History of DENSO TEN
FUJITSU TEN was established on October 25, 1972, when FUJITSU Limited spun off its radio and automotive electronics department so as to strengthen and expand the company through sharper focus on these areas. FUJITSU TEN commenced operations on December 1, 1972.
The roots of FUJITSU TEN lie in radio manufacturer Kawanishi Machine Works, which evolved into Kobe Industries Corp. and merged with FUJITSU Limited before arriving at its current form.
Management History
| 1920 | Kawanishi Machine Works estasblished |
| 1949 | Kawanishi Machine Works dissolved due to dissolution of financial cliques and Kobe Industries Corp. established. |
| 1967 | Ten Onkyo Co., Ltd. established(now Oyama Plant of FUJITSU TEN MANUFACTURING LIMITED). |
| 1968 | Kobe Industries Corp. merged with Fujitsu Limited, and the car radio and car stereo department belonged to the Kobe Industries Division of Fujitsu Limited. |
| 1972 | The car radio and car stereo department was separated from Fujitsu Limited, and established as FUJITSU TEN LIMITED with a capital of 550 million yen. |
| 1973 | The capital was increased to 1,000 million yen with investment by Toyota Motor Corp., Nippondenso Co., Ltd. and Fujitsu Limited. |
| 1975 | Nakatsugawa Ten Ltd. established(now Nakatsugawa Plant of FUJITSU TEN MANUFACTURING LIMITED). |
| 1979 | Capital increased to 1,300 million yen. |
| 1984 | Vehicle electronics building constructed in the main plant. |
| 1985 | New production facilities constructed in the main plant. |
| Capital increased to 3,300 million yen. | |
| 1987 | Nakatsugawa Ten Ltd. merged with FUJITSU TEN LIMITED. |
| Rushville Indiana Operation of FUJITSU TEN CORP. OF AMERICA established. | |
| 1989 | Technical facilities constructed in the main plant. |
| The symbol mark renewed. | |
| 1990 | "Acoustics Development Center" opened in the main plant. |
| 1991 | Production facilities built an extension in the Nakatsugawa plant. |
| New manufacturing building constructed for FUJITSU TEN CORPORATION OF THE PHILIPPINES. | |
| Capital was increased to 5,300 million yen. | |
| 1994 | FUJITSU TEN Social Contribution Fund founded. |
| 1995 | Operation of the main plant was suspended for four days due to the Hanshin Earthquake. |
| 1996 | Started producing car audio in Europe. |
| Certification of the IS09001 Series international standard for quality assurance systems acquired. | |
| 1997 | Construction of the plant of FUJITSU TEN de MEXICO, S.A. de C.V. completed. |
| Nakatsugawa Technical Center constructed. | |
| Construction of the plant of TIANJIN FUJITSU TEN ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. completed. | |
| Obtained international environmental management system standard IS014001 certification. | |
| 1998 | Obtained QS-9000 quality control standard certification, meeting criteria established by America's Big Three(General Motors, Ford and Daimler Chrysler). |
| Began using the electronic "kanban" system for parts procurement, a first in the car audio industry. | |
| 1999 | Opened Kobe Logistics Center. |
| 2000 | Constructed its plant in FUJITSU TEN (THAILAND) COMPANY LIMITED. |
| Introduced Environmental Accounting. | |
| Obtained Automotive EMC Accreditation for ISO/IEC17025, International Standard at the Nakatsugawa Technical Center. | |
| 2002 | Put car AV products using lead free solder on the market. |
| The vehicle electronics products division attained level 3 of international CMM standard for the first time among Japanese car electronics makers. | |
| 2003 | Opened Toyota Logistics Center. |
| Attained zero emissions in all domestic manufacturing plants in Japan. | |
| 2004 | Construction of the plant of FUJITSU TEN ELECTRONICS (WUXI) LTD. completed. |
| 2005 | Co-sponsored of "EXPO 2005 International Workshops (Concert and Performance)," which is one of the 2005 World Exposition, Aichi, Japan Committee-planned "EXPO 2005 Message Events". |
| Certification of the ISO/TS16949:2002 Series international standard for quality assurance systems acquired. | |
| 2007 | Obtained the integrated certification of the ISO14001, international standard for environmental management system in all domestic group businesses. |
| FUJITSU TEN SOLUTIONS PHILIPPINES,INC. attained level 3 of international CMMI standard. | |
| Production of 100 Million Car AV Units Reached. | |
| Fujitsu Ten Korea Limited established as a local company to provide sales, maintenance, and service for automotive audio-visual products | |
| 2008 | Fujitsu Ten Corporation of the Philippines acquires OHSAS 18001 certification, the international standard for occupational health and safety management systems |
