History of LAPIS Technology
* LAPIS Technology’s Predecessor, LAPIS Semiconductor, OKI Semiconductor, and Oki Electric(Device Business) are also included.
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1961
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CompanyThe semiconductor factory completed in Hachioji City (Tokyo)
Full view of Hachioji plant
BusinessProduction of transistors -
1967
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BusinessProduction of ICs
Production line at that time
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1975
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BusinessProduction of 4Kbit DRAM
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1978
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BusinessProduction of 4bit microcontrollers
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1980
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CompanyMiyazaki Oki Electric established
- Current LAPIS Semiconductor Miyazaki Plant
M1 Plant at Miyazaki Oki Electric
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1981
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BusinessProduction of gate arrays
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1984
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CompanyOki Micro Design Miyazaki established
- Current LAPIS Technology Miyazaki Design Center -
1988
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CompanyMiyagi Oki Electric established
- Current LAPIS Semiconductor Miyagi Plant
Miyazaki Oki Electric
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1997
Heisei9th
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BusinessProduction of 64Mbit DRAMs
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1999
Heisei11th
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BusinessProduction of P2ROM™（Production Programmed ROM）
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2003
Heisei15th
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BusinessProduction of 8bit ultra-low power microcontrollers
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2005
Heisei17th
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BusinessProduction of 10bit grayscale driver LSIs for LCD
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2008
Heisei20th
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CompanyOKI SEMICONDUCTOR CO., LTD. Established
- Become affiliates of ROHM Group -
2009
Heisei21th
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BusinessProduction of Li-ion Battery Monitoring LSIs
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2011
Heisei23th
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CompanyThe company name changed to LAPIS Semiconductor Co., Ltd.BusinessProduction of 256Kbit FeRAMs
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2012
Heisei24th
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BusinessProduction of Bluetooth® Low Energy LSIsBusinessProduction of Video LSI for Automotive camera
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2013
Heisei25th
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CompanyHeadquarters relocated to Shin-Yokohama (Yokohama City)
Shin-Yokohama Headquarters
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2016
Heisei28th
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CompanyRIST* Production started (LAPIS Production Division)
RIST：ROHM Integrated System（Thailand）Co., Ltd.
RIST
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2017
Heisei29th
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BusinessProduction of LPWA(Low Power Wide Area) Transceiver LSIBusinessIncreased adoption of Automotive Video LSIs by major manufactures in Japan
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2020
Reiwa2th
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CompanyLAPIS Technology Co., Ltd. established as an LSI development company
Spun out of LAPIS Semiconductor
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