Nichia Corporation

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gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Company
gptkbp:acquisition gptkb:Nippon_Electric_Glass_Co.
gptkbp:advertising gptkb:Ms._Aiko_Sato
gptkb:Mr._Takashi_Yamamoto
gptkb:Ms._Akiko_Tanaka
gptkb:Mr._Shunichi_Watanabe
gptkb:Mr._Kenji_Suzuki
Mr. Yoshihiro Sato
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Nikkei_Superior_Products_and_Services_Award
gptkb:Technology_&_Engineering_Emmy_Award
Good Design Award
gptkbp:customerService gptkb:Ms._Yuki_Matsumoto
gptkb:Mr._Hiroshi_Tanaka
gptkbp:employees Approximately 5,000
gptkbp:expansion gptkb:Mr._Kenta_Fujimoto
gptkbp:founded 1956
gptkbp:founder Kiyoshi_Nishi
gptkbp:headCoach gptkb:Mr._Taro_Yamada
gptkbp:headquarters Anan,_Tokushima,_Japan
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Nichia Corporation
gptkbp:industry Electronics
gptkbp:market Global
gptkbp:notableEvent Blue LED
UV LED
White LED
gptkbp:operations gptkb:Mr._Masahiro_Tanaka
gptkbp:partnerships gptkb:Sony_Corporation
gptkb:Samsung_Electronics
gptkb:Osram_Licht_AG
gptkbp:patentCitation Over 10,000 patents
gptkbp:products Semiconductors
LEDs
Phosphors
gptkbp:research gptkb:Dr._Hiroshi_Kato
gptkbp:researchAndDevelopment Strong focus on R&D
LED technology advancements
Phosphor technology advancements
Semiconductor technology advancements
gptkbp:revenue $1.5 billion (2020)
gptkbp:subsidiary gptkb:Nichia_America_Corporation
gptkb:Nichia_Europe_GmbH
gptkb:Nichia_(Korea)_Co.,_Ltd.
Nichia (China) Co., Ltd.
Nichia (Taiwan) Co., Ltd.
gptkbp:supplyChain gptkb:Mr._Ryoichi_Nakamura
gptkbp:sustainability_initiatives Recycling programs
Energy-efficient products
Reduction of CO2 emissions
LED lighting solutions
Environmental management system
gptkbp:website www.nichia.co.jp