| First ECLIPSE Master Class held as a cultural support activity focused on "sound and music" with the joint participation of university staff, students, musicians, and Fujitsu Ten | |
| Plant expansion at FUJITSU TEN ELECTRONICS (WUXI) LTD. | |
| 2009 | Worldwide integrated ISO14001 certification acquired for environmental management systems |
| Fujitsu Ten Electronics (Wuxi) Ltd. acquires OHSAS 18001 certification, the international standard for occupational health and safety management systems | |
| 2010 | Technosepta Co., Ltd. made a subsidiary, name changed to FUJITSU TEN Technosepta Co., Ltd. and corporate officer system introduced. |
| Fujitsu Ten Technical Center, USA, Inc. merges with Fujitsu Ten Corp. of America | |
| Fujitsu Ten Service Limited is established | |
| A corporate officer system is introduced | |
| 2011 | Great East Japan Earthquake causes suspension of some plant operations domestically as well as suspension of some operations for domestic-bound products at overseas plants. |
| FUJITSU TEN DO BRASIL LTDA established. | |
| 2012 | In order to expand the domestic market business, three domestic sales subsidiaries are integrated to establish FUJITSU TEN SALES LIMITED. |
| FUJITSU TEN (CHINA) LTD. established as the headquartersfor business in China. | |
| 2013 | PT FUJITSU TEN AVE INDONESIA is established. |
| Kawasaki Sensor Development Center is established. | |
| 2014 | The Nakatsugawa Plant and TOCHIGI FUJITSU TEN LTD. are integrated to establish FUJITSU TEN MANUFACTURING LIMITED. |
Products History
| 1955 | Started delivery of car radios for Toyota Motor Corporation's Crown. |
| Started production of car radios for the aftermarket. | |
| 1956 | Started production of radio communications equipment for taxis. |
| 1959 | Developed Japan's first all-transistor car radio. |
| 1967 | Marketed Japan's first 8-track car stereo system. |
| 1973 | Started delivery of electronic devices for controlling safety belts and gas emission to Toyota Motor Corp. |
| 1977 | Marketed a component car stereo. |
| 1978 | Started delivery of electronic devices for cruise control to Toyota Motor Corp. |
| 1979 | Started delivery of car stereos equipped with electronically tuned radio and recording functions to Toyota Motor Corp. |
| 1980 | Marketed AVM (Automatic Vehicle Monitoring) system. |
| Marketed the component car stereo, "Biyo." | |
| 1981 | Started delivery of the electronic device for electronically controlled automatic transmission to Aishin Seiki Co., Ltd. |
| 1982 | Marketed MCA(Multi Channel Access) mobile radio equipment. |
| Jointly developed an electronic mobile height control device with Aishin Seiki Co., Ltd. and started delivery of the product to the company. | |
| 1983 | Marketed personal mobile radio communications equipment, "Pasocall Biyo." |
| Started delivery of preheat timer devices for diesel engines to Toyota Motor Corp. | |
| Jointly developed the world's first in-car use CD player with Toyota Motor Corp. | |
| Started delivery of a control unit for an electronically controlled fuel injection device (EFI) to Toyota Motor Corp. | |
| 1984 | Started delivery of a mobile security system to Toyota Motor Corp. |
| 1985 | Jointly developed the "Live Sound System" with Toyota Motor Corp. and started delivery of the product to Toyota. |
| 1987 | Marketed the bus location system. |
| 1988 | Marketed DAT(Digital Audio Tape) player for in-car use. |
| Marketed the new "ECLIPSE" series of car audio to the U.S. aftermarket. | |
| 1989 | Developed world's first in-car use DSP Sound Processor. |
| Marketed the new "α series" of car audio. | |
| 1991 | Marketed high-end car audio "Sound Monitor." |
| 1992 | Started delivery of anti-lock braking system(ABS) control units to Toyota Motor Corp. |
| 1993 | Jointly developed, and started delivery of the vehicle position tracking system to Asahi Security Systems Co., Ltd. |
| 1994 | Marketed the world's first multimedia player for in-car use, "Car Marty." |
| Marketed the following distance warning device, "Laser Alarm." | |
| 1995 | Marketed the new series of car audio, "ECLIPSE," for the Japanese domestic market. |
| 1996 | Started delivery of VICS units for car navigation to Toyota Motor Corp. |
| 1997 | Started delivery of the world's first 1DIN 6-disk CD changer to Toyota Motor Corp. |
| Marketed 2DIN "AVN", an integrated car navigation and audio-visual system. | |
| Marketed CTI Automatic Dispatching system for Taxi Companies. | |
| 1998 | Developed the world's smallest 60GHz scan-type millimeter-wave rader for automobiles and began sample shipment of the rader system. |
| Marketed the DVD car navigation system. | |
