| August 1999 |
Optorun started operations in Tokyo’s Ota-ku as a manufacturer of optical thin film coaters
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September 1999
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Completed construction of the first factory in Kawagoe, Saitama
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| March 1999
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Started selling super multilayer optical coater for optical filters, especially narrow band pass filters (NBPF)
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| May 2000
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Moved the head office to Kawagoe, Saitama
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| December 2000
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Established Optorun (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. (now a consolidated subsidiary) for the production and sale of optical thin film coater parts
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| January 2001
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Started selling the OTFC series of ion assisted deposition (IAD) optical thin film coaters
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| April 2001
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Completed construction of the head office the second factory to increase production capacity
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| October 2004
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Optorun (Shanghai) relocated due to the completion of the new factory in Shanghai
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| May 2006
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Started selling the Gener series of general-purpose optical thin film equipment
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| August 2007
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Started moving production of optical thin film coaters from the head office factory to Optorun (Shanghai)
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| September 2011
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Started selling the RPD series of reactive plasma deposition equipment
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| January 2013
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Established Optorun (Shanghai) Trading Co., Ltd. (now a consolidated subsidiary) for the purpose of increasing sales in China
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| September 2013
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Established Optorun Taiwan Co., Ltd. (now a consolidated subsidiary) for the purpose of expanding manufacturing and R&D operations
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| February 2014
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Optorun (Taiwan) completed construction of a factory
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| August 2014
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Established Optorun USA, Inc. (now a consolidated subsidiary) for the purpose of increasing sales in the United States
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| September 2014
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Started selling the NSC-15 optical thin film sputtering coater
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| November 2014
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Invested in Tokai Optronics Co., Ltd. (now an equity-method affiliate) to provide thin film processing services for extending thin film operations to more market sectors
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| February 2017
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Optorun Taiwan acquired a factory in Miaoli County for the purpose of increasing production and R&D
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| March 2017
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Started selling the NSC-2350 optical thin film sputtering coater
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| August 2017
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Invested in Zhejiang Crystal-Optech Co., Ltd. (now an equity-method affiliate) to provide thin film processing services for extending thin film operations to more business domain
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| December 2017
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Optorun shares were listed on the first section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange
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| November 2018
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Opened the Tokyo Head Office in Ikebukuro (Toshima-ku)
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November 2018
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Started selling the OWLS -1800 Optical Wefer Level Sputtering Coater
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| August 2019
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Started selling the A800P ALD Coating System
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September 2019
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Started selling the OWLS -1800D Double-sided Sputtering Coater
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| January 2019
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Started selling New SPOC-1100T Super Multilayer Optical Coater
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| September 2020
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Additional investment in Afly Solution Oy to consolidate
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| June 2021
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Launched DEG series of dry etching equipment for optical devices
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| September 2021
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Established Optorun Semiconductor Equipment (SHANGHAI) CO., LTD. (now a consolidated subsidiary) to develop, manufacture and sell ALD film deposition equipment
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| April 2022
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Optorun shares started trading at the Prime board of the Tokyo Stock Exchange
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