Company Overview

Company Name Spectronix Corporation
Head Office 3-28-15 Tarumicho, Suita, Osaka 564-0062
Telephone: +81 (0)6-6155-6511 　
Fax: +81 (0)6-6155-7076
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Established
President Yukihiko Nagaoka
Capital ¥10 million
Business
  • Development, manufacture, and sales of short-wavelength and ultra-short pulsed laser oscillators.
  • Provides optical solutions, processing verification, and other laser solutions required in instrumentation
Number of Employees 37 (as of April 2024)

Origin of the Company Name

  • Spectrum

    Parsing light by wavelength and organizing by wavelength.
    “To break down complex phenomena into simpler ones for organization” (Latin)

    • ＋

  • Electronics

    Incorporating/utilizing the latest electronic technology.

    • ＋

  • X

    Constantly taking on challenges in undiscovered markets and new areas of technology

History

Year History Awards & Media
2004 April: Founded in Takatsuki, Osaka, at Director Okada’s grandmother’s home –
2007 October: Selected for the Osaka Regional Creation Fund Mishima Regional Support Project Subsidy, developed the first solid-state laser (ultra-compact nanosecond pulsed laser) in company history –
2008 April: Selected for NEDO’s 1st Research and Development Venture Technical Development Grant Project, made the LVE-G0300 (wavelength: 532nm) feasible for the thin-film photovoltaic industry –
2009 May: Successfully demonstrated a picosecond pulsed seed laser using the LD-GS method in cooperation with Osaka University. –
2010 June: Selected for NEDO’s 2010 Research and Development Venture Technical Development Grant Project, developed the world’s first LD-GS high-power picosecond pulsed fiber laser and applied it to develop a high-power supercontinuum light source with a wavelength of 450 to 2,500 nm. January: Won the 2010 LVE-G0300 Kansai Front Runner Award
2012 March: Selected for the 2012 Global Technology Joint and Startup Support Grant (Startup Category), developed the world’s first 266 nm picosecond pulsed laser (3 W output). –
2014
  • Third-party allocation of shares by Mitsuboshi Diamond Industrial, Co., Ltd. twice in August 2013 and January 2014, totaling ¥200 million.
  • April: Selected for NEDO’s 2014 Innovation Application Venture Support Project, successfully developed technology to extend the life of the 266 nm picosecond laser (more than 8,000 hours).
  • April: Selected for NEDO’s 2014 Innovation Application Venture Support Project, successfully developed high pulse energy/pulse control technology for the 532 nm picosecond laser
 April: An article on the LDH-G1000 10 W 532 nm picosecond laser published in the Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun on Monday, April 21.
2015 February: Third-party allotment of shares from Daiwa Corporate Investment, Mitsubishi UFJ Capital, and Senshu Ikeda Capital totaling ¥650 million, with the Innovation Network Corporation of Japan as the lead investor.
  • February: The LDH-G1000 picosecond laser is selected for the New Kansai Manufacturing Awards 2015
  • March: An article on Spectronix is published on Page 13 of the Nikkei Shimbun morning edition on Monday, March 9, leading the Innovation Network Corporation of Japan
  • April: An article on the launch of the world’s first LDH-X0300 3 W 266 nm picosecond laser published in the Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun on Friday, April 3.
  • September: An article on the LDH-V2000 20 W 355 nm picosecond laser published in the Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun on Wednesday, September 30.
  • December: An article on the LDH-G3500 35 W 532 nm picosecond laser published in the Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun on Wednesday, December 16.
2016 July: Launched development of a 266nm picosecond laser with average output exceeding 50 W, adopted as part of a national project of the New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO) to develop next-generation laser technology featuring high brightness and high efficiency.
  • January: Received the Chairman’s Award at the 13th New Machine Promotion Awards, an award system by the Japan Society for the Promotion of Machine Industry, for the LDH-XO300, a DUV picosecond laser with the highest output in the world.
  • April: Received the Industrial Award from the Laser Society of Japan for the LDH Series picosecond hybrid laser.
2017 June: Third-party allocation of shares to Mitsubishi Electric Corporation totaling ¥500 million –
2018 – June: Received the Laser Society of Japan Achievement Award (Best Paper Award), and the high-power DUV picosecond laser developed by Spectronix is recognized for its originality and creativity in the Original Category of the Laser Society of Japan and receives certification from the Society for developing unique technology that steps into unknown territory.
2019
  • June: World’s first continuous operation of a 10 W 266 nm picosecond laser
  • August: Achieved 50 W output with a 266 nm picosecond laser with a pulse width of less than 15 ps
 December: Received the Minister of Economy, Trade, and Industry Award at the 8th Monodzukuri Nippon Grand Award in the Product & Technology Development Category for our 266 nm picosecond laser (10 W output).
2020
  • August: Third-party allocation of shares by the Innovation Platform for the University of Tokyo totaling ¥300 million
  • March: Official release of the LDH-X0800, a 266 nm picosecond laser with 8 W output.
 May: A paper on our DUV picosecond laser research is published in Optics Letters by the Optical Society of America
2021
  • April: To strengthen management structure, Yukihiko Nagaoka is appointed as President, and Okada, as a director and founder, is placed in charge of new business development, including the 266 nm picosecond laser.
  • July: Corporate mission and values updated
October: An article on our 266 nm picosecond laser is published on the front page of Nikkei Sangyo Shimbun.
2022 Began development of an oscillator model for mass production.
  • February: Article on “Ablation Processing of Soft Magnetic Materials by DUV Picosecond Laser” published in the Japan Institute of Metals and Materials journal Materia
  • March: Spectronix presented in an article “Noteworthy Venture Companies” in Nikkei Keizai/ Selected as Editor’s Pick for publication of a paper on “DUV Picosecond Laser Research” in Optics Express, the journal of the Optical Society of America.
  • June: Received the Progress Award at the 46th Laser Society of Japan Achievement Award Co-Hosted by Mistubishi Electric Corporation and Osaka University.
  • August: An article on Spectronix is published in “Following Deep Tech” in Newswitch (Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun)
  • September: Interview with CEO Nagaoka published in Electronic Device Industry News
  • October: Announced the development of ultra-fine drilling (φ6μm) technology for next-generation semiconductor package substrates with the University of Tokyo, Ajinomoto Fine-Techno Co., Inc., and Mitsubishi Electric Corporation/Published a paper on our research in Optica Continuum, the journal of Optica