| Year |
Social Events |
Month |
FDK History |
| 1999 |
|
- |
Multilayer inductors for high frequency were released |
| 1998 |
- Nagano Olympics
- EU introduces the euro currency
|
9 |
FDK ELECTRONICS UK LIMITED founded |
| 1997 |
Hong Kong reverts to China |
3 |
Optical attenuator developed |
| 1996 |
|
6 |
Ferrite Sheet for EMI developed |
| 1 |
File cards put were released |
| 1995 |
- Great Hanshin earthquake
- Sarin gas attack by AUM
- Microsoft releases Windows 95
|
10 |
MR heads placed were released |
| 8 |
Shanghai FDK Corporation established |
| 5 |
Eel cutting machines were released |
| 4 |
IPO opened in FDK Hong Kong Ltd. |
| THOMSON FDK FRANCE founded |
| 1994 |
|
12 |
Nanjing FDK Co., Ltd. established |
| 6 |
FDK Hong Kong Ltd. established |
| 3 |
GPS antennas were released |
| Xiamen FDK Corporation founded in China |
| 1993 |
|
10 |
Digital pumps were released |
| FDK Sales Co., Ltd. estblished |
| 7 |
Optical switches developed |
| Iwaki merged FDK Powertronics |
| 6 |
COM developed |
| Super High Performance Visual Inspector for solder developed |
| 4 |
LAN Tester were released |
| 1992 |
- PKO Law passed
- PKO officers to Cambodia |
6 |
Flash ROM cards were released |
| 4 |
VCO were released |
| FDK ELECTRONICS GMBH established |
| 3 |
"Clean Energy" batteries were released |
| - |
Non-mercury alkaline batteries were released |
| 1 |
HDD thin-film heads developed |
| 1991 |
Gulf War broke out |
10 |
Transponder batteries were released |
| 9 |
IC card readers/writers were released |
| 8 |
Non-cadmium carbon-zinc battery were released |
| 7 |
HUB for LAN were released |
| FDK Tatung (Thailand) Co., Ltd. founded |
| 4 |
Optical circulators were released |
| Non-mercury carbon-zinc battery were released |
| 2 |
HPF power supply models were released |
| 1990 |
- Iraq troops invade Kuwait
- German reunification |
11 |
FDK LANKA (PVT) LTD. established |
| 9 |
FDK ENGINEERING CO., LTD. established |
| 7 |
FDK slogan, "Better Future with Reliable Technology," adopted |
