We will guide history of the current overview from the establishment of ULCOAT.
1970 | Started development and prototype supply of hard mask blanks |
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1971 | Started development of See Through mask (ST mask) blanks |
1972 | Began sales of low reflection chrome mask (MF mask) blanks |
1973 | Began exporting MF mask blanks to USA |
1975 | Began manufacturing and sales of transparent electro conductive film (ITO) (all the above done at a division of ULVAC,Inc. the old name ULVAC JAPAN,Ltd.) |
1979 | Established Ulvac Coating Corporation Capital to JPY100 Million, Relocated and constructed headquarter and factory (Bldg.A) in Chichibu-city. |
1981 | Constructed Building B |
1982 | Began sales of UF-MASK and PF-MASK blanks |
1984 | Constructed Building C |
1986 | Raised capital to JPY190 Million Established IHT Corporation in USA as a joint corporation with Kyushu Shinku Yakin Co.,Ltd & Inabata & Co.,LTD. Began sales & development of Dry Etching Machine for mask making |
1987 | Raised capital to JPY272 Million |
1988 | Started ITO-film patterning Started BM (Black matrix-chrome film for the FPD Color Filter) Coating |
1992 | Installed Lithographic Machiine & started BM Patterning |
1994 | Constructed Building D |
1995 | Began manufacturing of Phase Shift Mask Blanks |
1997 | ISO 9002 certified (JICQA NO.0205) Constructed Building E |
1999 | Began sales & manufacturing of NLDE Dry Etching for mask making |
2000 | Changed name from "IHT CORP." to "ULCOAT U.S.A.,Inc." |
2001 | ISO 14001 certified (JICQA NO.E217) Established ULCOAT Taiwan,Inc. |
2002 | Switched from ISO 9002 to ISO 9001 Constructed headquarter and factory of ULCOAT Taiwan Began R&D of GNF-FED (Field Emission Display) |
2003 | Began R&D of MEMS |
2005 | Expanded Bldg.D (LM production expansion with a new line) |
2006 | Integration of Quality and Environmental management system (ISO 9001 ・ ISO 14001) ULCOAT U.S.A.,Inc. was dissolved to transfer their business for INABATA AMERICA CORPATION Started sales glass MEMS products |
2007 | FP Dept. changed to FD (Functional Device) Dept. and began dealing mainly with glass MEMS |
2009 | Constructed Building G |
2010 | Began sales of Halftone (F type, T type) Mask Blanks for LCD application |
2013 | Reduce capital JPY172 Million (New capital to JPY100 Million) |
2013 | Began sales of Attenuation Phase Shift Mask Blanks for LCD application |
2015 | Began installation and generation of solar phtotoelectric equipment (Max. output 285.6kw) on the factory rooftop |
2018 | Established ULVAC Coating Technology (HEFEI) Co., Ltd. |