Company Profile
ABOUT AKM
We, Asahi Kasei Microdevices (AKM) offer a variety of advanced sensing devices based on compound semiconductor technology and sophisticated IC products featuring analog/digital mixed-signal technology.
Company Profile
(as of June 01, 2020)
Trade name
Asahi Kasei Microdevices Corporation
Home office
Hibiya Mitsui Tower 1-1-2 Yurakucho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-0006 Japan
President
Eiji Honda
Paid-in capital
JPY 3,271 million
Main businesses
Hall elements, ICs
Main Affiliates
Japan
Asahi Kasei Technosystem Co., Ltd.
AKM Technology Corporation
Asahi Kasei Electronics Co., Ltd.
Asahi Kasei Microsystems Co., Ltd.
Overseas
AKM Semiconductor, Inc.
Asahi Kasei Microdevices Europe GmbH
Asahi Kasei Microdevices Korea Corporation
Asahi Kasei Microdevices (Shanghai) Co., Ltd.
Asahi Kasei Microdevices Taiwan Corporation
Access
Access from the nearest stations
Hibiya subway station: direct passage
Yurakucho subway station: 4 min. on foot
Ginza subway station: 5 min. on foot
JR Yurakucho station: 5 min. on foot
History
1980
Miyazaki Electronics Co., Ltd founded as a subsidiary of Asahi Kasei Corporation, started hall sensor business
1982
Miyazaki Electronics renamed to Asahi Kasei Electrionics ("AKE")
1983
Asahi Kasei founded Asahi Microsystems as a 50:50 JV with AMI, started IC business
1984
Established LSI Design Center
1986
Turned Asahi Microsystems to a 100% subsidiary of Asahi Kasei Corp, renamed to Asahi Kasei Microsystems ("AKM")
AKE Fuji fabrication facility started its operation
1993
AKM Nobeoka wafer fabrication facility started its operation
1995
Established AKM Semiconductor Inc. (San Jose, USA)
1996
Opened a office in Europe
2002
Established Asahi Kasei Technosystem, started system business
2003
Established Asahi Kasei EMD Corp by transfering electronics business of Asahi Kasei Corp
2004
Opened a office at Shanghai, China
2006
AKE Fuji fabrication facility (fab3) started its operation
Opened Miyazaki Design Center (Established AKM Kyusyu)
2007
AKE and AKM integrated business with Asahi Kasei EMD Corp
Opened a office at Seoul, Korea
2008
Establiched a local subsidiary in China (Shanghai, China)
2009
Transferred electronics material business to Asahi Kasei e-Materials, renamed Asahi Kasei Microdevices Corporation ("AKM")
Established a local subsidiary in Taiwan (Taipei, Taiwan)
2016
Established a local subsidiary in Germany (Dusseldorf, Germany)
2018
Acquisition of Senseair