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.