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| Type | Public/Conglomerate |
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| Industry | Primary areas of expertise include Electronic component manufacturing, Robotics, and Solar energy |
| Founded | May 1972 |
| Founder | Hirokazu Nakajima |
| Headquarters | Kyoto, Japan; Iksan, South Korea |
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| Subsidiaries | Kodenshi America, Inc. |
| Website | www |
Kodenshi AUK Group is a conglomerate of two companies, Kodenshi Corporation based in Kyoto, Japan and AUK Corporation based in Iksan, South Korea.
Kodenshi Corporation was established in May 1972, in Uji-shi, Kyoto, Japan as a semiconductor-producing company. The company has been active in the optical semiconductor market for the past forty years[ vague ] through continual research, development, production, and sales of solar cells. Since the establishment of Kodenshi Corp, the company has been developing new forms of photo diodes, light receiving element of photo transistors, red LEDs, photo ICs, etc.[ vague ]
The AUK Corp. was founded on 1984 in Iksan, South Korea and has since become a global electronic component company. AUK Corp. engages in the research, development, and provision of nonmemory semiconductor products primarily in Korea, Hong Kong, Japan, and Singapore. However, “as of July 1, 2010, AUK Corp was acquired by Kodenshi Korea Corp. & Knowledge*On, Inc. in a reverse merger transaction.” [1] Nakajima Hirokazu is CEO as of 2011. [2]
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Kodenshi America Inc. is a branch office of the international Optoelectronic and semiconductor manufacturer, Kodenshi AUK Group. This particular subsidiary is in charge of marketing, developing plans for new products, targeting top manufacturing territories in their territory.
Territories covered by Kodenshi America, Inc. are:
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