Company Profile
| Company Name | Hosiden Kyushu Corporation |
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| Address | 3024-38, Oaza Nakayama, Kurate-cho, Kurate-gun, Fukuoka Prefecture, 807-1312 Japan |
| Phone number | Phone: +81-949-42-2311 |
| Date Established | August 12, 1968 |
| Capital Stock | 90 million yen |
| Board of Directors | Chairman and President: Kenji Furuhashi President and Director: Harumi Kitatani Managing Director and Factory Manager: Kensuke Nakanishi Director: Shigemi Dochi Director: Shingo Sato Audit & Supervisory Board Member: Takafumi Tsuru |
| No. of Employees | 130 |
| Business Area | Development and manufacture of miniature microphones |
| Sales | 9.5 billion yen |
| Renewal | As of September 2024 |
Company History
| August 1968 | Company is established with a capital stock of 10 million yen through advancement under the Coal Producing Area Development Act. |
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| April 1969 | With the completion of the factory building, the company begins manufacturing magnetic heads. |
| June 1973 | Begins production of electret condenser microphones. |
| June 1982 | Begins production of drivers for telephones. |
| April 1985 | Increases capital stock to 90 million yen as new capital. |
| October 1986 | Begins production of microphones for video cameras and stereo microphones. |
| October 1990 | Kyushu Hosiden Corporation is renamed Hosiden Kyushu Corporation. (Change applies company-wide to Hosiden Group in Japan) |
| September 1994 | Obtained ISO 9001 certification. |
| March 1996 | Begins mass production of the world’s slimmest (1 m/m thick) microphone. |
| July 1997 | Cumulative shipments of ECMs reach 1 billion units. |
| February 1999 | Expansion B is completed and operations commence. |
| October 1999 | Obtained ISO 14001 certification. |
| May 2001 | Expansion A is completed and operations commence. |
| January 2008 | Begins mass production of MEMS microphones. |
| April 2010 | Cumulative shipments of ECMs reach 4 billion units. |
| January 2012 | In-house production line for MEMS microphones begins operation. |
| March 2017 | Obtained ISO/TS 16949 certification. |
| January 2018 | Obtained IATF 16949:2016 certification. |
| November 2021 | Cumulative shipments of MEMS microphones reach 400 million units. |
| February 2023 | Installation of solar power generation equipment. |