River EleTech Co., Ltd.

Founded as a resistor manufacturing and sales company.

The predecessor of the former River EleTech Co., Ltd. was Fuji Sangyo Gomei Kaisha, founded in Nirazaki City, Yamanashi Prefecture in March 1949 by the late Kengo Wakao and two others.

In March 1951, it was reorganized as a corporation and established as Fuji Sangyo Co., Ltd. in Shinjuku, Tokyo. On April 1, 1999, it merged with the former company NTCH Co., Ltd., becoming the surviving entity.

March 1960 (Showa 35): To increase production, a new factory was built and relocated to Nirazaki City, Yamanashi Prefecture.

October 1966 (Showa 41): River Electronics Co., Ltd. was established in Hiraga Town (now Hirakawa City), Nanatsugawa District, Aomori Prefecture.

January 1968 (Showa 43): The headquarters was moved to Nirazaki City, Yamanashi Prefecture, with the former headquarters becoming the Tokyo sales office.

July 1968 (Showa 43): A manufacturing subsidiary, Kaneda River Co., Ltd., was established in Aomori City, Aomori Prefecture.

Started crystal business.

August 1973 (Showa 48): A manufacturing subsidiary, Sharikawa River Co., Ltd., was established in Sharikawa Village (now Tsugaru City), Kitatsugaru District, Aomori Prefecture (renamed River Elcom Co., Ltd. in March 1990).

October 1975 (Showa 50): To expand sales in Asia, a joint venture, Taiwan Liba Co., Ltd. (manufacturing and sales subsidiary), was established in Taiwan with a 60% stake.

July 1977 (Showa 52): The company began mass production of its first quartz resonators.

November 1980 (Showa 55): To expand sales in the United States, River Electronics Corporation was established in California, USA (operations transferred to River Electronics (Singapore) Pte. Ltd. in March 2002).

May 1982 (Showa 57): To expand sales in the Tohoku region, the Utsunomiya Sales Office was opened in Utsunomiya City, Tochigi Prefecture.

April 1985 (Showa 60): To expand sales in the Kansai, Chugoku, and Kyushu regions, the Osaka Sales Office was opened in Moriguchi City, Osaka Prefecture.

October 1986 (Showa 61): To expand sales in the Tokai region, the Nagoya Sales Office was opened in Meitō Ward, Nagoya City.

December 1986 (Showa 61): To strengthen manufacturing and sales in Asia, Kaohsiung Liba Co., Ltd. (manufacturing and sales subsidiary) was established in Taiwan (operations transferred to Taiwan Liba Co., Ltd. in March 2000).

June 1988 (Showa 63): To strengthen sales in Asia, the sales subsidiary River Electronics (Singapore) Pte. Ltd. was established in Singapore.

May 1989 (Heisei 1): To produce quartz resonators, the manufacturing subsidiary Aomori River Tech Co., Ltd. was established in Aomori City, Aomori Prefecture.

July 1990 (Heisei 2): To increase resistor production, a joint venture, River Electronics (Ipoh) Sdn. Bhd. (manufacturing subsidiary) was established in Malaysia with a 60% stake.

October 1991 (Heisei 3): The company name was changed to River EleTech Co., Ltd.

July 1995 (Heisei 7): Our company and Aomori River Tech Co., Ltd. obtained ISO 9002 certification.

September 1996 (Heisei 8): Aomori River Tech Co., Ltd. acquired 100% of the shares of River Electronics Co., Ltd. and River Elcom Co., Ltd.

October 1997 (Heisei 9): First practical implementation in the electronic component industry of a hermetic sealing technology that fusion-bonded ceramic cases with metal lids using an electron beam.

August 1998 (Heisei 10): Our company, Aomori River Tech Co., Ltd., and River Elcom Co., Ltd. obtained ISO 9001 certification.

April 1999 (Heisei 11): Merged with River EleTech Co., Ltd. (formerly NTi Co., Ltd., headquarters in Nirazaki, Yamanashi Prefecture) for a nominal value change of shares.

December 2000 (Heisei 12): Established subsidiary River Kinoki Co., Ltd. in Kinoki Town, Kita-Tsugaru District, Aomori Prefecture (now Goshogawara City) to increase production of crystal oscillators.

May 2001 (Heisei 13): Our company, Aomori River Tech Co., Ltd., River Electronics Co., Ltd., and River Elcom Co., Ltd. obtained ISO 14001 certification as a single site.

October 2003 (Heisei 15): Aomori River Tech Co., Ltd. absorbed River Electronics Co., Ltd., River Elcom Co., Ltd., and River Kinoki Co., Ltd.

August 2004 (Heisei 16): Listed shares on the JASDAQ Stock Exchange.

March 2007 (Heisei 19): Established River Electronics (Singapore) Pte. Ltd. (Shanghai Liaison Office) in Shanghai, China.

October 2009 (Heisei 21): Established Xi'an Dahuang Crystal Oscillation Technology Co., Ltd. in Xi'an, China, to strengthen sales in Asia with a focus on China.

April 2010 (Heisei 22): Listed on Osaka Stock Exchange JASDAQ following the merger of the JASDAQ Stock Exchange and Osaka Stock Exchange.

July 2013 (Heisei 25): Listed on Tokyo Stock Exchange JASDAQ (Standard) following the integration of the Tokyo Stock Exchange and Osaka Stock Exchange.

December 2020 (Reiwa 2): Granted restricted stock (RS) to all employees of our company and domestic subsidiaries.

April 2022 (Reiwa 4): Moved to the Tokyo Stock Exchange Standard market following the market reorganization.

Celebrated its 75th anniversary.