Production Engineering

Electronic components

History (Overall)

Year
Electronic components
Main events
New technologies/achievements
1984
In-house development group for major electronic components established
 
1985
Start of electronic production at Honsha Plant
 
1986
Electronics Production Engineering Division, which moved to Teiho Plant
 
1988
Completion of Semiconductor Building at Hirose Plant
 
1989
Completion of ECU Building at Hirose Plant
 
1990
First shipment of semiconductors
Long-life solder (SS100)
Flow/reflow double surface mount
1991
 
Wire bond
Convection-heating-type die bond
1992
Electronic Components Manufacturing Division established
Discontinued use of Freon
1993
Expansion of ECU Building at Hirose Plant
 
1994
 
Cream solder that does not require washing
1996
Big production increase due to ABS and airbags becoming standard equipment
General-purpose line(for midsize and large electronic components)
Activities toward Freon-free, no-wash solutions
1997
Completion of Cyclotron Building
 
Obtained QS9000 certification*
1998
Completion of Toyota Motor Tohoku Plant
 
QS9000 certification relinquished, HQS (Hirose Quality System)
1999
ISO14001 obtained
Double surface reflow surface mount technology (SMT)
2000
Completion of 2nd Semiconductor Building (8-inch)
Lead-free solder
2001
HQS support system inaugurated
Solder automatic inspection
Trench etching for power semiconductors
2004
 
New SMT mounting line (NXT)
2006
HV unit sales to Nissan
Induction-heating-type die bond
2007
Completion of test course and VRS system bench
 
2008
Organizational review of semiconductors and electronic components
 
2009
 
Thinner board technology for power semiconductor
2010
 
Automatic changing for SMT solder printing machine
Global solder (Global Standard Paste [GSP])
2011
 
Cooler for direct-cooled inverter
2012
 
ECU commonized line
*
QS9000 was an international standard for a quality system developed and established mainly by the U.S. Big Three automakers. In 1997, it was becoming the automobile industry quality standard, and all suppliers who had direct dealings with The Big Three were required to obtain QS9000 certification.

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