Notice of Optical Semiconductor Business Consolidation by Merging Group Companies
Acceleration of Growth of Optical Semiconductor Business by Consolidating LED and Semiconductor Laser Businesses
USHIO INC. announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary, USHIO OPTO SEMICONDUCTORS, INC. will consolidate the business with USHIO EPITEX INC. effective July 1, 2016.
Since its establishment, USHIO, a leading manufacturer of industrial light sources, has developed, manufactured, and distributed various types of lamps. By consolidating the semiconductor laser business of USHIO OPTO SEMICONDUCTORS, INC. and the LED business of USHIO EPITEX, INC., USHIO Group will be able to increase the business efficiency and respond to an increasingly diverse business environment swiftly and effectively to accelerate the growth of the optical semiconductor business.
USHIO Group will continue to provide optimized optical solutions for customers through a variety of light source products such as lamps, LEDs, and semiconductor lasers.
■USHIO OPTO SEMICONDUCTORS, INC.
The company (President and CEO: Uichiro Kobayashi) is a wholly-owned subsidiary of USHIO INC., established in July 2014, which has taken over the LED business and the red, blue, and infrared laser diode business from Oclaro Japan, Inc.
http://www.ushio-optosemi.com/jp/
■USHIO EPITEX INC.
The company (President and CEO: Hiroaki Banno), which was established in July 1989 and renamed from EPITEX INC. to USHIO EPITEX INC. in June 2015, manufactures and distributes custom LEDs and photo sensors.
http://www.epitex.com/