Kodenshi AUK Group

Kodenshi AUK Group
Public/Conglomerate
Industry Primary areas of expertise include Electronic component manufacturing, Robotics, and Solar energy
Founded May 1972
Founder Hirokazu Nakajima
Headquarters South Korea, Japan
Products
Subsidiaries Kodenshi America, Inc.
Website www.kodenshiauk.com/eng/main.asp

Kodenshi AUK Group is a conglomerate of two companies, Kodenshi Corporation based in Kyoto, Japan and AUK Corporation based in Iksan, South Korea.

Background

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 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. “The company’s products are used for mobile devices, digital home appliance, lighting, office automation, amusement, robot, and automobile applications.” [1]

AUK Corp

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.” [2] “Also, AUK Corp announced that its Co-Chief Executive Officer (Co-CEO), Gwak Hun Yeong, has resigned from the Company, effective September 5, 2011. Its current Co-CEO, Nakajima Hirokazu, continues his duty as Chief Executive Officer in the Company.” [3]

Products

Kodenshi AUK Group manufactures a wide variety of optoelectronic, semiconductors, and LEDs. According to the Kodenshi AUK Group they are currently the largest optoelectronic manufacturer in South Korea.

A breakdown of some of their main products:

LEDs Diodes MOSFETs
Photodetectors Encoders Semiconductors
Power semiconductor device Ambient Light Sensors Proximity Sensors
Infrared Emitters & Detectors Optical Compound Devices Photo Interrupter

Applications

According to the Kodenshi AUK Group website, they offer applications for the following devices:

Subsidiaries

Kodenshi America, Inc.

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 served

Territories covered by Kodenshi America, Inc. are:

Notable mentions

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