ltd. to expand the flat panel display business. |
| 2005-06 |
June 2005: Expanded Gengya Factory for production expansion at ULVAC KOREA, Ltd.; Established Reliability Evaluation Center at Albac Machinery Corporation Miyazaki Plant for evaluation and verification of small vacuum pumps |
| 2005-06 |
Expanded Genya Factory of ULVAC KOREA, Ltd.; established Reliability Evaluation Center at Miyazaki Plant. |
| 2005-06 |
ULVAC KOREA, Ltd. expanded Gyeon-gu Factory for production: Established a reliability evaluation center at Albatross Machinery Co., Ltd. Miyazaki Plant for small vacuum pump evaluation and verification. |
| 2005-11 |
Acquired 50% of Litrex Corporation shares held by Cambridge Display Technology Limited in the UK, making it a wholly owned subsidiary: Established ULVAC (THAILAND) LTD. for sales and field support in Thailand |
| 2005-11 |
Established ULVAC (THAILAND) LTD. in Thailand for sales and field support |
| 2005-11 |
Acquired 50% of shares of Litrex Corporation held by Cambridge Display Technology Limited and made it a wholly owned subsidiary; established ULVAC (THAILAND) LTD. in Thailand. |
| 2005-12 |
Established ULVAC Taiwan Manufacturing Corporation for manufacturing flat panel display manufacturing equipment and ULTRA CLEAN PRECISION TECHNOLOGIES CORP. for parts processing and cleaning in Taiwan |
| 2005-12 |
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| 2005-12 |
Established ULVAC Taiwan Manufacturing Corporation and ULTRA CLEAN PRECISION TECHNOLOGIES CORP. in Taiwan. |
| 2006-03 |
Established Aihatsu Co., Ltd. (China) for management and supervision of subsidiaries in China |
| 2006-03 |
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| 2006-03 |
Established Aihatsu (China) Investment Co., Ltd. in China. |
| 2006-04 |
Established ULVAC AUTOMATION TAIWAN Inc. in Taiwan for manufacturing control panels, etc. |
| 2006-04 |
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| 2006-04 |
Established ULVAC AUTOMATION TAIWAN Inc. in Taiwan. |
| 2006-07 |
Established ULVAC Research Center KOREA, Ltd. in Korea for research and development; established ULVAC Research Center TAIWAN, Inc. in Taiwan for research and development |
| 2006-07 |
Established ULVAC Research Center TAIWAN, Inc. in Taiwan for research and development |
| 2006-07 |
Established ULVAC Research Center KOREA, Ltd. in South Korea; established ULVAC Research Center TAIWAN, Inc. in Taiwan. |
| 2006-08 |
Acquired 70% of Sigma Technos Corporation, which manufactures and sells precision stages; established ULVAC MALAYSIA SDN. BHD. in Malaysia for sales and field support |
| 2006-08 |
Established ULVAC MALAYSIA SDN. BHD. in Malaysia for sales and field support |
| 2006-08 |
Acquired 70% of Sigma Technos Corporation's shares; Established ULVAC Malaysia Sdn. Bhd. in Malaysia |
| 2006-09 |
Established Alback Techno Chemical Center in Chigasaki City, Kanagawa Prefecture, for surface treatment of vacuum equipment parts; expanded Miyazaki Plant of Alback Kiko Corporation to consolidate small vacuum pump production in Miyazaki Prefecture |
| 2006-09 |
Expanded Albac Machinery Corporation Miyazaki Plant in Nishitōkyō, Miyazaki Prefecture, to consolidate production of small vacuum pumps |
| 2006-09 |
Established ULVAC Techno Corporation Chemical Center in Chigasaki City, Kanagawa Prefecture; Expanded ULVAC Machinery Corporation Miyazaki Plant in Nishi City, Miyazaki Prefecture |
| 2006-11 |
Established Aichi Factory in Kasugai City, Aichi Prefecture, to expand production capacity of flat panel display manufacturing equipment |
| 2006-11 |
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| 2006-11 |
Established Aichi Factory in Kasugai City, Aichi Prefecture |
| 2007-06 |
Established ULVAC, Inc. India Branch to expand business in India |
| 2007-06 |
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| 2007-06 |
Established ULVAC, Inc. India Branch in India |
| 2007-09 |
Established Sigma Technos Corporation headquarters factory in Hidaka City, Saitama Prefecture, to manufacture and sell large precision stages |
| 2007-09 |
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| 2007-09 |
Established Sigma Technos Corporation Head Office Factory in Hidaka City, Saitama Prefecture |
| 2007-11 |
