| May 1995 |
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Established Katsura Opto Systems Co., Ltd. |
| May 1995 |
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Entered into a consultancy agreement with Nissho Electronics Co., Ltd. |
| Oct. 1995 |
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Optical pickup optical measuring machine developed |
| November 1995 |
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Launched tilt sensor (autocollimator) |
| Dec. 1996 |
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Development of optical pickups, lens actuators, and dynamic tilt measuring devices |
| Apr. 1997 |
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Development of DVD optical disc mechanical characteristics inspection equipment |
| May 1997 |
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Development of optical pickup spot adjustment optical system for DVD, CD-ROM, CD-R |
| Feb. 1998 |
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Development of small laser tilt sensor (autocollimator) |
| July 1998 |
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Developed screen type laser tilt sensor (autocollimator) |
| Dec. 1999 |
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Parallel optical inspection sensor development, patent pending |
| Aug. 2000 |
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Development of image processing equipment "IP series" |
| April 2001 |
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Organizational change to Co., Ltd. |
| June 2003 |
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Established a local subsidiary in Shanghai, China |
| November 2003 |
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Established a development center in Kochi, Shikoku |
| December 2003 |
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Blu-ray optical pickup evaluation device released |
| January 2004 |
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Released a small image processing unit |
| July 2004 |
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Launched the KT series of low-cost, high-performance tilt sensors (autocolimators) |
| August 2004 |
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Received approval of the Management Innovation Plan based on the Act on Promotion of Small and Medium-sized Enterprises Business Activities |
| November 2004 |
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Concluded a contract with Tokyo Institute of Technology for the right to use aberration technology patents. |
| March 2005 |
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Established technical center in Jiadae Industrial Zone, Shanghai |
| January 2006 |
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Blu-ray optical pickup adjustment and evaluation device released |
| September 2006 |
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Released a blu-ray-compatible 2-lens spot adjuster |
| March 2007 |
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Launched 500kHz ultra-high-speed analog tilt sensor (autocollimeter) |
| May 2008 |
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Kochi Development Center new building completed |
| May 2008 |
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AMS Aberration Analyzer released |
| May 2008 |
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Release of displacement tilt (autocollimator) sensor |
| January 2009 |
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Launched a 6D sensor for adjusting individual imaging elements for digital cameras |
| January 2009 |
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Received the 42nd Good Company 'New Technique Business Promotion Award' Grand Prize |
| June 2009 |
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Displacement sensor released |
| June 2009 |
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VCM automatic inspection device for mobile phones and camera modules released |
| June 2010 |
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Released image sensor tilt (autocollimator) sensor |
| November 2011 |
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High-speed 5D sensor released |
| April 2012 |
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Line displacement sensor released |
| December 2012 |
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Launch of vertical level sensor |
| July 2013 |
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Lens eccentric sensor released |
| March 2014 |
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Laser solder equipment released |
| May 2014 |
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Parallelism tilt sensor (autocollimeter) released |
| February 2015 |
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launched ± 5° ultra wide angle tilt sensor (auto collimator) |
| June 2015 |
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OIS evaluation device released |
| July 2015 |
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Development of lens actuator characteristic inspection device for smartphones |
| April 2016 |
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Closed Loop VCM Evaluation Device Released |
| May 2016 |
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Launched laser solder device with blue LD |
| March 2018 |
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White LED tilt sensor (autocollimeter) released |
| December 2018 |
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± 10° ultra wide angle tilt sensor (autocollimeter) released |
| December 2019 |
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Launched ± 5°± 5mm displacement tilt sensor (autocollimator) |
| August 2020 |
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High-speed 6D sensor released |
| December 2020 |
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Launch of ultra-compact tilt sensor (autocollimator) |
| Oct. 2021 |
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Launched φ20° ultra wide angle tilt sensor (autocollimator) |
