Corporate Information
HistoryThe 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 Nuremberg. 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 Nichia Corporation Shanghai Office in China. (2010 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. Nuremberg 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.(2011 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. Established Nichia Corporation Beijing sales Office in China. Established Nichia Shanghai Corporation Beijing sales Office in China. |
| 2011 | Established Nichia Shanghai Corporation Shanghai sales Office in China. |