History | About V-Technology | V-TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.

1997-2003

2004-2012

2013-Present

1997-2003

V-Technology was founded on October 16, 1997 as a manufacturer of PDP inspection equipment. We succeeded in commercializing 8 kinds of FPD (Flat Panel Displays) inspection devices in just 3 years and the total solution for inspection combining these devices was highly evaluated. In addition, we were listed on the TSE Mothers for our further business growth.

1997	October Established V-Technology Co., Ltd. in Atsugi City, Kanagawa.

1998	January Launched sales of PDP Inspection Equipment "Neptune" August Launched sales of Precision Coordinate Measuring Equipment "Saturn" November Launched sales of FPD Critical Dimension Measurement Equipment "Venus"

PDP Inspection Equipment "Neptune"

1999	January Launched sales of FPD Total Pitch Measurement Equipment "Mercury" 　　　　　 June PDP Inspection Equipment "Super Neptune 9000" received the Grand Prix in the Inspection Equipment Division of “Advanced Display Of The Year” September Launched sales of FPD Repair Equipment "Jupiter" December Launched sales of Review Equipment “RV”

1999

January
Launched sales of FPD Total Pitch Measurement Equipment "Mercury"

June
PDP Inspection Equipment "Super Neptune 9000" received the Grand Prix in the Inspection Equipment Division of “Advanced Display Of The Year”

September
Launched sales of FPD Repair Equipment "Jupiter"

December
Launched sales of Review Equipment “RV”

FPD Total Pitch Measurement Equipment "Mercury"

FPD Repair Equipment "Jupiter"

2000	March Launched sales of Micro Review Equipment “Satellite”, Launched sales of Macro Review Equipment “Asteroid II” April Established “V Technology Korea Co., Ltd.” in Korea December Listed on Tokyo Stock Exchange Mothers (Brand Code: 7717)

2001	November Established “V-TEC Co., Ltd.” in Taiwan

2002	March Launched sales of FPD Inspection Equipment "Capricorn"

FPD Inspection Equipment "Capricorn"

2004-2012

We launched the sales of manufacturing equipment "Scan Exposure System AEGIS" in 2005. It was the biggest challenge for us to develop our very own manufacturing equipment, which is the core of FPD production that is to be operated 24 hours and cannot be shut down easily. Thanks to the successful development of the equipment, it has been delivered to our customers as equipment that contributes to the power saving of large screen TVs.

2004	October Relocated Headquarters to Hodogaya-Ku, Yokohama City

2005	June Launched sales of FPD Exposure Equipment "AEGIS"

FPD Exposure Equipment "AEGIS"

2007	November Opened a representative office in Shanghai, China (It was incorporated as Shanghai V Technology Co., Ltd. in 2011)

2009	November Received “LCD-Award Best in Class of Equipment Division” from Sharp Corporation

2010	April Received “Deloitte. Technology Fast 500™ Asia Pacific (APAC) 2010”

2011	February It was listed on First Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange from TSE Mothers.

It was listed on First Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange from TSE Mothers.

2013-Present

In addition to product strengthening through In-house development from 2013, we accelerated the expansion of our product lineup through M&A. TFT & photomask equipment, proximity exposure equipment, and noncontact electrical inspection equipment have been added to our product lineup. Through M&A, synergy with new technologies and human resources were added to our existing product technologies. We aim to respond flexibly to changing business conditions and grow our business further with these resources.

2013	October Acquired TFT repair business unit from OMRON LASERFRONT INC. and started TFT Repairing Equipment and Photomask Repairing Equipment Business using Laser CVD

2014	December Established “Kunshan V Technology Co., Ltd.” in Kunshan, China

2015	March Launched sales of FPD Photomask Inspection Equipment "Gemini"

FPD Photomask Inspection Equipment "Gemini"

2015	June Made NSK Technology Co., Ltd. 100% subsidiary (changed its firm name to VN Systems Co., Ltd.), and started CF Exposure Equipment Business (Merged in 2016)

2015	December Established “VETON Tech LIMITED.” in China and Hong Kong. Changed the firm name from “Shanghai V Technology Co., Ltd.” to “Shanghai VN Systems Co., Ltd”

2016	April Acquired OHT Inc. (a manufacturer of TFT Non-contact Electrical Inspection Equipment) from HIF-A, and started TFT Electrical Inspection Business. (Made 100% subsidiary in December 2018)

Press conference on the agreement of making OHT Inc as our subsidiary

2017	December Received “Deloitte. Technology Fast 500™ Asia Pacific (APAC) 2017”

2017	December Established V.E.T Co., Ltd. for Deposition Mask Business for OLED

2018	April Made Lumiotec Co., Ltd. 100% subsidiary and entered the OLED Lighting Market for manufacturing and selling OLED Lighting Panels

2019	July Established CHVT, a joint venture with Chinese panel manufacturer CHOT Augst Acquisition of NanoSystem Solutions, a wafer inspection equipment company, as a subsidiary. September V Investment China Co., Ltd. is established as an investment company in China.

2020	April Established V-Tech Shining Color Technology (Kunshan) Co., Ltd. for salvage service supllyer to global panel manufacturer.

2021	January Aquired Litho Tech Japan Corporation, a Lithography microfabrication equipment company, as a subsidiary.