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Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
1955

Established TOKO Radio Coil Laboratories.

Started production and sales of coils for vacuum tube type portable radios.

Developed the world's first IFT (Intermediate frequency transformer) for transistor radios.

1957

Successful development of IFT type 10F establishes foundation of today’s TOKO. 1960

Started operation of Saitama plant. 1961

Established Osaka sales office. (-2016) 1962

Listed in the second section of Tokyo stock exchange. 1963

Established TOKO Electronic Mfg. Co., Ltd. in Hong Kong. 1964

Name of company changed to TOKO, INC.

Developed Variable coils.

1965

Established TOKO America, Inc. (-2017) 1969

Established Huacheng TOKO Electronics Co., Ltd. in Taiwan. 1970

Listed in the First section of the Tokyo stock exchange. 1971

Established TOKO Germany GmbH. (-2015)

Established TOKO Singapore Pte., Ltd. (-2017)

1972

Established TOKO U.K. Ltd. (-2011) 1973

New headquarters office building completed.

Developed Bipolar ICs.

Established TOKO Electronic Malaysia Sdn,Bhd. (-2011)

Established TOKO DO Brazil Ind, E. Com. Ltda. (-2009)

Established TOKO Malta Ltd. (-1987)

1974

Received award at the 3rd Japan Industrial Technology Contest and also from the Prim Minister for High Speed Memory Development.

1978

LC filters developed. 1979

Developed Variable capacitance diodes for AM tuning.

Developed Variable capacitance diodes for FM tuning.

1982

Developed SMD variable coils.

Developed SMD LC filters for TV and VCR.

1985

Established Nagoya sales office. (-2017) 1986

Established Hiroshima sales office. (-2011)

1987

Developed Advanced Tracking System for AM tracking. 1989

Developed SMD helical filters.

1990

Developed Miniature dielectric filters.

1991

Established Shantou S.E.Z. Huajian Electronics Co., Ltd.

Developed SMD power inductors for DC-DC converter.

1992

Established TOKO Electronic (Sarawak) Sdn. Bhd. in Malaysia.

Developed Miniature dielectric antenna.

Developed 2012 size, Multilayer chip inductors.

Developed SMD LDO regulator ICs.

Developed SMD transformer for LCD backlight inverters.

1993

Developed Size 1608 multilayer chip inductors.

1995

Established TOKO Manila Representative office. (-2017)

Established Viet Shiang EIectronics Co., Ltd. in Vietnam.

Established Zhuhai TOKO Electronics Co., Ltd.

1996

Established Seoul TOKO Co., Ltd. in Korea. (-2016)

Developed Size 1005 multilayer chip inductors.

Developed 6mm square, SMD Fixed inductors for large current.

1997

Established TOKO (Shanghai Waigaoqiao F.T.Z.) Inc. in China. (-2015)

1999

Developed Waveguide filter for high frequency wireless communications.

Established Tateyama Device Co., Ltd. in Chiba. (-2009)

2000

Hua Jiuh Technology Co., Ltd. established. in China.

Developed 2.4 GHz-band wireless LAN card with 11Mbps.

2001

Established TOKO Coiltec Co., Ltd. in Iwate.

Developed White LED driver / Step-up DC-DC converter IC.

Developed LLV0603-FBseries（size 0603）of nH band multilayer chip inductors.

2002

Established TOKO Electronics (Thailand) Co., Ltd. (-2017)

Established TOKO (Shanghai Waigaoqiao F.T.Z.) Inc., Beijing office in China. (-2015)

Developed D312C of excellent impact strength fixed inductor for cellular phones.

Developed LLU1005series （size 1005）of μH band multilayer chip inductors.

Developed White LED driver IC with flip chip package, TK11860B.

Developed Diplexers (DIP series).

2003

Established Viet Hoa Electronics Co., Ltd. in Viet Nam.

Developed FD series of power inductors for DC-DC converter.

Developed WDFM series of dielectric waveguide filters for sub-millimetric and millimetric-wave (2 to 60 GHz-band).

2005

The 50th anniversary of establishment.

Developed Surface-mounting Triaxial LF Antenna Coil.

Established Sheng Long TOKO Tech （Shenzhen） Co., Ltd. in China.

Developed Horizontally split winding inverter transformers for large sized LCD TVs.

Developed High-sensitivity hall sensor IC (MAGTACT).

2006

Established TOKO （Shenzhen） Co., Ltd. in China. (-2017)

Established TOKO Electronic MFG. Co., Ltd. Bao Long Factory in China. (-2016)

Established Kitakami Tech (Zhuhai) Co., Ltd. in China.(-2017)

Developed MDT of Multilayer Power Inductor.

Developed Driver IC for Multi White LEDs.

2009

Developed DFEC (Ultra Miniature / High Current Inductor).

Business Transfer of Semiconductor Business to Asahi Kasei EMD Corp.

The headquarters moved to Saitama Tsurugashima City.

2011

Established TOKO Electronics (Nan Chang) Co., Ltd. In China.

Developed LF transmit Antenna Module for TPMS (Tire Pressure Monitoring System).

2012

Capital and Business Alliance with Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.

Developed LF transmit Antenna Coil for PKE (Passive Keyless Entry).

DFER developed.

2013

Strengthen Capital and Business Alliance with Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.

DFEG, DFEH, DFEP and DFEU developed.

2014

Consolidated subsidiary of Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.

DFEE and DFEF developed.

DFES joint development.