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Hirose Electric was established in 1937 as Hirose Shokai, a company dealing in electric insulating materials. Starting in the 1940s, Hirose began to create ties with the various connector fields, and in 1963 the company unified its strategy to become a manufacturer specializing in connectors. At that time, Hirose Shokai changed its name to Hirose Electric Company Ltd. and also developed the first original connector in Japan. This was at a time when connector technology was almost totally dependent on the United States.

At present, Hirose commands a leading position as a top-brand in Japan and the export ratio of its sales has also registered a dramatic increase, expanding the scope of its activities to the international stage. In 2005, Hirose passed a new milestone, as sales went above the 100 billion yen barrier. In 2006, Hirose was ranked ninth in the top 10 connector companies worldwide. Its future goal is to achieve further growth by consolidating its management base and focusing on value enhancement.

The heart of its success comes from Hirose's research and development, engineering, and sales divisions. These divisions work closely with its customers, while keeping aware of developing connector trends in the various industries. This teamwork allows Hirose to excel with innovation, compact sizes, narrower pitches, and high-performance connectors.

Hirose develops and manufactures a vast range of well over 50,000 different types of industrial connectors that require advanced technology and a high level of specialization. Hirose's product offering includes connectors for: automotive, fiber optic, circular, power, mobile/cellular telephones, board-to-board, wire-to-board, microwave, telecomm (RJ11/RJ45), I/O (input/output), flex circuit connectors for FFC/FPC, small memory/media connectors (SD card), radio frequency (RF), co-axial, ribbon cable, printed circuit connectors  (PCB connectors), mini USB and micro USB connectors, and more.

Hirose has a dedicated sales and distribution network throughout the world. Sales offices are located in Japan, U.S.A., United Kingdom, Germany, Netherlands, and Korea. Hirose Japan and Hirose USA are ISO 9001-certified companies.