History

1868 (Early Meiji Era)	Started business as Ishida Kyokuzan Printing Works, forerunner of SHASHIN KAGAKU Co., Ltd.
March 1988	Built a first plant for our large photomask business at Kumiyama site (current Kyoto Plant). Introduction of world’s first large-format electron-beam (EB) mask writer.
September 1995	Plant and facilities renewed; manufacture of industry’s first 800mm large photomasks started.
April 1999	Electronic Division (currently for our large photomask business) acquired "ISO9002 (now ISO9001)" certification.
October 2001	Electronics Business Division spun off from SHASHIN KAGAKU CO., LTD., by corporate split and SK-Electronics Co., Ltd. established as an independent company.
May 2002	Consolidated subsidiary Finex Co., Ltd., established in Taiwan as large photomask manufacturing and sales company.
September 2002	Kumiyama site (current Kyoto Plant) acquired "ISO14001" certification.
September 2003	Listed on First Section of Japan Securities Dealers Association (current OSE-JASDAQ).
July 2004	Finex Co., Ltd. acquired "ISO9001" certification.
December 2004	Changed from First Section of Japan Securities Dealers Association, to First Section of Osaka Securities Exchange JASDAQ (current Tokyo Securities Exchange JASDAQ (Standard).
January 2005	Completion of world’s first 8th generation photomask factory at the Kumiyama site (current Kyoto Plant).
November 2005	Consolidated subsidiary "SKE KOREA CO., LTD.," established in Korea as large photomask sales company.
November 2008	Completion of Shiga Plant, world’s first 10th generation and 11th generation photomask factory.
December 2008	Finex Co., Ltd. acquired "ISO14001" certification.
March 2009	Started world’s first sales and shipment of 10th generation photomasks.
September 2010	Consolidated Subsidiary "SK-Electronics Shanghai Co., Ltd." established in China as sales.
September 2011	Shiga Plant acquired extended "ISO14001" certification.
November 2012	Kyoto Plant acquired "OHSAS18001" certification.
December 2013	Taipei Branch opened in Taiwan as sales base of Finex Co., Ltd.
July 2014	Sales of glass dry etching plates for various types of offset printing launched.
October 2014	Obtained "Second Class Medical Devices Marketing License" from Kyoto Prefecture.
June 2016	Obtained a License as Distributor and Leaser of Advanced Control Medical Equipment (QMC, Medical Institute).
June 2017	“Electric Stimulator WILMO” launched.
June 2018	“Picking Tag” launched.
March 2019	Head office, Kyoto Plant acquired "ISO13485" certification. Certification ended in February 2026.
August 2020	Acquired ISO45001 certification in our Kyoto Plant.
September 2020	“Digital Colposcope Q-CO” launched.
May 2022	“Extreme tag” launched.
April 2025	Made Asahitech Co., Ltd. a subsidiary.
February 2026	Commencement of QMS operations in accordance with the Medical Device QMS Ordinance
May 2026	"Autonomous Reader-Writer"launched