EIZO

The company was founded as Hakui Electronic Corporation in Hakui, Ishikawa, Japan, in 1968; it initially manufactured televisions. In March 1973, it became Nanao Corporation. In 1976, it began manufacture of industrial monitors, and in 1978 it entered the gaming market by manufacturing and selling tabletop video arcade machines. In 1981 it started making PC monitors.

Company milestones

1967 – Nanao Electric Co., Ltd. was founded in Fukui, Ishikawa prefecture

1978 – Production of CRTs arcade game cabinets of Space Invaders

1980 – Acquisition of video game developer and publisher Irem Corporation

1981 – New factory opened in Hakusan, Ishikawa prefecture

1981 – Production of computer monitors, video cassette recorders and radio cassette TVs

1984 – Start of distribution in Europe under the brand EIZO

1984 – Foundation of Hitec Associates Ltd as a sales subsidiary of Nanao specifically for the European market.

1984 – Foundation of Nanao USA in California, United States to launch products in that region under the same "Nanao" brand as in Japan

1985 – "EIZO" was launched as a brand of Hitec Associates in Europe.

1985 – 7030 12-inch CRT monitor

1990 – Headquarters moved to Matt?, Ishikawa

1990 – January, Hitec Associates Ltd was renamed Eizo Corporation.

1991 – Production and sales of computer monitors in Japan under the brand NANAO

1993 – Production of the NANAO FA-1020 LCD monitor

1996 – Brand unified under the name EIZO

1996 – New logo design unveiled

1997 – Foundation of Irem Software Engineering Inc.

1997 – Production of the FlexScan L23 13.8 LCD monitor

1998 – Production of the FlexScan L66, the world first 1280 x 1024 resolution monitor

1999 – Nanao Corporation and Eizo Corporation merged to become Eizo Nanao Corporation.

2001 – Production of the FlexScan L675, the then monitor world smallest bezels of 19mm

2002 – Production of monitors for medical imaging under the brand RadiForce

2004 – Production of the ColorEdge CG220, the world's first monitor capable of reproducing the Adobe RGB colorspace

2005 – Receives ISO 13485 certification as the first stand-alone monitor manufacturer

2007 – Awarded with the Long Life Design Award from the Japan Institute of Design Promotion

2013 – Eizo Nanao Corporation changed its name to Eizo Corporation.

2013 – Production of the FORIS FG2421, the world's first 240 Hz monitor

2015 – Production of the monitors with 1mm thin bezels

2016 – Acquisition of Panasonic Healthcare Co. Ltd's endoscopy monitor business.

2018 – Acquisition of Carina System Co.Ltd., a company that develops camera hardware and software for the healthcare and broadcasting markets.