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- Showa Shinku Co., Ltd. (6384.T) manufactures and sells vacuum-related equipment and components primarily for quartz devices, optical thin films, and electronic devices. The company produces vacuum evaporation equipment, sputtering equipment, ion plating equipment, atomic layer deposition (ALD) equipment, dry etching and ashing equipment, vacuum metallurgical equipment for dissolution, heat treatment, sintering, and degassing, optical monitors for thin films including multi-color and monochrome types, IAD cold cathode ion sources, liquid crystal injection equipment, wafer trimming equipment, in-line-type frequency adjusters, vacuum heat sealing equipment, ion beam frequency adjust systems, high vacuum annealing equipment, plasma cleaners, ultra-high spec vacuum coaters, power saving devices for oil diffusion pumps, wireless temperature monitors, optical film thickness control systems, cathodes, ion sources for etching, oil diffusion vacuum pump units, vacuum spectral characteristic monitors, load-lock and single-wafer sputtering equipment, and the SEARCHROID image recognition system; it also provides repair and sales services for vacuum technical device components and accessories. Founded in September 1953 and established in August 1958, Showa Shinku is headquartered in Sagamihara, Japan, with approximately 191 employees and subsidiaries including Showa Shinku Machinery (Shanghai) Co., Ltd., Showa Shinku Machinery Trading (Shanghai) Co., Ltd., and an equity stake held by ULVAC, Inc. at 21.35% as of March 31, 2025. The company serves major customers such as KYOCERA Corporation, Seiko Epson Corporation, DAISHINKU CORP., NIHON DEMPA KOGYO CO., LTD., and Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd., along with other electronic component makers, universities, and government research institutes, with operations in Japan and China.