1974 |
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January |
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Standard Technology Co,. Ltd. established. |
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(Capital participation by Horiba Manufacturing Co,. Ltd., |
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Toshiba Beckman Co,. Ltd., Shimazu Corporation and |
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Takachiho Chemical Industry Co,. Ltd.) |
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August |
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Capital participation by Electrochemical Instrument Co., Ltd. |
1976 |
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April |
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Tokyo Sales Office opened. |
1977 |
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July |
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Capital and management participation by Beckman |
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Japan Co.,Ltd,replacing Toshiba Beckman Co.,Ltd. |
1980 |
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May |
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SEC group clean room completed. |
| 1981 |
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December |
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Exhibited for the first time at SemiCon Japan, ‘81. |
1982 |
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March |
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Tsukuba Sales Office Opened. |
1983 |
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March |
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Sub-factory established in Kuze Industrial District. |
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July |
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Micon Techno House Kyoto STEC Office opened. |
1984 |
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January |
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Standard Technology Co.,Ltd.renamed STEC Inc. |
1985 |
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February |
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West Tokyo Sales Office opened. |
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October |
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Capital increased to ¥174,000,000 |
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Kumamoto Service Office opened. |
| 1987 |
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April |
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Tsukuba Sales Office converted to a full Sales Office. |
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Kumamoto Service Office converted to Kyushu Sales Office. |
1988 |
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September |
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Aso factory opened. |
1989 |
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January |
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United States Service Center opened in Silicon Valley,California. |
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November |
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Main office relocated. Clean room added. |
1990 |
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October |
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Sendai Sales Office opened. |
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November |
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Nagoya Sales Office opened. |
1991 |
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February |
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STEC Instrument Inc., a subsidiary of STEC Inc.,opened in Sunnyvale, California, U.S.A. |
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May |
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SEC model production initiated. |
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June |
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Aso factory’s second addition started. |
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September |
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South Korean Service Center established. |
1992 |
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February |
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Second phase of Aso factory expansion completed. |
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March |
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Capital increased to ¥678,000,000 |
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April |
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West wing of main office relocated. |
1994 |
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July |
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Service Center in Austin, Texas, U.S.A. established. |
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August |
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Tokyo Sales Office relocated. |
1995 |
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January |
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STEC Korea Ltd., a subsidiary of STEC Inc., established near Seoul, South Korea. |
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March |
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Sales reach ¥10,000,000,000 for fiscal 1995. |
1996 |
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May |
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Taiwan Branch Office opened. |
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July |
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Austin, Texas factory opened. |
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October |
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SIS system introduced. |
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November |
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Capital increased to ¥1,478,000,000. |
1997 |
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August |
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Hiroshima Sales Office opened. |
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September |
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New Main Office and Plant(Kyoto) completed. |
1998 |
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September |
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U.S. subsidiary STEC Instrument Inc. has been merged into the new HORIBA/STEC Inc. |
1999 |
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February |
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ISO9001 certification received ( JQA-3048 ). |
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October |
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Home Page Service (www.stec-inc.co.jp) introduced. |
2000 |
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April |
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Service Center established in Nagoya and Hiroshima. |
2001 |
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May |
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Overseas subsidiary STEC KOREA Ltd. received ISO9001 certification(CI/2680) |
2002 |
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June |
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CHESS system (total information system) starts operating. |
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September |
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ISO9001:2000 annual transfer inspection. |
2003 |
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March |
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STEC has acquired IP (Intellectual Property) rights of vacuum gauge from Ferran Scientific Inc. |
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April |
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FuGasity company introduces mass flow controller related technology and products. |
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May |
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Aso office land and buildings purchased. |
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October |
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VEGA (CDG production line) completed. |
2004 |
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May |
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Nirasaki Sales Office established. |
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July 1
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Name changed to HORIBA STEC,Co.,Ltd.
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September |
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Taiwan Office relocated and expanded. |
| 2005 |
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January |
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HORIBA STEC becomes a wholly owned subsidiary of HORIBA Ltd. |
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April |
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HORIBA STEC’s privacy policy made public. |
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October |
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New Aso factory, which will function as a mass production facility for the HORIBA group, completed. |
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November |
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HORIBA STEC has acquired IP (Intellectual Property) rights of Quadrupole Mass Spectrometer from Ferran Scientific Inc. |
| 2006 |
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February |
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ISO14001 certification received ( JQA-EM5202 ). |
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August |
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Nagoya Sales Office relocated. |
| 2007 |
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March |
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The Shanghai service center has been enhanced. |
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July |
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The technology center opened in the U.S.A. |
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August |
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The Tainan service center opened in Taiwan. |