| 1999 | Developed the world's smallest 76GHz scan-type millimeter-wave radar for automobiles and began sample shipment of the radar system. |
| In-car use Engine Control System Electronic Equipment has achieved the total of ten millions units. | |
| 2000 | Developed world's first in-car use DVD 5.1ch reproducing system applied (the Haas effect) in-car use DVD system. |
| Started supplying DVD-AVN that integrate world's first DVD Navigation and Audio Visual System in 2DIN size to Toyota Motor Corp. | |
| Introduced "ECLIPSE" in Asia. | |
| 2001 | Marketed home use Egg-Shaped speaker and power amplifier, "ECLIPSE TD" based on "Time Domain" theory. |
| 2002 | Marketed in-car speakers based on "Time Domain" theory as "ECLIPSE Sound Monitor." |
| Marketed a car navigation system equipped with two units of 20GB hard disk for the first time in the world. | |
| 2003 | Started delivery of combination "AVN" to Honda Access Corp. as supplies. |
| Marketed car audio "i-audio" that download maps and other information by communication facility for the first time in the world. | |
| Started delivery of "76GHz band millimeter-wave rader" to Honda Motor Co., Ltd. | |
| Developed and started delivery of the world's first digital radio system for the taxi. | |
| 2004 | Marketed "AVN" as "ECLIPSE" brand in the U.S. and in China. |
| Developed the world's first Integrated Film Antenna for Car-TV and GPS. | |
| 2005 | Marketed the world's first"DUAL AVN" and "1DIN AVN". |
| Marketed a surface wave digital TV tuner. | |
| Marketed drive recorder. | |
| Began sales of "AVN" in Europe as "ECLIPSE" brand. | |
| 2006 | Joint development with Toyota Boshoku Corporation of the world's first "headliner speaker system" that creates sound by vibrating the roofing material of a car. |
| Marketed "AVN" as "ECLIPSE" brand in Australia. | |
| 2007 | Started sales of ECLIPSE 2007 summer models that can download site information to car navigation from mobile phone. |
| Marketed detachable navigation section integrated into audio unit in U.S. ,Europe and Australia. | |
| 2008 | Developed a Next-generation Acoustical Space Control System. Adopted for Toyota Premium Sound System of New CROWN. |
| Marketed the memory navigation "AVN Lite". | |
| Delivered the "Display Audio" for new "Life" of Honda Motor Co., Ltd. | |
| 2009 | Delivered 76GHz millimeter-wave radar for the world's first "Front-side Pre-crash Safety System" developed by Toyota Motor Corporation. |
| AVN726E, a car navigation system using flash memory, is released in North America and receives Best of Innovations Award at 2009 International CES | |
| Jointly developed the "Vivid View Processor 2" an image quality compensating LSI with built-in functions to improve the vividness of images from connected on-board cameras (front and rear) with Fujitsu Microelectronics and Fujitsu Laboratories | |
| Sales of the Eclipse AVN Series reach 100,000 units in the North American market | |
| Drive recorders supplied to Highway Card Sdn. Bhd. of Malaysia, the company's first international sales of drive recorders | |
| 2010 | Introduced portable navigation unit "EP001" |
| Multi-Angle Vision? developed, the world's first peripheral monitoring system displaying a three-dimensional bird's-eye view from various perspectives around the vehicle. Adopted by Toyota Motor Corp. as a dealer option | |
| 2011 | FUJITSU TEN Unveils Vivid View Processor? 3, the World's First LSI with Color Correction in Direct Sunlight for Vehicle-Mounted Displays |
| Marketed Corporate Version ECLIPSE Car Navigation System, featuring industry-first quadrilingual map displays and audio guidance (in Japanese, English, Chinese and Korean) | |
| 2012 | Developed 'Tokyomusen Version of "Sugukuru Taxi" (Soon-Arriving Taxi).' System enables calling taxis via smartphone and is in operation by Tokyomusen Cooperative. |
| Marketed ECLIPSE Car Navigation System 2012 Summer Models, featuring industry-largest 9.0 wide screen and market-first "クルマでDS". | |
| 2013 | Launches 2013 autumn model ECLIPSE car navigation system, the first in the domestic market to come equipped with a Wi-Fi(R) connection. |
| Releases interactive agent application CarafL that enables searches for destinations as if by normal conversation with the driver. | |
| 2014 | Marketed 2014 autumn model ECLIPSE car navigation system the first in the market with automatic national map updating feature. |
| 2015 | Markets the Cloud-Based Taxi Dispatch System, Japan's firrst such system with both digital wireless and IP wireless compatibility. |
| Markets the G500 drive recorder for commercial vehicles with cloud connectivity and a feature to automatically extract near-miss video, an industry first. |
