HOYA Corp.

History

YearDetail
1941 HOYA Corp. was founded and started the production of optical glass.
1945 Production of crystal stemware.
1962 Production of eyeglass lenses.
1972 Production of contact lenses.
1973 Listed on the first section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
1984 The company name changed to Hoya Corporation.
1986 Research and Development building established.
1991 Launch of HDD glass disks.
2008 The company merged with PENTAX Corp.
2011 Sale of PENTAX digital camera business.
2017 Acquisition of Performance Optics LLC.
2019 Acquisition of Mid Labs and Fritz Ruck.
2019 Production of EUV blanks for semiconductors in Singapore.
2022 Transfer of HOYA Digital Solutions Corp.
2023 The company announced the establishment of an endoscope manufacturing, R&D, and service center in Shanghai, China, under PENTAX Medical Shanghai Co. Ltd.
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