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{{Infobox company
{{Infobox company
|name = Nichicon Corporation
|name = Nichicon Corporation
|native_name = ニチコン株式会社
|native_name = ニチコン株式会社
|native_lang = ja
|native_name_lang = ja
|image = [[File:Nichicon-hq-01.jpg|200px]]
|image = Nichicon-hq-01.jpg
|image_size = 200px
|image_caption = Nichicon Building in Nakagyo-ku, Kyoto
|image_caption = Nichicon Building in Nakagyo-ku, Kyoto
|logo = [[File:Nichicon company logo.svg|280px]]
|logo = Nichicon company logo.svg
|logo_size = 280px
|type = [[public company|Public]] [[Kabushiki kaisha|KK]]
|type = [[public company|Public]] [[Kabushiki gaisha|KK]]
|traded_as = {{TYO|6996}}<br>[[Osaka Securities Exchange|OSE]]: 6996
|traded_as = {{TYO|6996}}<br>[[Osaka Exchange|OSE]]: 6996
|foundation = ({{Start date and age|1950|08|01}})
|foundation = ({{Start date and age|1950|08|01}})
|location = [[Nakagyo-ku, Kyoto|Nakagyo-ku]], [[Kyoto]] 604-0845, Japan
|location = [[Nakagyo-ku, Kyoto|Nakagyo-ku]], [[Kyoto]] 604-0845, Japan
|key_people = Ippei Takeda<br><small>([[Chairman#Public corporations|Chairman]] and [[CEO]])</small><br>Shigeo Yoshida<br><small>([[President (corporate title)|President]] and [[Chief operating officer |COO]])</small>
|key_people = Ippei Takeda<br><small>([[Chairman#Public corporations|Chairman]] and [[CEO]])</small><br>Shigeo Yoshida<br><small>([[President (corporate title)|President]] and [[Chief operating officer|COO]])</small>
|industry = [[Electronics]]
|industry = [[Electronics]]
|products = {{ubl|[[Capacitor]]s|[[Hybrid integrated circuit]]s|[[Thermistor]]s}}
|products = {{ubl|[[Capacitor]]s|[[Hybrid integrated circuit]]s|[[Thermistor]]s}}
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(US$ 18.7 million) (FY 2014)
(US$ 18.7 million) (FY 2014)
|num_employees = 5,792 (consolidated, as of March 31, 2014)
|num_employees = 5,792 (consolidated, as of March 31, 2014)
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|homepage = {{Official website|https://www.nichicon.co.jp/english/index.html}}
|intl = yes
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|footnotes = <ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.nichicon.co.jp/english/company/com_about.html |title=Company Profile |publisher=Nichicon |access-date=September 23, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/quote/6996:JP |title=Company Financials |publisher=[[Bloomberg Businessweek]] |access-date=September 23, 2021}}</ref>
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|homepage = {{Official website|http://www.nichicon.co.jp/english/index.html}}
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|footnotes = <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nichicon.co.jp/english/company/com_about.html |title=Company Profile |publisher=Nichicon |accessdate=June 12, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/research/stocks/financials/financials.asp?ticker=6996:JP |title=Company Financials |publisher=[[Bloomberg Businessweek]] |accessdate=June 12, 2015}}</ref>
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{{Nihongo|'''Nichicon Corporation'''|ニチコン株式会社|Nichikon Kabushiki-gaisha}} is a manufacturer of [[capacitor]]s of various types and applications and is one of the largest manufacturers of capacitors in the world, headquartered in Karasuma Oike, [[Nakagyo-ku, Kyoto|Nakagyo-ku]], [[Kyoto]], [[Japan]]. In 1950, it separated from the Nii Works Co., established itself as Kansai-Nii Works and finished its first factory by 1956. In 1961, they adopted the Nichicon name and have been using it, or a variant thereof, ever since.
{{Nihongo|'''Nichicon Corporation'''|ニチコン株式会社|Nichikon Kabushiki-gaisha}} is a manufacturer of [[capacitor]]s of various types, and is one of the largest manufacturers of capacitors in the world,{{Citation needed|date=September 2021}} headquartered in Karasuma Oike, [[Nakagyō-ku, Kyoto|Nakagyō-ku]], [[Kyoto]], [[Japan]]. In 1950, it separated from the Nii Works Co., established itself as Kansai-Nii Works and completed its first factory by 1956. In 1961, it adopted the ''Nichicon'' name and has been using it, or a variant thereof, ever since.


