Eizo

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{{Infobox company|

| name = Eizo Corporation

| logo = EIZO Logo.svg

| logo_size = 270px

| native_name = EIZO株式会社

| native_name_lang = ja

| former_name = Eizo Nanao Corporation

| type = Public KK

| traded_as = {{TYO|6737}}

| founded = {{start date and age|1968|3}} in Hakui, Ishikawa, Japan (as Hakui Electronic Corporation)

| location = 153 Shimokashiwano, Hakusan, Ishikawa 924-8566, Japan

| key_people = Yoshitaka Jitsumori
(President and CEO)

| industry = Computer

| products = {{ubl|Computer monitors|Medical monitors|Color management monitors|Industrial monitors|Imaging system software}}

| num_employees = 2,422 (consolidated, as of March 31, 2020)

| subsid = Carina System Co., Ltd.

EIZO Support Network Corporation

EIZO MS Corporation

EIZO Engineering Corporation

EIZO Agency Corporation

EIZO GmbH

EIZO Technologies GmbH

EIZO Display Technologies (Suzhou) Co., Ltd.

EIZO Inc.

EIZO Nordic AB

EIZO AG

EIZO Limited

EIZO Europe GmbH

EIZO Austria GmbH

Irem Software Engineering Inc.

Nanao Factory

| brands = ColorEdge, CuratOR, DuraVision, FlexScan, FORIS, RadiForce, Raptor

| revenue = {{profit}} US$ 696.1 million (FY 2021)

(¥ 76.57 billion) (FY 2021)

| net_income = {{profit}} US$ 56.0 million (FY 2021

(¥ 6.15 billion) (FY 2021)

| homepage = [https://www.eizoglobal.com/ www.eizoglobal.com]

| footnotes = {{cite web |url=http://www.eizo.com/global/company/profile/ |title=Corporate Profile |publisher= Eizo Corporation |access-date=August 18, 2014}}{{cite web |url=http://www.eizo.com/global/ir/highlights/index.html |title=Financial Highlight |publisher= Eizo Corporation |access-date=August 18, 2014}}{{cite web |url=https://www.eizoglobal.com/company/information/history/ |title=Company History |publisher= Eizo Corporation |access-date=20 September 2023}}{{cite web |url=https://asia.nikkei.com/Company/05K475-E |title=Company Profile |work=Nikkei Asian Review |publisher=Nikkei Inc. |access-date=September 5, 2017 |archive-date=September 5, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170905184713/https://asia.nikkei.com/Company/05K475-E |url-status=dead }}{{cite web |url=http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/financials/financials.asp?ticker=6737:JP |archive-url=https://archive.today/20140818155907/http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/financials/financials.asp?ticker=6737:JP |url-status=dead |archive-date=August 18, 2014 |title=Financial Highlights |publisher= Bloomberg Businessweek |access-date=August 18, 2014}}

}}

{{Nihongo|Eizo Corporation|EIZO株式会社|EIZO Kabushiki-gaisha|{{IPAc-en|ˈ|eɪ|z|oʊ}}{{cite web |url=https://www.eizoglobal.com/company/information/brand/index.html |title=EIZO Brand Message Video |publisher=EIZO Corporation |date=Nov 10, 2021 |access-date=Nov 10, 2021}}}} is a Japanese visual technology company, founded in March 1968, which manufactures display products and other solutions for markets such as business, healthcare, graphics, air traffic control, and maritime.{{cite web|title=Contributing to the Betterment of Society as a Visual Technology Company|url=https://www.eizoglobal.com/company/index.html|access-date=September 26, 2018|publisher=EIZO Corporation}} The company is headquartered in Hakusan, Ishikawa Prefecture.

Name

The name EIZO, comes from the Japanese kanji meaning "image" ({{lang|ja|映像}} {{transliteration|ja|eizō}}).

History

File:EIZO FlexScan L461 16.0inch.jpg

Nanao Electric Co., Ltd. was founded in Nanao, Ishikawa in 1967. The following year, Hakui Electronic Corporation was founded in Hakui, Ishikawa; it initially manufactured televisions. In March 1973, it became Nanao Corporation.{{Cite web |title=High quality begins with highly sophisticated inspection technology |url=https://www.theworldfolio.com/news/high-quality-begins-/4472/ |access-date=2023-08-03 |website=The Worldfolio |language=en}}

In 1976, the company began to manufacture industrial monitors, and in 1978 it entered the gaming market by manufacturing CRTs arcade game cabinets of Space Invaders and selling tabletop video arcade machines.

