- CEO
- Ippei Takeda
- Full Time Employees
- 4,982
- Sector
- Electronic technology
- Industry
- Electronic components
- Address
- Karasumadori Oike-agaru Kyoto KY Japan 604-0845
- IPO Date
- Oct 1, 1961
- Business
- Nichicon Corporation Nichicon Corporation manufactures and sells capacitors and electronic components for use in electric and electronic products worldwide. Founded in 1950 and headquartered in Kyoto, Japan, the company produces aluminum electrolytic capacitors in chip, miniature, and large can types; conductive polymer aluminum solid electrolytic capacitors; electric double layer capacitors; plastic film capacitors, including xEV film capacitors; positive thermistors; switching power supplies; function and power modules; inverter smoothing capacitors; household energy storage systems; vehicle-to-home systems; EV/PHEV quick chargers; power storage systems for public and industrial use; small lithium-ion rechargeable batteries, such as the SLB series; lithium titanate batteries for IoT applications; voltage sag compensators; power outage compensators; and special power supplies for medical and accelerator applications. Nichicon operates factories and subsidiaries across Japan, the United States, Asia including China, Malaysia, Taiwan, Thailand, Singapore, and India, Europe including Austria, and maintains a global presence serving industries such as automotive, energy and ecology including renewables, medical equipment, railway, home appliances, industrial inverters, information and communications, and power utilities. In recent developments, Nichicon expands its chip polymer aluminum capacitor lineup with new φ8×7L and φ8×10L sizes offering up to 1800μF capacitance; partners with Solaires Enterprises Inc. to accelerate clean energy solutions and plans to showcase energy innovations at CES 2025; participates as an investor in Kyoto Fusioneering's 2024 Series C funding round for fusion energy advancement; receives a New Energy Award in February 2024 for its DC-linked industrial energy storage system; and completes Kameoka Factory expansion in December 2023 to support growing demand in automotive electronics, IoT, and sustainable energy sectors.