Changed the name from Aihatsu Keiden Technology (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. to Aihatsu Keiden Technology (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. following share transfer of Keiden Industrial Co., Ltd. |
| 2007-11 |
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| 2007-11 |
Changed trade name to Aihatsu Kasei Automation Technology (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. |
| 2008-02 |
Established Alback Y.M.E. Corporation (renamed Alback Engineering Corporation) for contract development design |
| 2008-02 |
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| 2008-02 |
Established ULVAC Engineering Corporation |
| 2008-02 |
The sputtering device |
| 2008-04 |
Obtained ISO 9001 certification at Fuji Susono Factory |
| 2008-07 |
Established Alback Human Relations Corporation specializing in field support |
| 2008-07 |
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| 2008-07 |
Established ULVAC Human Relations Corporation |
| 2008-08 |
Merged ULVAC TAIWAN INC., the surviving company, with ULVAC Taiwan Manufacturing Corporation for management rationalization in Taiwan |
| 2008-08 |
Established ULVAC Materials Korea, Ltd. in Korea for sputtering target manufacturing and bonding |
| 2008-08 |
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| 2008-08 |
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| 2008-08 |
Merged ULVAC Taiwan Inc. and ULVAC Taiwan Manufacturing Corporation; Established ULVAC Materials Korea, Ltd. |
| 2008-10 |
To enhance the efficient production and development system of sputtering target materials, the business was transferred from Ulvac Material Co., Ltd. to our company, and to strengthen the support system for cleaning business, the business was transferred to Ulvac Techno Co., Ltd. and Ulvac Kyushu Co., Ltd. |
| 2008-10 |
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| 2008-10 |
Transferred cleaning business from ULVAC Material Corporation and transferred business to ULVAC Techno Corporation and ULVAC Kyushu Corporation |
| 2008-12 |
Obtained ISO 9001 certification at Fuji Susono Factory |
| 2009-01 |
Alba's "Thin Film Solar Cell Integrated Manufacturing Line" received the "2008 Nikkei Excellent Products & Services Award - Grand Prize, Nihon Keizai Shimbun Award" |
| 2009-04 |
Established Aihakka Electronic Materials (Suzhou) Co., Ltd. in China for the purpose of manufacturing and bonding sputtering targets. |
| 2009-04 |
Established Aihakka Kawai Optoelectronic Thin Film Technology (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd. in China for the purpose of manufacturing touch panels. |
| 2009-04 |
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| 2009-04 |
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| 2009-04 |
Established Aihatsu Kasei Electronic Materials (Suzhou) Co., Ltd. and Aihatsu Kasei Haowei Optoelectronic Thin Film Technology (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd. in China |
| 2009-06 |
To dynamically expand the display business in East Asia, dissolved Litrex Corporation and continued the same business at our company. |
| 2009-06 |
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| 2009-06 |
Dissolved Litrex Corporation to continue display business in East Asia and continued the business |
| 2009-12 |
Established Aihakka (Suzhou) Technology Research and Development Co., Ltd. in China for research and development purposes. |
| 2009-12 |
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| 2009-12 |
Established Aihatsu Kasei (Suzhou) Technology R&D Co., Ltd. in China |
| 2010-01 |
Increased capital from 13.468 billion yen to 20.873 billion yen. |
| 2010-01 |
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| 2010-01 |
Increased capital to 20.873 billion yen |
| 2010-03 |
For strengthening research and development, established and relocated the Chiba Super Materials Research Institute in Tomisato Industrial Park. |
| 2010-03 |
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| 2010-03 |
Relocated and established Chiba Super Materials Laboratory in Tomisato Industrial Park |
| 2010-06 |
Registered as Japan's first vacuum gauge JCSS calibration service provider |
| 2010-07 |
Formed a technical partnership with SABIC Innovative Plastics subsidiary for mass production of plasma coating technology |
| 2010-10 |