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In 2011 and 2012 Nichicon spun off several major factories into independent subsidiaries, and established representative branches in foreign countries, thus realigning its corporate infrastructure.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.nichicon.co.jp/english/company/com_history.html |title=Corporate History |publisher=Nichicon |access-date=September 23, 2021}}</ref>
==2000s==
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In the early 2000s, Nichicon was the primary capacitor manufacturer caught in the [[Capacitor Plague]]. No overall reason was ever proven for the huge production runs of defective capacitors, but some sources claimed that these capacitors were either overfilled with electrolyte or were constructed using electrolyte fluid that was prone to pop and leak fluid, causing premature failure in any equipment using them. Nichicon received particular infamy because of their use by major computer manufacturers including [[Dell]], [[Hewlett-Packard]], and [[Apple Inc|Apple]]. In 2010 Dell settled a [[civil lawsuit]] for its shipment of at least 11.8 million computers from May 2003 to July 2005 that used faulty Nichicon components and were prone to major failure.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/29/technology/29dell.html?hp |title=Suit Over Faulty Computers Highlights Dell’s Decline |author=Ashlee Vance |date=June 28, 2010 |publisher=[[The New York Times]] |accessdate=June 12, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.legalzoom.com/news/business/business-law/dell-settles-capacitor-lawsuit? |title=Dell Settles Capacitor Lawsuit |publisher=[[LegalZoom]]|archiveurl=https://wayback.archive.org/web/20130125054543/http://www.legalzoom.com/news/business/business-law/dell-settles-capacitor-lawsuit|archivedate=January 25, 2013}}</ref>


==Early 2000s capacitor issues==
Passive Component Industry magazine reports this quite differently:<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.burtonsys.com/bad_BP6/story3.html |title=Low-ESR Aluminum Electrolytic Failures Linked to Taiwanese Raw Material Problems |work=Passive Component Industry magazine |publisher=Paumanok Publications |volume=September/October 2002}}</ref>
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Subsequent reports suggest that Rubycon Corporation, Nichicon, and Nippon Industries (NIC Components) have been inundated with orders for low-ESR aluminum capacitors, as more customers shy away from Taiwanese-produced parts. Rubycon, Nichicon, and Nippon Industries (NIC Components) do not have plants in Taiwan, and thus were not exposed to the bad electrolyte in their low-ESR aluminum capacitors.
</blockquote>


From 2001 to 2004, Nichicon produced defective capacitors ("HM" and "HN" series) that were used by major computer manufacturers, including [[Dell]], [[Hewlett-Packard]], and [[Apple Inc|Apple]].<ref name=CNET/><ref name="DELL">{{Cite web |url=https://www.delltechnologies.com/en-us/blog/dell-on-the-nichicon-capacitor-issue/ |title=Dell on the Nichicon Capacitor Issue |last=Menchaca |first=Lionel |date=July 1, 2010 |website=blog.dell.com |language=en-US |access-date=September 23, 2021}}</ref> No explanation has been given for the production runs of defective capacitors, but some sources claimed that these capacitors were either overfilled with electrolyte,<ref name="CNET">{{Cite web |url=https://www.cnet.com/news/pcs-plagued-by-bad-capacitors/ |title=PCs plagued by bad capacitors |last=Singer |first=Michael |date=November 10, 2005 |website=CNET |language=en |access-date=September 23, 2021}}</ref> or were constructed using electrolyte that was prone to leaking, causing premature failure in any equipment using them.{{Citation needed|date=September 2021}} This issue was not related to the Taiwanese [[capacitor plague]].<ref name=CNET/>
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In 2011 and 2012 Nichicon spun off several major factories into independent subsidiaries and established representative branches in foreign countries thus realigning their corporate infrastructure.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nichicon.co.jp/english/company/com_history.html? |title=Corporate History |publisher=Nichicon |accessdate=June 12, 2015}}</ref>

