Santec Corporation

Santec Corporation, now known as santec Holdings Corporation, is a Japanese company founded in 1979. It develops and sells optical measurement instruments, optical components, optical imaging/sensing devices, quantum measurement equipment, business solutions, and medical devices. The company is listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange Standard Market with securities code 6777.

Santec Corporation was founded in August 1979 by Masao Sadamura in Nagoya City, Aichi Prefecture, starting with the development and import of fine ceramic materials. In December 1981, the company was incorporated as Samcom Electronics Co., Ltd. and moved its headquarters to Komaki City, Aichi Prefecture, focusing on computer and CAD/CAM business. In June 1983, the company changed its name to Santec Co., Ltd. and shifted from electronic components to optical communications. In 1984, it completed its first optical communications product, the optical fiber automatic inspection system FTS-2000. In 1985, it established SANTEC U.S.A. CORPORATION in New Jersey. In 1988, it launched the world's first long-wavelength band tunable semiconductor laser light source TSL-80. In 1993, it developed a polarization-independent tunable optical filter, entering the optical communications components business. In 1997, it developed the wavelength locker OWL-10 and the tunable LD light source TSL-210. In 1998, it obtained ISO9001 certification and established Santec Europe Ltd. in Oxford, UK. In 2001, the company changed its name to santec Co., Ltd. and listed on the Osaka Securities Exchange NASDAQ Japan market (now Tokyo Stock Exchange JASDAQ). In 2003, it started a system solution business. In 2004, it released MEMS optical attenuators and obtained ISO14001 certification. In 2005, it developed next-generation OCT light sources. In 2008, it began supplying light source units for the world's first wavelength-scanning OCT diagnostic device. In 2010, it received grants for LCOS-related research. In 2013, it opened Santec Photonics Laboratory Silicon Valley. In 2015, it developed spatial light modulators. The company continues to operate and has expanded globally.

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