History

1970sTackled the challenges of measurement technologies and ultrafine process technologies

MJC began with just three employees providing electronic equipment maintenance services. Soon the company focused on semiconductor testing and precision measurement, and began product development using electronic measurement technologies and ultrafine process technologies. Japanese technologies helped MJC develop and launch the first probe cards and manual wafer probers.

Nov. 1970

Establishes Towa Electric in Tokyo's Meguro Ward to provide maintenance services for synchroscopes, facsimiles, industrial semiconductors and vacuum test systems.

July 1971

Relocates the head office to Musashino City, Tokyo.
Begins R&D on semiconductor equipment.

Nov. 1973

Begins developing and marketing semiconductor testing systems and precision measuring units.

Apr. 1975

Changes its name to MICRONICS JAPAN CO., LTD. (MJC).

Mar. 1976

Develops its first probe card.

Aug. 1977

Completes its first manual prober.

1980sEstablished probing technologies

MJC opened a probe card production base in Aomori, Oita and Kumamoto prefectures that formed the foundation for its success as a probe card manufacturer. Utilizing probing technologies in semiconductors, MJC created and launched testing equipment for liquid crystal displays (LCDs) that would become a world standard.

May 1981

Opens the Hiraka Factory in Hiraka Town (now Hirakawa City), Aomori Prefecture.

Jan. 1985

Opens the Oita Sales Office (now the Kyushu Sales Office) in Oita City.

Mar. 1985

Opens the New Hiraka Factory (now the Aomori Factory) in Hiraka Town (now Hirakawa City), Minamitsugaru District, Aomori Prefecture.

Apr. 1985

Opens the Aomori Sales Office.

Aug. 1985

Opens the Oita Factory in Oita City.

Dec. 1985

Completes its first LCD testing system.

July 1986

Opens the Kumamoto Sales Office (now the Kumamoto Branch) in Kumamoto City.

Mar. 1987

Opens the Kumamoto Factory in Kumamoto City.

Aug. 1989

Opens an R&D center in Tokyo's Mitaka City as a hub for R&D (integrated with the headquarters and Aomori Matsuzaki Factory in September 2012).

1990sTransformed itself into a global multinational company using probing technologies

MJC established a presence as a global leader in cantilever probe cards and an LCD testing system. In 1997, MJC listed its shares on the Tokyo Stock Exchange's over-the-counter (OTC) market (now JASDAQ).

Jan. 1992

Begins development of a package probe (final test socket).

June 1994

Opens the Kansai Sales Office (now the Kansai Branch) in Kobe's Chuo Ward.

Apr. 1997

Registers its shares on the Japan Securities Dealers Association OTC market.

June 1997

Opens the Oita Technology Laboratory after integrating the Oita Factory and Oita Sales Office.

Dec. 1998

Relocates the Kumamoto Factory and Kumamoto Sales Office (now the Kumamoto Branch) to Mashiki Town, Kamimashiki County, Kumamoto Prefecture and changes the name to the Kumamoto Technology Laboratory (integrated with the Oita Technology Laboratory in September 2012).

Mar. 1999

Opens the San Jose Branch Office in San Jose, California, U.S.A.

2000sTackling new challenges using MEMS and systems technologies

MJC commercialized a proprietary microelectromechanical system (MEMS) probe card that has made it possible to measure in batch simultaneously for the first time in the world. This technology has also led to a number of other novel technologies, such as automated optical inspection (AOI) equipment for LCDs and semiconductor built-in self-tests (BISTs). MJC also expanded its locations outside Japan in association with increasing overseas sales.

July 2000

Opens the Aomori Matsuzaki Factory in Hiraka Town (now Hirakawa City), Aomori Prefecture.

Jan. 2003

Establishes MJC Microelectronics (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. as a subsidiary in China.

Nov. 2003

Establishes MDK Co., Ltd. as a subsidiary in South Korea (merged with MEK Co., Ltd. in June 2011).

May 2004

Opens the Ibaraki Technology Laboratory in Makabe District (now Chikusei City), Ibaraki Prefecture (integrated with Aomori Factory in November 2011).

July 2004

Establishes Taiwan MJC Co., Ltd. as a subsidiary in Taiwan.

Nov. 2004

Commercializes AOI equipment for LCDs.

Dec. 2004

Lists on the JASDAQ Securities Exchange.

Jan. 2005

Successfully commercializes the world's first 8-inch full wafer contact probe card.

Mar. 2005

Establishes CHINA MJC CO., LTD. as a subsidiary in China.

May 2005

Commercializes a semiconductor BIST tester.

May 2005

Obtains KES Environmental Management System certification.

June 2006

Establishes MJC Electronics Corporation as a subsidiary in the United States.

Oct. 2006

Establishes MJC Techno Co., Ltd. as a subsidiary in Mitaka City, Tokyo.

May 2007

Expands facilities at the Aomori Factory.
Establishes MJC Europe GmbH as a subsidiary in Saxony, Germany.

Oct. 2008

Establishes MEK Co., Ltd. as a subsidiary in Bucheon, Gyeonggi Province South Korea.

2010sPursuing new growth based on a robust corporate structure

MJC will continually pioneer new applied fields for its core technologies, while strengthening its corporate structure in pursuit of sustainable growth.

Jan. 2010

Acquires ISO 9001 and ISO 14001 certification for all of its domestic factories.

Apr. 2010

Develops a thin-film photovoltaic (PV) cell testing system and a wafer testing system for PV cells.

Apr. 2010

Becomes listed on the JASDAQ market of the Osaka Securities Exchange following the merger of the JASDAQ Securities Exchange and the Osaka Securities Exchange.

Apr. 2011

Establishes MJC Microelectronics (Kunshan) Co., Ltd. as a subsidary in Jiangsu Province, China.

July 2013

MJC shares are listed on the TSE's JASDAQ market following the merger of the Tokyo Stock Exchange and Osaka Securities Exchange.

Feb. 2015

Establishes a business tie-up between Taiwan-based GPM and its LCD system business.

Nov. 2015

Changes stock market listing to the First Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange.

Dec. 2016

Establishes MJC Electronics Asia Pte. Ltd.as a subsidiary in Singapore.