Nichia
Sign in to saveAlso known as Nichia Kagaku Kōgyō Kabushiki-gaisha, Nichia Corporation, NICHIA CORPORATION (Anan)
is a Japanese chemical engineering and manufacturing company headquartered in Anan, Japan with global subsidiaries. It specializes in the manufacturing and distribution of phosphors, including light-emitting diodes (LEDs), laser diodes, battery materials, and calcium chloride. 2014 Nobel Prize in Physics recipient Shuji Nakamura did research while working at Nichia on gallium nitride light-emitting diodes, leading to the invention of blue LEDs.
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Nichia Corporation, also known as Nichia Kagaku Kōgyō Kabushiki-gaisha, is an active company established in 1956. The organization is located in Anan, Japan. It operates as a corporate entity within the Japanese market.
The company employs 8,880 individuals. Its legal name is Nichia Kagaku Kōgyō Kabushiki-gaisha, and it is commonly referred to as Nichia Corporation. The entity maintains an active status in its field of operation.
Synthesized by Vinony from 14 facts across 3 sources: Wikidata, Firecrawl, ROR. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.
Key facts
- Company.name
- Nichia Corporation
- Company.native_name
- 日亜化学工業株式会社
- Company.native_name_lang
- ja
- Company.logo
- Nichia Logo.svg
- Company.logo_size
- 270px
- Company.type
- Private KK
- Company.foundation
- Anan, Japan ()
- Company.founder
- Nobuo Ogawa
- Company.location
- Anan, Tokushima 774-8601, Japan
- Company.key_people
- Hiroyoshi Ogawa(President)
- Company.industry
- Electronics
- Company.num_employees
- 9,219 (as of December, 2022)
via Wikipedia infobox
Research organization · ROR
- Type
- Company
- Founded
- 1956
- Location
- Anan, Japan
- Also known as
- Nichia Kagaku Kōgyō Kabushiki-gaisha
- Status
- Active
GRID grid.471223.1 · ISNI 0000 0000 9022 9458
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- enterprise
- Country
- Japan
- Headquarters
- Anan
- Industry
- electronics
- Employees
- 8880
- Legal form
- kabushiki gaisha
- Official website
- www.nichia.co.jp
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- inception
- 1956-01-01
- location of formation
- Anan
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Encyclopedic overview
5 sectionsContents
- History
- Major competitors
- Litigation
- References
- External links
* Ever Researching for a Brighter World
* Ever Researching for a Brighter World
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