| 1959 |
Mr. Noboru Nakayama founded a personal business manufacturing nameplates |
| 1959 |
Noboru Nakayama founded a private company that manufactured nameplates. |
| 1961 |
Converted a sole proprietorship into a corporation and established Chuo Nameplate Industry Co., Ltd. (Suginami-ku, Tokyo) |
| 1961 |
The sole proprietorship is incorporated and Chuo Meiban Kogyo Co., Ltd. is founded. |
| 1963 |
Started production of printed wiring boards |
| 1963 |
Chuo Meiban Kogyo starts PCB manufacturing. |
| 1967 |
Established Saitama Factory (now SE Center) in Miyoshi Town, Saitama Prefecture |
| 1967 |
Chuo Meiban Kogyo opens Saitama Factory in Miyoshi-machi, Saitama, now called SE Center. |
| 1970 |
Specialized in the production of printed wiring boards |
| 1970 |
Chuo Meiban Kogyo concentrates on PCB manufacturing with the goal of being the world's #1 PCB manufacturer. |
| 1971 |
Chuo Meiban Kogyo builds a new four-story plant at the Saitama Factory. |
| 1974 |
Established Gunma Factory (G Station Factory) in Isesaki City, Gunma Prefecture |
| 1974 |
Chuo Meiban Kogyo opens Gunma Factory in Isesaki-shi, Gunma, called G Station Factory. |
| 1980 |
Established Chumei Engineering Co., Ltd. (renamed to CMK Mechanics Co., Ltd. in 1989) in Chichibu City, Saitama Prefecture |
| 1980 |
Established CMK SINGAPORE (PTE.) LTD. (now CMK ASIA (PTE.) LTD.) in Singapore |
| 1980 |
Chuo Meiban Kogyo opens CMK Singapore as a strategic foothold for overseas business. |
| 1980 |
Established Chumei Engineering Co., Ltd. (renamed CMK Mechanical Co., Ltd. in 1989) in Chichibu City, Saitama Prefecture
Established CMK SINGAPORE (PTE.) LTD. (now CMK ASIA (PTE.) LTD.) in Singapore |
| 1981 |
Opened Technology Center Factory in Isesaki City, Gunma Prefecture (closed in 2015) |
| 1981 |
Chuo Meiban Kogyo opens its Technical Center as a foothold for R&D, now called the Technical Center Factory. |
| 1983 |
Chuo Meiban Kogyo achieves top market share for single-sided PCBs. |
| 1984 |
Renamed to Japan CMK Corporation and relocated headquarters from Suginami-ku, Tokyo to Miyoshi Town, Saitama Prefecture |
| 1984 |
Chuo Meiban Kogyo changes its name to CMK Corporation. |
| 1985 |
Listed on the Second Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange |
| 1985 |
CMK is listed on the Second Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange and achieves top market share for double-sided PCBs. |
| 1986 |
Opened KIBAN Center Factory in Isesaki City, Gunma Prefecture |
| 1986 |
CMK opens the Kiban Center, now called Kiban Center Factory, to meet expanding international demand. |
| 1987 |
Established CMK EUROPE N.V. in Belgium |
| 1987 |
CMK opens CMK Europe in Belgium as its first manufacturing foothold in Europe. |
| 1989 |
Moved to the First Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange |
| 1989 |
Fully entered the market for multilayer printed wiring boards |
| 1989 |
CMK is listed on the First Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange and intensively enters in the multilayer PCB market. CMKS Malaysia is opened. |
| 1989 |
Reclassified to the First Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange
Fully entered the multilayer printed wiring board market |
| 1990 |
Established Niigata Satellite Factory (now Niigata Factory) in Sekigata Town, Niigata Prefecture |
| 1990 |
Invested in CMK Kambara Electronics Co., Ltd. (Gosen City, Niigata Prefecture) |
| 1990 |
CMK opens the Niigata Satellite in Seiro-machi, Niigata, now called Niigata Satellite Factory, to expand production of silver paste through-hole PCBs. |
| 1990 |
Established Niigata Satellite Factory (now Niigata Factory) in Seiro Town, Niigata Prefecture
Invested in CMK Kanbara Electronics Co., Ltd. (Gosen City, Niigata Prefecture) |
| 1992 |
Entered the market for IVH multilayer wiring boards |
| 1992 |
CMK enters the IVH multilayer PCB market. CMK Singapore obtains ISO 9002 certification. |
| 1993 |
Founded Ishizuka Manufacturing Co., Ltd. (renamed Japan SII C Co., Ltd. in 2001, Sagamihara City, Kanagawa Prefecture) |
| 1993 |
CMK obtains ISO 9002 certification. and other offices follow. |
| 1994 |
Established Japan SII C Multi Co., Ltd. |
| 1994 |
Established CMC Circuit Design Center Co., Ltd. in Miyoshi Town, Saitama Prefecture |
| 1994 |
CMK opens CMKS Indonesia. |
| 1994 |
Established Japan CMK Multi Co., Ltd.
