Product Development History
On this page, we introduce history of product development.
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- AUG.1955
- Commenced manufacturing of connectors and solenoids under technical license agreement with Cannon Electronic Co., U.S.A.
Connectors
Gyros
- AUG.1961
- Commenced manufacturing of autoflight systems, fuel meters, liquid oxygen quantity indicator, gyro devices and other equipment for the "F-104J" under technical assistance agreement with U.S.-based Honeywell
- FEB.1962
- Commenced manufacturing of contactless switches and relays
- DEC.1963
- Developed and started sales of train car coupler for Japanese National Railway's Shinkansen
- JAN.1976
- Developed and started sales of the "IL series", interior connectors for consumer devices
- JUL.1978
- Full-fledged entry into the automotive industry through the launch of the IL-A series of connectors for consumer use
- DEC.1978
- Developed and started sales of "Flat Panel Switch"
- MAR.1980
- Developed and started sales of optical fiber connectors
- JAN.1981
- Developed "Digital Autoflight Systems" for the "F-1"(JUN.1983 Started mass production)
- AUG.1986
- H-I Launch Vehicle with JAE's inertial measurement unit was successfully launched
- SEP.1987
- Developed and started sales of "MA001 Series" air bag connectors
- DEC.1996
- Developed and started sales of "FI Series" 1.25mm pitch connectors for LCD interface
- APR.1998
- Developed and started sales of "JG-25GA" miniature accelerometers for oil drilling
- SEP.2003
- Developed and started sales of "DC1 Series" HDMI compliant digital interface connectors
- OCT.2004
- Developed and started sales of 0.4mm pitch connectors "AA03 Series"
- JAN.2009
- Honored with an Emmy® Award for contributions to the development of modern TV industry, by developing HDMI®.
- JUN.2010
- Asteroid probe "Hayabusa" adopted our servo accelerometer returned to the earth.
Asteroid probe "Hayabusa" ©JAXA
- JAN.2012
- Developed and started sales of "TC230 Series" capacitive touch panel for automotive.
- APR.2015
- Developed and started sales of "DX07 Series" connector compatible with the next-generation USB Type-C™ specification.
- OCT.2017
- Won the 2017 “CHO” MONODZUKURI Parts and Components Grand Prix in the category of Electric and Electronic Parts and Components for the FTC (Film-Type Connector).
- SEP.2019
- Developed and started sales of "AX01 Series" floating board-to-board connector compatible with 8 Gbps high-speed transmission
- DEC.2019
- Won the 2019 “CHO” MONODZUKURI Innovative Parts and Components Award "The Encouragement Award" for the Glove-Type Sensor Module for Robot Hands.