| 1971 |
HIDEMI NAKAMURA
established "Nakamura Precision Shokai, Ltd" in Koto-ku,
Tokyo with a capital of \1,000,000.
(The logo "NPS" stands for the acronym of "Nakamura
Precision Shokai,
Ltd") 
Started distribution of 4 point probes as authorized distributor
of Ａ＆Ｍ ＦＥＬＬ. (Great Britain). (Ａ＆Ｍ ＦＥＬＬ is succeeded its operation
by the Kulicke & Soffa now.)
|
| 1972 |
Started distribution
of assembling tools from BＭＡ (U.S.A.) and ISCAR (Israel) for
Japanese market. |
| 1975 |
Started to manufacture/sell resistivity processor,
"Ｎ-551" and "N-552". |
| 1977 |
Exhibit a booth in the firstly
launched SEMICON JAPAN 1977. |
| 1978 |
Started to manufacture/sell
silicon lifetime tester, "ＨＦ－９０". |
| 1980 |
Capital expansion completed
up to \4,000,000. |
| 1980 |
Started distribution of resistivity processor,
"Ｎー６０１" for BestTech. |
| 1980 |
Started to manufacture/sell
various types of test tables applicable for wafers and liquid
crystal substrates. |
| 1982 |
Expanded the engineering and
manufacturing department with engineers from BestTech. Head
office relocated to Kujiraoka-building, 1-16-18 Kameido. Developed
testing tools for semiconductor industry in order to meet higher
demands of professional engineers. Developed & selling"
TPR-1" and" N-701". Started distribution of Bond
Testers from UNITEK (U.S.A.). |
| 1983 |
Started distribution of PICOPROBEs,
as the authorized Japanese distributor of GGB Industries (U.S.A.)
for Japanese market. |
| 1983 |
Started to manufacture/sell "RT-8-8"
series, an automatic resistivity tester for
semiconductor materials. |
| 1984 |
Engineering & Manufacturing
Department established NAPSON CORPORATION. ("ＮＡＰＳＯＮ"
stands for "SON OF NAKAMURA PRECISION". ） |
| 1988 |
Started distribution of UNISLIDE
as the authorized distributor for VELMEX (U.S.A.) |
| 1989 |
HAYATO NAKAMURA
established "NPS KK", and started checking/repairing
the products manufactured/imported from overseas. |
| 1991 |
Started to manufacture/sell
"SIGMA-1" and" SIGMA-10 "as resistively
processors for research, technical development and testing semiconductor
materials. |
| 1992 |
Started distribution of GGB's
120 GHz Microwave Probe featured as the highest speed probe
in the world. |
| 1994 |
Started distribution of plastic
screws of CRAFTECH (U.S.A.). |
| 1995 |
Started distribution of TUBE
FORMING MACHINE and its TOOLINGS (Reducing Jaw/Expanding Jaw,
etc) from EAGLE (CANADA) for Japanese Automobile Industry. |
| 1996 |
Started distribution of SPUTTERING
SYSTEM from TORR INTERNATIONAL, INC.( U.S.A.) (the former name
was PLASMA SCIENCE). |
| 1996 |
Acquisition of Nakamura Precision
Shokai, Ltd, NPS KK established "NPS, INC." on November
1 with a capital of \14,000,000 (President: HAYATO NAKAMURA).
|
| 1997 |
Started distribution of WAVEGUIDE
INPUT TYPE probes (millimetric-wave) from GGB. (Range from 33
GHz～) |
| 1998 |
Started to manufacture/sell "Σ－５",
the resistivity processor for research/technical
development/testing semiconductor materials. |
| 1999 |
Started to manufacture/sell
"MTF-100", the MICORWAVE TEST FIXTURE as compact &
versatile testing device. |
| 2000 |
Started distribution of CUSTOM-MADE
MCW (Multi-Contact Wedge) Microwave probes from GGB. |
| 2001 |
Started distribution of LCP
18 as cost-effective Microwave Probe, |
| 2002 |
Started distribution of GGB's
220 GHz Microwave Probe featured as the highest speed probe
in the world. |
| 2003 |
Relocated the head office
to 6-12-4, Kameido in order to expand the business. |
| 2004 |
Started distribution of SPUTTERING
SYSTEMS for Japanese market as the authorized distributor of
TORR INETRNATIOANL, INC (U.S.A.).
|
| 2005 |
Introduced GGB's
325 GHz Microwave Probe at MICROWAVE EXIBITION 2004 featured
as the highest speed probe in the world.
|
| 2008 |
Started to manufacture/sell "Σ－５+",
New resistivity processor for research/technical
development/testing semiconductor materials. |
