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Company history

1950 Sept.   SANYO Electric Co., Ltd. Electronic Components division found and production of radio components (speakers, IFTs, electrolytic capacitors and metal parts) started.
  1958 Dec.   Production of aluminum electrolytic capacitors transferred to Omiya Electric Co., Ltd. (the present Sun Electronic Industries Corporation)
  1969 Oct.   Saga SANYO Industries Co., Ltd. established and production of ALSICON (Sintered aluminum anode solid electrolytic capacitors) started.
  1978 Dec.   Production of SAW (Surface Acoustic Wave) filters started.
  1981 Aug.   Production of heads and cylinders for half inch VCR started.
  1983 Oct.   SANYO Electric (Shekou) Ltd. established and production of speakers started (Dec. 1984).
    Dec.   Production of OS-CON started at Saga SANYO.
  1988 Sept.   SANYO Video Components (USA) Corporation established and production and sales of deflection yokes for color TV started.
  1989 Mar.   P. T. SANYO Jaya Components Indonesia established and production of FBT for color TV started (Sept. 1989).
  1995 Oct.   SANYO Electronic Components Co., Ltd. established.
  1996 Apr.   SANYO Tuner Industries Co., Ltd. established and transferred tuner business.
  1997 Jan.   SANYO Electronic Components (Singapore) Pte., Ltd. established.
    Apr.   Production of POSCAP started.
  1999 Apr.   SANYO Seimitu and Kumagaya Seimitu and their affiliates joined to group.
    Sept.   SANYO Capacitor (Philippines) Corporation established.
  2000 Oct.   SANYO Electronic Components (HK) Limited established.
  2002 Apr.   SANYO Electronic Components(H.K.)Limited established Shajing SANYO Electronic Components Factory(Contract manufacturing).
  2003 Apr.   Component Group / Electronic Device Company started.
  2004 Jan.   The merger of SANYO Electric Company Limited and SANYO Electronic Components Company Limited.
    Jan.   SHS Hong Kong Co.,Ltd.established.
    Feb.   SANYO Optical Component(Huizhou) Co.,Ltd. established.
    Apr.   SANYO Motor Parts (Shenzhen) Co.,Ltd. established.
    Dec.   SANYO Optic Desing Co.,Ltd. established.