History

 

 

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Oct.2000 OXIDE is founded by Yasunori Furukawa as the first civil servant managed institution
May.2001 World’s first successful commercialization of Super LN/LT
Apr.2002 The Director Award for the 14th Annual Small and Medium-Enterprises New Technology/Product
July.2003 Technology Award from 32nd Annual Japan Crystal Growth Association Conference
Sep.2003 Formed capital and business alliance with Toshiba Ceramics Co.,Ltd
May.2005 New facilities opened and Head Office transferred to Mukawa, Hokuto city
Nov.2005 1st Tsukuba Best Entrepreneur Award
Dec.2005 Optical Devices business started
Apr.2006 METI “300 Small and Medium-sized Enterprises” Award
Jun.2006 Formed capital and business alliance with Nikon Corporation
Aug.2006 Formed capital and business alliance with KLA-Tencor Corporation
Aug.2006 Optical Modules business started
Oct.2007 Formed capital and business alliance with NTT Advanced Technology Corporation
Mar.2008 2nd factory built
July.2008 33rd Inoue Harushige Award
Oct.2008 Granted ISO 9001:2000 / JIS Q 9001:2000 Certification
Dec.2008 Formed capital alliance with Lasertec Corporation
Jul.2009 Monozukuri Nippon Grand Award (Special Award)
Nov.2009 1st Yamanashi Business Grand Prix Award
Oct.2010 Yokohama Branch opened and started DUV Laser business
Nov.2010 Symposium Commemorating 10th Anniversary
Apr.2011 Encouragement Award of the Laser Society Industry Awards
Apr.2012 Kubota Lab and Miyazawa Lab established
Feb.2013 New lineup of 266nm laser products are released
Apr.2013 New lineup of Dr.SPECKLE are released
Mar.2014 METI ” Global Niche Top Companies Selection 100″ Award
Mar.2015 Scintillator Crystal business started
Apr.2015 Dr. SPECKLE won The Laser Sosiety Industory Award
Jul.2015 3rd factory built
Dec.2015 Symposium Commemorating 15th Anniversary
Jan.2016 Dr. SPECKLE won The Prize of Japan Society for the Promotion of Machine Industry
Apr.2018 OXIDE’s CW DUV lasers won The Laser Industry Award 2018 Prize
Aug.2018 VUV Laser business started
Jun.2019 Signed a Strategic Partnership Agreement with NKT Photonics
Feb.2021 The Grand Prix of Forbes JAPAN SMALL GIANTS AWARD
Apr.2021 The company is listed on the Mothers Market of the Tokyo Stock Exchange
Oct.2021 Formed capital and business alliance with UJ-Crystal Corporation
Apr.2022 Transitioned listing from Mothers of the Tokyo Stock Exchange(the”TSE”) to the “Growth Market” of the TSE upon its market segment restructure
Apr.2022 Industry Award of the Laser Society Industry Awards
May.2022 Formed capital and business alliance with LQUOM Corporation
Nov.2022 JACG(the Japanese Association for Crystal Growth) Industrial Achievement Award
Jan.2023 Monozukuri Nippon Grand Award
Jan.2023 The acquisition of the shares of Raicol Crystals Ltd., which will become a subsidiary
Jan.2023 Additional investment in LQUOM Corporation
Feb.2023 Formed capital and business alliance with HTCS
Mar.2023 Completed stock transfer of Raicol Crystals Ltd.
Mar.2023 Signed MoU with NIMS to support startups
Mar.2023 Completion of 4th and 5th factories