In 1980, the company acquired video game developer and publisher Irem Corporation.{{Cite web|title=沿革 {{!}} EIZO株式会社|url=https://www.eizo.co.jp/company/information/history/|access-date=2019-06-06|website=www.eizo.co.jp}} In 1981, production of computer monitors, video cassette recorders and radio cassette TVs, with a new factory opening in Hakusan.

In 1984 the company began expanding overseas, distributing in Europe under the brand EIZO, with Hitec Associates Ltd established as a sales subsidiary specifically for the European market, and Nanao USA in California, United States, to launch products in that region under the same "Nanao" brand as in Japan. "EIZO" was launched as a brand of Hitec Associates in Europe in 1985, with the European arm was renamed as the Eizo Corporation in January 1990.

In 1990, the company's headquarters moved to Mattō, Ishikawa, with production and sales of computer monitors under the brand NANAO beginning the following year. In 1996, the brand was unified under the name EIZO.

In 1997, Irem Software Engineering Inc. was established, as a subsidiary company replacing Irem Corporation. The following couple of years saw the introduction of the FlexScan L23 13.8 LCD monitor and the FlexScan L66, the world first 1280 x 1024 resolution monitor. In 1999, Nanao Corporation and Eizo Corporation merged to become Eizo Nanao Corporation.

Production of monitors for medical imaging began in 2002, under the brand name RadiForce. In 2004 the company began production of the ColorEdge CG220, the world's first monitor capable of reproducing the Adobe RGB colorspace.{{Cite web|date=2005-02-17|title=EIZO Introduces ColorEdge CG220 LCD Monitor to Photo Market |website=CreativePro Network|url=https://creativepro.com/eizo-introduces-coloredge-cg220-lcd-monitor-to-photo-market/|access-date=2021-06-03|language=en-US}} In 2005 Eizo Nanao received ISO 13485 certification as the first manufacturer of stand-alone monitors.{{Cite web|title=ID No. 0091003295: EIZO Corporation |url=https://www.certipedia.com/quality_marks/0091003295?locale=de&qm_locale=en|access-date=2021-04-20|website=Certipedia}}

In 2013, Eizo Nanao Corporation changed its name to Eizo Corporation. Further acquisitions included Panasonic Healthcare Co. Ltd's endoscopy monitor business (2016) and Carina System Co.Ltd. (2018), a company that develops camera hardware and software for the healthcare and broadcasting markets.{{Cite web |date=2018-03-30 |title=EIZO Corporation entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Carina System Co., Ltd. |url=https://www.marketscreener.com/quote/stock/EIZO-CORPORATION-6496167/news/EIZO-Corporation-entered-into-a-definitive-agreement-to-acquire-Carina-System-Co-Ltd-34768195/ |access-date=2023-08-05 |website=MarketScreener |language=en}}

In April 2023, EIZO Corporation announced the launch of its new subsidiary, EIZO Private Limited, in India.{{Cite web |last=Raju |first=Narasimha |date=2023-04-10 |title=EIZO Corporation Expands its Global Footprint with the Launch of EIZO Private Limited in India |website=CXOToday.com |url=https://www.cxotoday.com/press-release/eizo-corporation-expands-its-global-footprint-with-the-launch-of-eizo-private-limited-in-india/ |access-date=2023-08-03 |language=en-US}}

Products

File:Monitor-Eizo-CG277-BK-27inches-01.jpg

FlexScan - Business LCD Monitors
ColorEdge - Color Management Monitors
DuraVision - Touch panel, IP Decoders and Industrial monitors
RadiForce - Medical display systems
CuratOR - OR Area camera and display systems
FORIS - Home entertainment monitors
Raptor - Air traffic control monitors

References

External links

[http://www.eizoglobal.com/ Global website]

Category:Electronics companies of Japan

Category:Display technology companies

Category:Software companies of Japan

Category:Companies listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange

Category:Companies based in Ishikawa Prefecture

Category:Electronics companies established in 1968

Category:Japanese brands

Category:Japanese companies established in 1968