COMPANY
About Acrorad
We fabricate CdTe semiconductor detector for measuring radiation such as X-ray and γ-ray and have our own production line from raw material purification, single crystal growth, wafer processing, electrode forming, to assembly of X-ray imager module.
We have been providing various products forms as our customer needs.
Company Profile
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Company Name |
Acrorad Co., Ltd. |
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Established |
February 1, 1984 |
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Capital |
100million yen |
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Employees |
99 |
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Locations |
【Headquarters/Okinawa Plant】 13-23 Suzaki, Uruma-shi, Okinawa 904-2234, Japan Tel: +81-98-934-8960 Fax: +81-98-934-8961 【Tokyo Branch Office】 Gate City Osaki West Tower 5F, 1-11-1, Osaki, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo 141-0032, JAPAN Fax: +81-3493-7622 |
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Directors |
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Description of business |
Development, manufacturing, and sales of CdTe detectors and CdTe radiation detector devices. |
Access Map
Headquarters/Okinawa Plant
Tokyo Branch Office
History
| 1984 |
Crest Electronics Co., Ltd. was established and started assembly of electronic substrate for medical equipment. |
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| 1988 |
Development of CdTe single crystal growth by THM (Travelling Heater Method) for radiation detector was started. |
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1993 |
CdTe detector was successfully adopted to bone densitometry equipment (DXA). |
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1998 |
2 inch diameter single crystal growth technology was successfully established. |
| 2000 |
The company renamed "Acrorad Co., Ltd." and relocated the head quarters to Okinawa and then started production of CdTe radiation detector elements. |
| 2002 |
Mass production of 3 inch diameter single crystal was started. Acrorad acquired ISO 9001 certification. |
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2002 |
European Space Agency (ESA) adopted CdTe detector elements to their astronomical satellite, "INTEGRAL" and launched it into space. |
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2003 |
CdTe pixel detector elements were successfully adopted to dental panoramic radiography. |
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2007 |
X-ray imager, "FPD 4x2", was successfully developed and installed to non-destructive inspection equipments. |
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2011 |
Siemens (https://www.siemens-healthineers.com/jp/acrorad-en) became the majority shareholder of Acrorad. |
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2013 |
Electrode forming technology of 55μm pitch pixel was successfully established. |
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2016 |
Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) adopted CdTe detector elements to their astronomical satellite, "HITOMI (Astro-H)" and launched it into space. |
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2018 |
First expansion of Okinawa factory was completed. |
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2021 |
Second expansion of Okinawa factory was completed. |
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2021 |
The worlds first photon-counting CT "NAEOTOM Alpha”- by Siemens Healthineers which uses our CdTe detector elements. (https://www.siemens-healthineers.com/computed-tomography/photon-counting-ct-scanner/naeotom-alpha) |
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