Our company absorbed and merged Ulvac Material Co., Ltd., and transferred the service, cleaning, and surface treatment businesses of Ulvac Kyushu Co., Ltd. to Ulvac Techno Co., Ltd.; Ulvac Kyushu Co., Ltd. merged with Ulvac Seiki Co., Ltd. |
| 2010-10 |
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| 2010-10 |
Absorbed ULVAC Material Corporation and transferred service, cleaning, and surface treatment business of ULVAC Kyushu Corporation to ULVAC Techno Corporation; ULVAC Kyushu Corporation merged with ULVAC Seiki Corporation |
| 2010-10 |
Business alliance with OptoLan Corporation for optical thin film deposition equipment sales |
| 2010-10 |
Our company absorbed and merged Albatross Material Co., Ltd., and transferred the service, cleaning, and surface treatment businesses of Albatross Kyushu Co., Ltd. to Albatross Techno Co., Ltd. |
| 2010-10 |
Albatross Kyushu Co., Ltd. merged with Albatross Seiki Co., Ltd. |
| 2011-05 |
Developed a high-efficiency portable small power generation system capable of generating 3kW with hot water at 90°C |
| 2011-07 |
Established Korea Super Materials Institute as an affiliated research institute of ULVAC KOREA, Ltd. to strengthen research and development in Korea. |
| 2011-07 |
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| 2011-07 |
Established Korea Super Materials Institute as an affiliate research institute of ULVAC KOREA, Ltd. in Korea |
| 2011-10 |
Signed a sales agency agreement with India HVV Pumps |
| 2012-06 |
Dissolved the Ulvac Corporate Center and continued the same business at our company. |
| 2012-06 |
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| 2012-06 |
Dissolved ULVAC Corporate Center and continued the business |
| 2012-06 |
Alba's three-dimensional structure device deposition system "ENTRON-EX2 W300 CVD-Ni/CVD-Co" received the Semiconductor Industry Newspaper's "Semiconductor & Othe Year 2012" Outstanding Semiconductor Manufacturing Equipment Award |
| 2012-07 |
Changed the trade name from Ulvac ES Co., Ltd. to Ulvac Sales Co., Ltd. to strengthen the sales system. |
| 2012-07 |
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| 2012-07 |
Renamed ULVAC E.S. Corporation to ULVAC Sales Corporation |
| 2012-09 |
Dissolved Sigmatronics Co., Ltd. |
| 2012-09 |
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| 2013-09 |
Received the "11th Industry-Academia-Government Collaboration Merit Award, Japan Business Federation Chairman's Award" jointly with AIST and Fuji Electric |
| 2013-10 |
Transferred approximately 80% of the shares of Japan Reliance Co., Ltd. to Takamatsu Manufacturing Co., Ltd. |
| 2013-10 |
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| 2013-10 |
Transferred 80% of Japan Reliance Corporation's shares to Takaga Manufacturing |
| 2014-06 |
Dissolved ULVAC Research Center TAIWAN, INC. and continued the same business at ULVAC TAIWAN INC. |
| 2014-06 |
Established Aihakka Vacuum Equipment (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. in China for import parts handling and sales under bonded treatment. |
| 2014-06 |
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| 2014-06 |
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| 2014-06 |
Disbanded ULVAC Research Center TAIWAN, INC. and continued business at ULVAC TAIWAN INC.; Established Aihatsu Vacuum Equipment (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. |
| 2014-12 |
Transferred all shares of Ulvac Riko Co., Ltd. (now Advant Riko Co., Ltd.) to Chino Corporation. |
| 2014-12 |
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| 2015-01 |
Dissolved Ulvac Engineering Co., Ltd. |
| 2015-01 |
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| 2015-04 |
Reached a basic agreement with Robert Bosch GmbH on joint development of PZT piezoelectric devices for MEMS |
| 2015-07 |
Established Future Technology Research Institute. |
| 2015-07 |
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| 2016-12 |
Acquired 25% of the shares of Shenyang Zhongbei Vacuum Technology Co., Ltd., which owns Aihakka Zhongbei Vacuum (Shenyang) Co., Ltd. (now Aihakka Vacuum Technology (Shenyang) Co., Ltd.), and made it a 100% subsidiary. |
| 2016-12 |
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| 2016-12 |
Acquired 25% of Shenyang Zhongbei Vacuum Technology Co., Ltd. and made Aihatsu Zhongbei Vacuum Technology Co., Ltd. a wholly owned subsidiary. |
| 2017-09 |
