History of EIZO

1968 March Company founded in Ishikawa, Japan

Began production of televisions 1979 May Began production of CRTs (cathode ray tubes) 1985 May Began sales of CRT monitors in the U.S. and Europe September Sales of computer monitors in Japan began in July 1991 July Sales of computer monitors in Japan began in 1992 September Subsidiary in Sweden was established 1997 September ISO 9001 international certification was acquired 1998 July ISO 1400I international certification was acquired 2001 April Industry's first narrow-border, full-flat LCD monitor was introduced 1997 September Acquired ISO 9001 International Certification 1998 July Acquired ISO 1400I International Certification 2001 April Launched the industry's first narrow-edge, full-flat LCD monitor Entered the medical market with three 3 million resolution LCD monitors 2002 March Listed on the 2nd section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange 2003 March Listed on the 1st section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange 2003 March Listed on the 1st section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange August Launched a 5-year factory warranty 2004 April Launched sales of LCD TVs in Japan Started sales of LCD TVs in Japan April 2005 Obtained ISO 13485 certification for quality management of medical devices July Acquired Eizo business unit of EXCOM AG (Switzerland) and became a wholly owned subsidiary of EIZO Nanao AG February 2007 Acquired Tech Source, Inc. Foundation of EIZO GmbH in Germany October Acquisition of Siemens' medical display business 2008 November Acquisition of eg-electronics GmbH, Germany 2009 February Foundation of Eizo Technologies GmbH in Wolfratshausen, Germany