Nichicon Corporation (ニチコン株式会社, Nichikon Kabushiki-gaisha) is a manufacturer of capacitors of various types, and is one of the largest manufacturers of capacitors in the world,[citation needed] headquartered in Karasuma Oike, Nakagyō-ku, Kyoto, Japan. In 1950, it separated from the Nii Works Co., established itself as Kansai-Nii Works and completed its first factory by 1956. In 1961, it adopted the Nichicon name and has been using it, or a variant thereof, ever since.
In 2011 and 2012 Nichicon spun off several major factories into independent subsidiaries, and established representative branches in foreign countries, thus realigning its corporate infrastructure.[3]
Early 2000s capacitor issuesedit
From 2001 to 2004, Nichicon produced defective capacitors ("HM" and "HN" series) that were used by major computer manufacturers, including Dell, Hewlett-Packard, and Apple.[4][5] No explanation has been given for the production runs of defective capacitors, but some sources claimed that these capacitors were either overfilled with electrolyte,[4] or were constructed using electrolyte that was prone to leaking, causing premature failure in any equipment using them.[citation needed] This issue was not related to the Taiwanese capacitor plague.[4]
In 2010 Dell settled a civil lawsuit concerning its shipment of at least 11.8 million computers from May 2003 to July 2005 that used faulty Nichicon components and were prone to major failure.[6][7]
Referencesedit
^"Company Profile". Nichicon. Retrieved September 23, 2021.
nichicon, corporation, ニチコン株式会社, nichikon, kabushiki, gaisha, manufacturer, capacitors, various, types, largest, manufacturers, capacitors, world, citation, needed, headquartered, karasuma, oike, nakagyō, kyoto, japan, 1950, separated, from, works, established. Nichicon Corporation ニチコン株式会社 Nichikon Kabushiki gaisha is a manufacturer of capacitors of various types and is one of the largest manufacturers of capacitors in the world citation needed headquartered in Karasuma Oike Nakagyō ku Kyoto Japan In 1950 it separated from the Nii Works Co established itself as Kansai Nii Works and completed its first factory by 1956 In 1961 it adopted the Nichicon name and has been using it or a variant thereof ever since Nichicon CorporationNichicon Building in Nakagyo ku KyotoNative nameニチコン株式会社TypePublic KKTraded asTYO 6996OSE 6996IndustryElectronicsFounded August 1 1950 73 years ago 1950 08 01 HeadquartersNakagyo ku Kyoto 604 0845 JapanKey peopleIppei Takeda Chairman and CEO Shigeo Yoshida President and COO ProductsCapacitorsHybrid integrated circuitsThermistorsRevenueJPY 107 2 billion FY 2014 US 893 3 million FY 2014 Net incomeJPY 2 25 billion FY 2014 US 18 7 million FY 2014 Number of employees5 792 consolidated as of March 31 2014 WebsiteOfficial websiteFootnotes references 1 2 In 2011 and 2012 Nichicon spun off several major factories into independent subsidiaries and established representative branches in foreign countries thus realigning its corporate infrastructure 3 Early 2000s capacitor issues editFrom 2001 to 2004 Nichicon produced defective capacitors HM and HN series that were used by major computer manufacturers including Dell Hewlett Packard and Apple 4 5 No explanation has been given for the production runs of defective capacitors but some sources claimed that these capacitors were either overfilled with electrolyte 4 or were constructed using electrolyte that was prone to leaking causing premature failure in any equipment using them citation needed This issue was not related to the Taiwanese capacitor plague 4 In 2010 Dell settled a civil lawsuit concerning its shipment of at least 11 8 million computers from May 2003 to July 2005 that used faulty Nichicon components and were prone to major failure 6 7 References edit Company Profile Nichicon Retrieved September 23 2021 Company Financials Bloomberg Businessweek Retrieved September 23 2021 Corporate History Nichicon Retrieved September 23 2021 a b c Singer Michael November 10 2005 PCs plagued by bad capacitors CNET Retrieved September 23 2021 Menchaca Lionel July 1 2010 Dell on the Nichicon Capacitor Issue blog dell com Retrieved September 23 2021 Ashlee Vance June 28 2010 Suit Over Faulty Computers Highlights Dell s Decline The New York Times Retrieved June 12 2015 Dell Settles Capacitor Lawsuit LegalZoom Archived from the original on January 25 2013 External links edit nbsp Japan portal nbsp Electronics portal nbsp Companies portalNichicon Corporation in English nbsp This article about a Japanese corporation or company related topic is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Nichicon amp oldid 1169501905, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