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In 2010 Dell settled a [[Lawsuit|civil lawsuit]] concerning its shipment of at least 11.8 million computers from May 2003 to July 2005 that used faulty Nichicon components and were prone to major failure.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/29/technology/29dell.html?hp |title=Suit Over Faulty Computers Highlights Dell's Decline |author=Ashlee Vance |author-link=Ashlee Vance |date=June 28, 2010 |work=[[The New York Times]] |access-date=June 12, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.legalzoom.com/news/business/business-law/dell-settles-capacitor-lawsuit?|title=Dell Settles Capacitor Lawsuit|publisher=[[LegalZoom]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130125054543/http://www.legalzoom.com/news/business/business-law/dell-settles-capacitor-lawsuit|archive-date=January 25, 2013|url-status=dead|df=mdy-all}}</ref>


==References==
==References==
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==External links ==
==External links ==
{{Portal|Japan|Electronics|Companies}}
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*{{en icon}} [http://www.nichicon.co.jp/english/ Nichicon Corporation]
*[https://www.nichicon.co.jp/english/ Nichicon Corporation] {{in lang|en}}


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Latest revision as of 13:30, 9 August 2023

Nichicon Corporation
Native name
ニチコン株式会社
Company typePublic KK
TYO: 6996
OSE: 6996
IndustryElectronics
Founded(August 1, 1950; 73 years ago (1950-08-01))
HeadquartersNakagyo-ku, Kyoto 604-0845, Japan
Key people
Ippei Takeda
(Chairman and CEO)
Shigeo Yoshida
(President and COO)
Products
RevenueIncrease JPY 107.2 billion (FY 2014) (US$ 893.3 million) (FY 2014)
Decrease JPY 2.25 billion (FY 2014) (US$ 18.7 million) (FY 2014)
Number of employees
5,792 (consolidated, as of March 31, 2014)
WebsiteOfficial website
Footnotes / references
[1][2]

Nichicon Corporation (ニチコン株式会社, Nichikon Kabushiki-gaisha) is a manufacturer of capacitors of various types, and is one of the largest manufacturers of capacitors in the world,[citation needed] headquartered in Karasuma Oike, Nakagyō-ku, Kyoto, Japan. In 1950, it separated from the Nii Works Co., established itself as Kansai-Nii Works and completed its first factory by 1956. In 1961, it adopted the Nichicon name and has been using it, or a variant thereof, ever since.

In 2011 and 2012 Nichicon spun off several major factories into independent subsidiaries, and established representative branches in foreign countries, thus realigning its corporate infrastructure.[3]

Early 2000s capacitor issues[edit]

From 2001 to 2004, Nichicon produced defective capacitors ("HM" and "HN" series) that were used by major computer manufacturers, including Dell, Hewlett-Packard, and Apple.[4][5] No explanation has been given for the production runs of defective capacitors, but some sources claimed that these capacitors were either overfilled with electrolyte,[4] or were constructed using electrolyte that was prone to leaking, causing premature failure in any equipment using them.[citation needed] This issue was not related to the Taiwanese capacitor plague.[4]

In 2010 Dell settled a civil lawsuit concerning its shipment of at least 11.8 million computers from May 2003 to July 2005 that used faulty Nichicon components and were prone to major failure.[6][7]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Company Profile". Nichicon. Retrieved September 23, 2021.
  2. ^ "Company Financials". Bloomberg Businessweek. Retrieved September 23, 2021.
  3. ^ "Corporate History". Nichicon. Retrieved September 23, 2021.
  4. ^ a b c Singer, Michael (November 10, 2005). "PCs plagued by bad capacitors". CNET. Retrieved September 23, 2021.
  5. ^ Menchaca, Lionel (July 1, 2010). "Dell on the Nichicon Capacitor Issue". blog.dell.com. Retrieved September 23, 2021.
  6. ^ Ashlee Vance (June 28, 2010). "Suit Over Faulty Computers Highlights Dell's Decline". The New York Times. Retrieved June 12, 2015.
  7. ^ "Dell Settles Capacitor Lawsuit". LegalZoom. Archived from the original on January 25, 2013.

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