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Sansei Denshi has worked in collaboration with the quartz device industry since its founding in 1963.

We provide production facilities, jigs and tools, and measuring equipment for quartz devices, which are becoming thinner, smaller, and more accurate every day as their applications expand.

We will continue to make every effort to give our customers the products they need.

Sansei Denshi Co., Ltd.
Representative Director, President
Tadashi Uchino

Company Profile

NameSansei Denshi Co., Ltd.
Head Office & Factory1-11-8 Iwadokita, Komae-shi, Tokyo, Japan
Izumi Factory3-6-5 Nakaizumi, Komae-shi, Tokyo, Japan
Overseas Affiliates (Tianjin, China)Sansei Denshi (Tianjin) Co., Ltd.
Overseas Affiliates (Arizona, U.S.A.)Saunders & Associates, LLC 
EstablishmentOctober 1, 1963
Capital ¥50,000,000
Employees45 (As of December 2024)
Main BankSumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (SMBC)

History

1960~

1963

Established by separating from Kinsekisha Research Institute, Ltd.'s measurement application equipment department.

1966

Released a series of frequency counters.

1967

Co-developed the automatic quartz crystal frequency tuning system with Showa Shinku Co., Ltd.
Launched automated manufacture of quartz crystal units.

1969

Developed a continuous measuring device for quartz crystal temperature measurements.

1970~

1971

Released high-precision frequency measuring equipment (quartz timer) for quartz watches.

1978

Developed a fully automatic frequency trimming system for tuning forks and crystals.

1979

Developed and mass-produced the MCF fully automated adjustment system.
Completed the tuning fork quartz crystal blank automatic sorting machine and entered the mechatronics industry on a large scale.

1980~

1981

Developed and launched sales of programmable ATT for optical cables.

Began OEM supply of rubidium standard frequency to NEC Corporation (NEC).

1982

Released an automatic sorting equipment for completed AT quartz crystals.
Delivered 10,000 quartz timers.

1983

Released automatic sorting machine for AT blanks.
Crossing counter deliveries total 5,000 units.

1984

Developed an automatic inspection system for SAW devices.
Partnered with Origin Co. to develop and announce fully automated electrodeposition equipment.

1987

Announced fully automatic assembly equipment for AT crystals and oscillators.

1989

Completed AT quartz crystal super in-line system.

1990~

1990

Released automated MCF assembly, modifications, and inspection procedures.
Released SMD crystal/oscillator automated assembly system.
Developed an in-line system for SMD crystal and oscillator assembly, modification, and inspection.

1992

Started selling blank sorters in the ABS series.

1994

Joined the Japanese Quartz Industry Association (QIAJ).
Began selling the "CLZ series" load capacitance jig for SMD.

1996

Started delivering measuring jigs to Keysight (previously Hewlett-Packard).

1998

Began selling glass sealing and clean curing ovens.

2000~

2001

Started sales of ROM lighters for TCXO.

2003

Founded Sansei Showa Co., Ltd. (SSC) in partnership with Showa Shinku Co., Ltd. (*closed in 2024)

2004

Completed and started sales of PCI frequency counter card FFC.
Completed and started sales of in-line temperature measuring equipment.
Developed and launched sales of the SPX series, a fully automated SMD quartz crystal unit production machine, in collaboration with Showa Shinku Co., Ltd. and Nippon Avionics Co., Ltd.

2006

Completed and launched the GX-300 high-precision blank mounter for ultra-compact PKGs.

2007

Launched the SCO Series of Super Clean Curing Ovens.

2009

Started sales of blank mounter GX-320 series.
Began policies and sales of manufacturing facilities in China as an OEM (outsourced manufacturing) base.

2010~

2010

Launched the PCI Network Analyzer (N800B).

2011

Established Sansei Denshi (Tianjin) Co., Ltd.
Opened its own facility in Tianjin, China, to begin production.

2014

Developed and launched sales of 16-channel high-speed Pi circuit switching boards.

2015

Launched the industry's fastest DLD inspection system and final tester.

2018

Developed fully automated wafer measurement equipment and began the front-end process at full scale.

2020

Co-developed etching equipment for quartz wafers.

2024

Purchased Arizona, U.S.-based Saunders & Associates, LCC shares, establishing it as a fully owned subsidiary.

Access

  1. Location:
    Sansei Denshi Co., Ltd.
    〒201-0004
    1-11-8 Iwadokita, Komae-shi, Tokyo, JAPAN
  2. Train:
    The Odakyu Odawara Line
    7-minute walk from Komae Station
  3. Car:
    15 minutes from the Chofu Interchange on the Chuo Expressway
    20 minutes from Yoga Interchange on Metropolitan Expressway
    20 minutes from the Kawasaki Interchange on the Tomei Expressway