History
We have gradually changed company structure by changing the policy of products from FAX & MFP consumer application to various industrial applications.
So that we can make small volume of many types of long running products rather than short-term mass production products.
1985 | Creation of world’s first C-MOS-type CIS (Contact Image Sensor) |
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1990 | Launch of CIS-C series with plastic selfoc-lens |
October 1995 | In partnership with a Japanese company, the company (SHEC) was established in Weihai City, Shandong China, and started developing/producing CIS for FAX application. |
November 2003 | CIS division of SHEC span-off to form a limited company “WHEC”, and started developing and producing CIS for card reader application |
March 2007 | Introduced CIS for ATM and lottery application |
April 2007 | Development and mass production of CIS for laser-MFP application |
October 2007 | Development and mass production of CIS for medical testing and bank checks |
January 2008 | Japan R&D Center was established in Amagasaki City, Hyogo, Japan |
March 2008 | Launch of CIS for banknote scanner application |
March 2012 | Changed form of company to corporation |
May 2014 | Begin the development of MIS(Magnetic Image Sensor) and DIS(Depth Image Sensor) |
June 2015 | Start a new headquarters plant construction |
August 2015 | Moved Research and Development Center in Takarazuka from Amagasaki, Hyogo |
September 2016 | September, 2016: WHEC Industrial Park was completed and the headquarter shift. |