Below is the outlook of the early establishment to the present of ULCOAT.
1970
1971
1972
1973
1975
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1979
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1981
1982
1984
1986
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1987
1988
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1992
1994
1995
1997
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1999
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2001
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2002
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2003
2005
2006
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2007
2009
Started development and prototype supply of hard mask blanks
Started development of See Through mask (ST Mask)
Began sales of low reflection chrome mask (MF Mask)
Began exporting MF Mask to US
Began manufacturing and sales of transparent electro conductive films (ITO)
(all the above accomplished at Ulvac Japan LTD. f.k.a. Japan Vacuum Technology LTD.)
Established Ulvac Coating Corporation
Relocated and constructed headquarter and factory (Bldg.A) in Chichibu-city
Constructed Building B
Began sales of UF-MASK and PF-MASK
Constructed Building C
Raised capital to JPY190,000,000
Established IHT Corporation in USA as a joint corporation with Kyushu
Shinku Yakin Co., Ltd. & Inabata & Co., LTD.
Raised capital to JPY272,000,000
Started ITO-film patterning
Started BM (Black matrix-chrome film for the FPD Color Filter) Coating
Installed Lithographic Machines & started BM Patterning
Constructed Building D
Began manufacturing of Phase Shift Mask Blanks
ISO9002 certified (JICQA No. 0205)
Constructed Building E
Began sales & manufacturing of NLDE Dry Etcher for mask making
Changed name from "IHT CORP." to "ULCOAT U.S.A., Inc."
ISO 14001 certified (JICQA No. E217)
Established ULCOAT Taiwan, Inc,
Switched from ISO9002 to ISO9001
Constructed headquarter and factory of ULCOAT Taiwan
Began R&D of GNF-FED (Field Emission Display)
Began R&D of MEMS
Expanded Bldg.D (LM production expansion by a new line.)
Integration of Quality and Environmental management system(ISO9001・ISO14001)
ULCOAT U.S.A., Inc. was dissolved transfer to their business for INABATA AMERICA CORP.
Started sales of glass MEMS products
FPD Dept. changed to FD(Functional Device) Dept. and began dealing mainly with glass MEMS