| PRINCO | was founded in September 1983 and specialized in the development |
| of thin-film technology. With minimal external technical assistance | |
| or additional support the dedicated and innovative PRINCO | |
| engineering team has built its technical reputation as a leader in | |
| thin-film technology. Through the years, this research and | |
| development oriented company has achieved one success after | |
| another. | |
| 1983 | Founded in the Science-Based Industrial Park, Hsin-Chu, Taiwan. |
| 1984 | Tooling & Decorating Divisions begin operations implementing TiN |
| film technology and applying the technique of thin-film coating. | |
| 1990 | A R&D team is formed to begin PRINCO's exploration into the field |
| of optical storage. The first optical storage product, the Compact Disc | |
| (CD), goes into mass production. | |
| 1991 | CD Mastering begins to supply stampers for CD production. |
| Construction for a new factory begins. | |
| 1992 | Laser Disc(LD) Mastering begins to supply stampers for LD |
| production. The Laser Disc Division begins mass production of its | |
| LD. | |
| 1993 | The Magneto Optical (MO) disc goes into mass production. |
| Construction of the factory is completed. | |
| 1994 | Each Division's production section moves into the new facility. |
| 1995 | Mass production of the Digital Optical Division's latest product, the |
| Compact Disc Recordable (CD-R) begins. The Data Storage Division, | |
| PRINCO Hong Kong Limited and PRINCO Asia Enterprises Limited | |
| are formed to launch the company's international marketing | |
| campaign. | |
| 1996 | All Division move into the new building. |
| 1997 | PRINCO DIGITAL DISC GmbH is formed to launch the company's |
| Europe marketing campaign. | |
| PRINCO American Corp. is formed to launch the company's | |
| AMERICA marketing campaign. | |
| 1998 | The CD-RW goes into mass production. |
| PRINCO SWITZERLAND AG is formed to launch the company's | |
| Europe marketing campaign. | |
| 1999 | PRINCO Japan Service Center is formed to launch the company's |
| Japanese marketing campaign. | |
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PRINCO realizes that to maintain its competitive advantage in thin-film technology it must continue to aggressively pursue new applications and markets. Future success in market that is characterized by rapid technological change is predicted on being able to lead the way with new and innovative ideas. Therefore the company will continue to invest a substantial amount of its resources into research and development aimed at meeting the challenges of a market that is technology driven. PRINCO will also continue to expand its operations to reinforce its position in global markets. This global expansion will ensure that the company is positioned to profit form the vast opportunities that these world-wide markets represent and will continue to strengthen and grow. |
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PRINCO CORPORATION ( Head Office ) |
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| Address | No.6 Creation 4th Road Science-Based Industrial Park, Hsin-Chu |
| Taiwan 300, R.O.C. | |
| Tel | 886-3-5773177 |
| Fax | 886-3-5779195 |
| services@princo.com.tw | |
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PRINCO AMERICA CORP. |
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| Address | 47517 Seabridge Drive Fremont, CA 94538 U.S.A. |
| Tel | 510-413-0999 |
| Fax | 510-413-0990 |
| Homepage | http://www.princo.com/ |
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PRINCO Digital Disc GMBH |
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| Address | Dechenstr 3 D-40878 Ratingen, Gemany |
| Tel | 49-2102-442868 |
| Fax | 49-2102-442870 |
| Homepage | http://www.princo.de/ |
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PRINCO Switzerland AG |
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| Address | Baarerstrasse 75 6300 Zug, Switzerland |
| Tel | 0041-41-729-1766 |
| Fax | 0041-41-729-1767 |
| Homepage | http://www.princo.ch/ |
| mail@princo.ch | |
| Address | No.306, 3F TTD BLDG.,1-2-18, MITA Minato-Ku Tokyo 108, |
| JAPAN | |
| Tel | 81-3-54395026 |
| Fax | 81-3-54395027 |
| Homepage | http://www.princo.co.jp/ |