Tokyo Electron Ltd.

History

Year	Detail
1963	Tokyo Electron Laboratories, Inc. was established in Akasaka, Minato-ku, as a Tokyo Broadcasting System, Inc affiliate.
1964	TEL acquired importing and selling rights for a diffusion furnace manufactured by Thermco Products Corp. (U.S.) and began sales.
1966	The company started importing and selling the first IC testers.
1968	The company joint ventured with the Thermco Products Corp. (U.S.), named TEL-Thermco Engineering Co., Ltd.
1972	The company established Tokyo Process Development Inc. and began importing and selling analytical equipment (equipment for pollution prevention).
1973	The company partnered with Computervision Inc. (U.S.) to import CAD/CAM systems.
1976	The company's subsidiary, TEL-Thermco Engineering Co., Ltd., developed the world's first high-pressure oxidation furnace.
1981	The company established TEL-GenRad Ltd. for the domestic production of in-circuit board testers in Japan.
1982	The company established TEL-Varian Ltd for domestic production of ion implantation devices in Japan.
1983	TEL-LAM Ltd. was established as a joint venture with U.S.-based Lam Research Corp. and started production of etch systems in Japan.
1986	TEL Kyushu Ltd., a company subsidiary, was established in Kumamoto, Japan.
1989	Varian-TEL Ltd. A subsidiary of the company was established in California, U.S.
1990	The company established two subsidiaries, Tokyo Electron FE Ltd. and Tokyo Electron Device Ltd, in Japan.
1995	The company established Tokyo Electron Oregon, Inc. as the first overseas development and production site.
1996	The company established several subsidiaries, such as Tokyo Electron Taiwan Ltd., Tokyo Electron Massachusetts, Inc., Tokyo Electron Phoenix Laboratories, Inc., and Tokyo Electron Texas, Inc.
1998	The company established subsidiaries such as Tokyo Electron Arizona, Inc., Tokyo Electron EE Ltd., and Tokyo Electron Israel Ltd.
2000	The company acquired Supercritical Systems Inc.
2001	The company acquired Timbre Technologies Inc. in Fremont, California, which used to develop measurement software technology.
2002	The company established two subsidiaries: Tokyo Electron (Shanghai) Logistic Center Ltd. and Tokyo Electron Software Technologies Ltd.
2003	The company established two subsidiaries, Tokyo Electron (Shanghai) Ltd. and TEL Technology Center, America, LLC.
2010	The company established Tokyo Electron Miyagi Ltd. (Taiwan office).
2017	The merger of consolidated subsidiaries established Tokyo Electron Technology Solutions Ltd..
2019	The company partnered with BRIDG to provide next-generation processes, tools, and device development.
2020	TEL Manufacturing and Engineering of America, Inc. was established by merging consolidated subsidiaries.
2023	TEL developed a laser lift-off technology that contributes to innovations in the 3D integration of advanced semiconductor devices.