As a result of becoming a 100% subsidiary, changed the trade name from Aihakka Zhongbei Vacuum (Shenyang) Co., Ltd. to Aihakka Vacuum Technology (Shenyang) Co., Ltd. |
| 2017-09 |
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| 2017-09 |
Changed the trade name of Aihatsu Zhongbei Vacuum Technology Co., Ltd. to Aihatsu Vacuum Technology (Shenyang) Co., Ltd. |
| 2018-07 |
Established Aihatsu Kasei Film Technology (Hefei) Co., Ltd. for the production and sale of masks blanks for flat panel display masks in China |
| 2018-07 |
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| 2018-07 |
Established Aihatsu Chengmo Technology (Hefei) Co., Ltd. in China. |
| 2018-10 |
Ningbo Aihatsu Kasei Vacuum Technology Co., Ltd. conducted a third-party allotment of new shares |
| 2018-10 |
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| 2018-11 |
Established the Ulvac Future Technology Collaborative Research Institute within Osaka University |
| 2018-11 |
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| 2019-01 |
Japan Reliance Co., Ltd. changed its trade name to REJ Corporation |
| 2019-01 |
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| 2019-01 |
Renamed Japan Reliance Co., Ltd. to REJ Corporation. |
| 2020-04 |
Integrated the Technology Development Department, Semiconductor Electronic Technology Laboratory, part of the Future Technology Laboratory, and the Metamaterials Laboratory to establish the Advanced Technology Laboratory |
| 2020-04 |
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| 2021-05 |
Pure Surface Technology, Ltd. absorbed and merged ULVAC Materials Korea, Ltd., Ulvac Korea Precision, Ltd., and UF TECH, Ltd. |
| 2021-05 |
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| 2021-05 |
Pure Surface Technology, Ltd. merged with ULVAC Materials Korea, Ltd., Ulvac Korea Precision, Ltd., and UF TECH, Ltd. |
| 2021-07 |
Transferred all shares of Ulvac Human Relations Co., Ltd. to Myster Co., Ltd. |
| 2021-07 |
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| 2021-08 |
Established Aihatsu Kasei Eastern Inspection Technology (Chengdu) Co., Ltd. in China for the production and sale of leak test equipment |
| 2021-08 |
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| 2021-08 |
Established Aihatsu Eastern Inspection Technology (Chengdu) Co., Ltd. in China for the production and sale of leak testing equipment. |
| 2021-09 |
Established the Ulvac Advanced Technology Collaborative Research Center within Tokyo Institute of Technology (now Tokyo Science University) |
| 2021-09 |
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| 2021-09 |
Set up an advanced technology collaborative research base at Tokyo Institute of Technology. |
| 2022-04 |
Transitioned from the First Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange to the Prime Market due to a review of market classification |
| 2022-04 |
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| 2022-04 |
Transitioned to the Prime Market due to review of market classification by the Tokyo Stock Exchange. |
| 2022-06 |
Transferred all shares of REJ Corporation to Aida Engineering, Inc. |
| 2022-06 |
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| 2022-06 |
Transferred all shares of REJ Corporation to Aida Engineering, Ltd. |
| 2022-07 |
Merged Ulvac Tohoku Co., Ltd. and Ulvac Kyushu Co., Ltd. |
| 2022-07 |
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| 2022-07 |
Merged Alvac Tohoku Corporation and Alvac Kyushu Corporation. |
| 2023-11 |
Established Aihatsu Fons (Nanjing) Instruments Co., Ltd. in China for the sale and customer support of surface analysis equipment |
| 2023-11 |
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| 2023-11 |
Established Aihatsu Feons (Nanjing) Instruments Co., Ltd. in China for the sale and customer support of surface analysis equipment. |
| 2024-05 |
Established the Technology Center PYEONGTAEK in Korea to accelerate product and technology development, collaboration, and strengthen technical support |
| 2024-05 |
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| 2024-05 |
Established the Technology Center PYEONGTAEK in Korea to accelerate product and technology development, collaboration, and strengthen technical support. |
| 2025-07 |
Ulvac Techno Co., Ltd. absorbed and merged our wholly owned subsidiary, Tai Gold Co., Ltd. |
| 2025-07 |
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