| 2000 |
October 1 |
Kokusai Electric Co., Ltd., Hitachi Denshi, Ltd., and Yagi Antenna Co., Ltd. merged to form "Hitachi Kokusai Electric Inc." |
| 2001 |
March |
Kokusai Denki System Service Co., Ltd. transferred its communications and information department to Hitachi Electronics System Service Co., Ltd. and renamed the company Kokusai Denki Semiconductor Service Co., Ltd. Hitachi Electronics System Service Co., Ltd. renamed itself "Hitachi Kokusai Electric Service Co., Ltd.
Kokusai Denki Engineering Co., Ltd. set up Goyo Electronics Co., Ltd. |
| August |
HiKE exchanged the stocks of Infobank Co., Ltd. which it owned (21.8% of the issued stocks) with those of Artis Corporate Engineering Co. |
| October |
Kokusai Denki Techno Service Inc. merged with Nikko Techno Co., Ltd. Hitachi Kokusai Electric Services Inc. merged with Yagi System Engineering Co., Ltd.
Tohoku Electronics Engineering Co., Ltd. was set up on the premises of the Sendai Works. |
| November |
The operations at the Sendai and Kobuchizawa Works were respectively transferred to Tohoku Electronics Engineering Co., Ltd. |
| December |
The Kobuchizawa Works was closed. |
| 2002 |
March |
The Fuji Yoshida Works was closed. |
| April |
HiKE merged with Kokusai Denki Training Center Co., Ltd., which was later dissolved. Kokusai Denki Engineering Co., Ltd. then set up Goyo Engineering Co., Ltd. |
| September |
Shizuoka Kokusai Denki Co., Ltd. completed the process of voluntary liquidation. |
| 2003 |
March |
Kokusai Semiconductor Equipment Corp., a US-based subsidiary, merged with Kokusai Electric America, Inc. The US-based subsidiary Micro C. Technologies, Inc. was then closed. |
| April |
The operations of Kokusai Denki Logistics Co., Ltd. were divided into two parts. The transport operations concerning semiconductor manufacturing systems were integrated into Kokusai Electric Semiconductor Service Co., Ltd. Meanwhile, operations concerning communications and information systems and other enterprises were integrated into Kokusai Denki Techno Service Inc. |
| June |
Akita Yagi Electronics Co., Ltd. merged with Tottori Yagi Electronics Co., Ltd. and renamed itself Yagi Electronics Co., Ltd. |
| December |
KEM Co., Ltd. completed the process of voluntary liquidation.
HiKE closed its Chitose Works, Yagi Commemorative Telecommunications System Institute, Sendai Division. |
| 2004 |
October |
The Yagi Antenna Division was split off to form a new company (YAGI ANTENNA INC.). (Currently a consolidated company of HiKE) |
| 2005 |
April |
Kokusai Denki Engineering Co., Ltd. merged with Kokusai Denki Alpha Co., Ltd. to form a new company named Hitachi Kokusai Denki Engineering Co., Ltd.
Goyo Engineering Co., Ltd. merged with Goyo Electronics Co., Ltd. to form a new company named Goyo Electronics Co., Ltd. |
| 2006 |
January |
Hitachi Denshi America, Ltd. was renamed Hitachi Kokusai Electric America, Ltd.
Hitachi Denshi (U.K.) Ltd. was renamed Hitachi Kokusai Electric U.K. Ltd.
Hitachi Denshi (Europa) GmbH was renamed Hitachi Kokusai Electric Europe GmbH. |
| March |
HiKE moved its Tokyo headquarters from Nakano-ku to Chiyoda-ku. |
| May |
HiKE additionally invested in Kokusai Electric Asia Pacific Shanghai Ltd., which was renamed Hitachi Kokusai Electric (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. |
| 2007 |
January |
Hitachi Kokusai Denki Engineering Co., Ltd. became a wholly owned subsidiary of HiKE by stock exchange. |
| April |
- The business departments of Hitachi Denshi Technosystems Ltd. were divided into those conducting the engineering operations of HiKE and those conducting other operations. Then, the latter transferred its operations to Hitachi Kokusai Denki Engineering Co., Ltd. and HiKE merged with the former.
- Hitachi Kokusai Denki Engineering Co., Ltd. transferred operations of the Akita Works (involving the departments in charge of design and sales of electric and communications equipment) to HiKE. Other departments of Hitachi Kokusai Denki Engineering Co., Ltd., together with those transferred from Hitachi Denshi Technosystems Ltd. as described above, have strengthened engineering operations with the Hamura Works serving as the core.
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