公司简介

公司发展足迹The history of Nichia Corporation&Subsidiaries

Stage-I 1956~1965  High Purity Calcium Compounds etc.
1956 Established Nichia Corporation at Aratano-Cho, Anan-City.
1964 The operation of Kaminaka Plant (presently Headquarters and Main Plant) started.

Stage-II 1966~1972  Phosphors for Fluorescent Lamps, Calcium Compounds etc.
1966 Began the production of phosphors for fluorescent lamps
1968 A Patent License agreement with General Electric was concluded.
U.S.A.(The agreement was cancelled in 1980 because of technical reasons)
1971 Beginning of the production of phosphors for television picture tubes.
1972 Headquarters moved from Aratano-Cho to Kaminaka-Cho.
Stage-III 1973~1992  Phosphors for Fluorescent Lamps, CRTs, X-rayScreens etc.
1974 The operation of Tokushima Plant was started.
1977 Began the production of tri-color phosphors for fluorescent lamps.
1979 Established Tokyo Sales Office.
1983 Established Osaka Sales Office.
1986 Completed the First R&D Building in the Headquaters.
1987 Invested in Unilux Co.,Ltd. in Taiwan. (presently Nichia Taiwan Corp.)
1988 Established Nichia America Corporation.
1989 Established Nichia (Malaysia) SDN.BHD.
Stage-IV 1993~ Phosphors, LEDs, High Purity Chemicals etc.
1993 Established Nichia Chemical Europe GmbH. in Nuernberg.
Developed high brightness (1cd) Blue LEDs for the first time in the world.
1995 Blue LEDs won "Nikkei Best Products Award."
The operation of Tatsumi Plant was started.
Developed high brightness (6cd) Pure-Green LEDs for the first time in the world.
Succeeded in room-temperature pulsed operation of InGaN-based Laser Diodes with an emission wavelength of 410nm for the first time in the world.
1996 Pure-green LEDs won "Nikkei Best Products Award."
Developed White LEDs.
1997 Established Nagoya Sales Office.
Established Shanghai Office in China.
Completed the Second R&D Building in the Headquaters.
1998 Established Tokyo Techical Center.
1999 Established Nichia America Corporation Detroit Sales Office.
Established Nichia Europe B.V. in the Netherlands.
2000 Established Nichia Chemical Pte Ltd. in Singapore.
Completed the Third R&D Building in the Headquaters.
2001 Established Seoul Office in Korea.(presently Nichia Korea Corporation)
Established Nichia Shanghai Corporation in China.
Moved Tokyo Technical Center to Yokohama-City.(presently Yokohama Technology Center)
2002 Signed a licensing agreement with CITIZEN ELECTRONICS CO.,LTD.
Signed a licensing agreement with ASAHI RUBBER INC.
Established Hong Kong Office.(presently Nichia Chemical Hong Kong.,Ltd. )
2003 Nichia warm White LED won the "Technical Innovation Award" at the LIGHTFAIR 2003.
Established Nichia Chemical Hong Kong.,Ltd.
2004 Established Nichia Corporation (India Liason Office).(presently Nichia Chemical (India) Pvt Ltd.)
Established Nichia Korea Corporation.
Established Nichia Chemical Europe GmbH. in Germany.
Established Nichia Chemical Europe GmbH. Nuernberg　Sales Office in Germany.
Established Nichia America Corpration California Sales Office in America.(presently Nichia America Corporation Los Angeles Sales Office)
2005 Established Nichia Shanghai Opto-Device Corporation in China.
Developed LD white fiber source of light for special lighting(Micro White).
2006 Renamed Tokyo Technical Center to Yokohama Technology Center, completed New building in Yokohama-City.
Established Nichia Chemical (Thailand) Co.,Ltd.
Micro White won "Nikkei BP Award."
The operation of Naruto Plant was started.
2007 The operation of Kagoshima Plant was started.
2008 Established Nichia Chemical (India) Pvt Ltd.
Established Nichia Chemical (India) Pvt Ltd. Bangalore Sales Office.
Renamed California Sales Office to Nichia America Corporation Los Angeles Sales Office.
2009 Established Nichia America Corporation Atlanta Sales Office.
Established Nichia Russia Corporation.
Established Nichia Taiwan Corporation Shenzhen Office in China.
2010 Established Nichia Chemical Pte Ltd. Melbourne Office in Australia.