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Corporate history |
Business development |
1983 |
ADTEC Engineering Co., Ltd. founded
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Established a plant in Nagaoka City, Niigata
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Started manufacturing of equipment related to semiconductor manufacturing
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1984 |
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OEM product manufacturing for Canon Inc. (tonometers)
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1985 |
Established Nagaoka Plant in Mishima County, Niigata
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Started sales of molding dies for blades
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1986 |
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Started sales of semiconductor inspection equipment, lead frame scanner FPS3000
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1987 |
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Signed a contract with Canon Inc. for OEM product manufacturing (high-speed reticle changers)
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1988 |
Expanded Nagaoka Plant
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Started sales of video magnetic-head manufacturing equipment
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1989 |
Expanded Nagaoka Plant
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1990 |
Established a company dormitory in Mishima County, Niigata
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Started production of electronic adjustment equipment and micro pattern measurement equipment
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1991 |
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Started sales of the exposure equipment AC400
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Developed a pressure contact method
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1992 |
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Started sales of the exposure equipment AC600
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Started sales of molding dies for rollers
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1993 |
Started exports to Taiwan and Korea
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Signed a sales agent contract with OFUNA TECHNOLOGY of Taiwan
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Signed a sales agent contract with KL TECH Corporation of Korea
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Started sales of the LCD pattern inspection equipment LPC-500
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Started sales of molding dies for crown rollers
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Developed a cover-film peeling mechanism
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1994 |
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Started sales of the exposure equipment ACP600SC
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Started sales of the protection film peeler APM-600
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1996 |
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Started sales of the exposure equipment for solder resist AC620
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Started sales of the exposure equipment for inner layers DACP700
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Started agency activities for CK Technology (probers)
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1997 |
Moved the head office to Shibakoen, Minato-ku, Tokyo
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Developed the step exposure system
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1998 |
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Started sales of the step and repeat exposure equipment SRP600
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1999 |
Acquired ISO9001certification
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Started exports to the United States and ASEAN countries
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2000 |
Expanded Nagaoka Plant
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CE Mark declaration for exposure equipment exported to Europe
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Developed an X-ray alignment method
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Started sales of the dynamic operating inspection equipment for LCD panels SAT-2500
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Started sales of advanced molding dies for rollers
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Started agent activities for Pentronix, Inc. (powder compacting press)
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2001 |
Started preparation for establishment of the second plant (land purchase)
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Started sales of the exposure equipment ACP630
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Started sales of the projection-type exposure equipment APEXS2031
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Started sales of the high-hardness molding-die machine for blades
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Developed a projection-type X-Y independent variable magnification feature
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2002 |
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Started sales of the dual-side simultaneous exposure equipment IL2000
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Developed molding dies for high precision rollers
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Developed the TTL (Through The Lens) alignment method for 2X magnification projection lenses
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2003 |
Signed a sales agent contract with ASIA E-COTS Pte Ltd.
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Started sales of the exposure equipment ANEX series
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Started sales of the step & repeat projection exposure equipment
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2004 |
Started the remote-service system
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Started agency activities for NiNOX (PCB precision distance meter)
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2005 |
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Started sales of the protection film peeler ACPM650
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Started sales of the LCD pattern inspection equipment LPC-500F
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Started sales of the exposure equipment ANEX-A2261(renamed to ADEX3000P)
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2006 |
Shares of the Company are listed on JASDAQ.
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ADTEC’s Environmental Management System obtains ISO14001 certification.
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Headquarters has been relocated to Toranomon, Minato-ku, Tokyo.
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The Company launches exposure equipment ADEX5000 series (ADEX5000P and ADEX5000S).
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