Established CMK Circuit Design Center Co., Ltd. in Miyoshi Town, Saitama Prefecture |
| 1995 |
Relocated headquarters from Miyoshi Town, Saitama Prefecture to Shinjuku, Tokyo |
| 1995 |
Started mass production of build-up wiring boards |
| 1995 |
CMK starts laser-based mass production of build-up PCBs applied in cellular phones. |
| 1995 |
Moved headquarters from Miyoshi Town, Saitama Prefecture to Shinjuku, Tokyo
Started mass production of build-up wiring boards |
| 1996 |
Established SII Products Co., Ltd. in Miyoshi Town, Saitama Prefecture |
| 1998 |
Invested in Yamanashi Sankō Co., Ltd. (Yamanashi Prefecture, Nirasaki City) |
| 1998 |
CMK makes major advances in rigid substrates used for semiconductor packages and starts manufacturing ALIVH®. |
| 1999 |
CMKS (CHINA) FACTORY opens. The first production site in China. |
| 2000 |
Established Qilede Electronics (Dongguan) Co., Ltd. in China |
| 2000 |
CMKC (DONG GUAN) opens. The second production site in China. |
| 2001 |
Established Ximenkai Electronics (Wuxi) Co., Ltd. in China |
| 2001 |
Established Sun Shun Electronics (Hong Kong) Limited in Hong Kong |
| 2001 |
CMK Electronics (WUXI) opens. The build-up production site in China. CMKC (HONG KONG) LIMITED is established in Hong Kong. |
| 2001 |
Established Xi Men Kai Electronics (Wuxi) Co., Ltd. in China
Established Xin Sheng Electronics (Hong Kong) Co., Ltd. in Hong Kong |
| 2003 |
Established CMK Global Brands Manufacture, Ltd. in China |
| 2003 |
CMK Global Brands Manufacture Limited opens. Joint venture with Pou Chen Corporation for automotive PCB applications. |
| 2006 |
Established CMK CORPORATION (THAILAND) CO., LTD. in Thailand |
| 2006 |
CMK CORPORATION THAILAND CO., LTD. opens. |
| 2007 |
Merged Japan SII C Co., Ltd., SII Products Co., Ltd., CMC Circuit Design Center Co., Ltd., and renamed CMK Products Co., Ltd. |
| 2007 |
Established CMK America Corporation in the United States |
| 2007 |
CMK AMERICA CORPORATION opens. |
| 2007 |
Merged Japan SIIC Co., Ltd., SIIPRODUCTS Co., Ltd., and CMK Circuit Design Center Co., Ltd., and renamed as CMK Products Co., Ltd.
Established CMK AMERICA CORPORATION in the United States |
| 2008 |
CMK Singapore is renamed CMK ASIA (PTE.) LTD. |
| 2012 |
Established Sun Shun Electronics Trading (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd. in China |
| 2012 |
CMKC (SHENZHEN), LTD. is established. |
| 2014 |
Absorbed and merged Japan SII C Multi Co., Ltd., SII Kamihara Electronics Co., Ltd., Yamanashi Sankō Co., Ltd., and SII Mechanics Co., Ltd. |
| 2014 |
CMK absorbs and merges with CMK Multi Corporation, CMK Kanbara Electronic Corporation, Yamanashi Sanko Co., Ltd, and CMK Mechanics Corporation. |
| 2014 |
CMK absorbs and merges with CMK Multi Corporation, CMK Kanbara Electronic Corporation, Yamanashi Sanko Co., Ltd, and CMK Mechanics Corporation. |
| 2016 |
Ceased production at G Station Factory (current shipping center) and KIBAN Center Factory to consolidate domestic production bases |
| 2016 |
To consolidate Japanese production sites, G Station Factory, now called Distribution Center, and Kiban Center Factory shut down production lines. |
| 2016 |
Ceased production at G Station Factory (now Shipping Center) and KIBAN Center Factory to consolidate domestic production bases |
| 2020 |
Merged with CMK Finance Co., Ltd. |
| 2020 |
Established CMKM SDN.BHD. in Malaysia |
| 2020 |
CMK absorbs CMK Finance Corporation. CMKM SDN.BHD. is established. |
| 2020 |
CMK Finance Co., Ltd. was merged and absorbed
Established CMKM SDN.BHD. in Malaysia |
| 2024 |
Established CMK (Germany) GmbH in Germany |
| 2024 |
CMK(Germany)GmbH is established. |
| 2026 |
CMK Products Co., Ltd. was absorbed. |
| 2026 |
CMK absorbs CMK Products Corporation. |
