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HCL Technologies

HCL Technologies – The Foundation Stone of the Pillar Of Indian IT Industry

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HCL Technologies is an Indian IT services and consulting company, the foundation stone of the Indian IT industry and way ahead of its time. Shiv Nadar founded HCL 44 years ago on 11 August 1976, with the idea of making computer hardware easily accessible to Indian consumers and HCL a common household brand. HCL Technologies is a multinational company with its headquarters located in Noida, India. The company specializes in software development, computer hardware manufacturing, outsourcing, consulting managed services, etc.

About HCL Technologies

HCL Technologies has a huge client base across the world, over 250 Fortune 500 companies being some of them. The company has expanded its operations overseas and has its offices located in countries like the US, the UK, France, Germany, etc., and over 160,00 people are working for it globally. The fields the company works in include banking, capital market, defense, aerospace, healthcare, hi-tech, insurance, media and entertainment, telecom, travel, etc. As of 2021, the company made revenues worth US$11 billion and owns total equity worth US$8.3 billion.

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The Back Story of HCL Technologies

In 1976, Shiv Nadar lead a team of five people, all colleagues from  Delhi Cloth & General Mills, to establish a teledigital calculators selling company named Microcomp Limited. The sole reason behind founding the company was to achieve their dream of starting up a computer manufacturing and selling company and raise money for it. On 11 August the same year, Nadar renamed Microcomp Limited to Hindustan Computer Limited.

Yet again, another name change took place, when in 1991 the founder built another company to provide technology development services with the name HCL Overseas Limited. This was the beginning of a new chapter as the new company was doing exactly what the founders had dreamt of, making and selling computers. In 1992, the company received the certificate of commencement of business, and the company started its journey as an authorized computer manufacturer and seller. The company became HCL Consulting Limited in 1994.             

In 1999 the R&D department of the HCL group became HCL Technologies Limited. HCL Technologies, HCL Infosystems, HCL Healthcare, HCL TalentCare are the four divisions of HCL Corporation. HCL Technologies is specifically into software services, business process outsourcing, and infrastructure services. The company is credited as the pioneer of the development and growth of the IT and computer industry in India.

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Though during the initial years of the company, Hindustan Computer Limited was selling teledigital calculators, the company’s focus was entirely on building personal computers and related hardware. It developed an indigenous microcomputer in 1978, and in 1980, the company opened its first international company branch in Singapore to sell IT hardware, with the name Far East Computers.

In 1983, it also introduced a networking OS and client-server architecture. During the 90s, the company targeted the software solutions development for its US and European clients as well as the APAC market. On 10 November 1999, HCL had its first IPO, and it also established a development center in Chennai in 2000.

Acquisitions

Starting from the year 2000, HCL has made some big acquisitions in the field of service outsourcing, telecommunication services, SAP, CRM-consulting, automation, IT and engineering service, etc. It acquired Gulf Computers Inc. in 2002. Between 2008 to 2009, the company made acquisitions like Capital Stream Inc., Liberata Financial Service, Control Point Solutions, Inc., Axon Group Plc. and UCS Group’s Enterprise Solutions SAP Practice.

In 2015, the company acquired Concept to Silicon Systems and PowerObjects, followed by the acquisition of Geometric Ltd (2016), Part of Volvo IT (2016), Butler America Aerospace  (2017), H&D International Group (2018), Actian (2018), and Sankalp Semiconductor (2019), etc.

The Founder: Shiv Nadar

Shiv Nadar is a famous Indian businessman who founded HCL Technologies in 1976. He is known for his innovative approach to business and is credited for his contribution to the growth of the IT industry in India. He is one of the richest people in India and has won one of the biggest honors of India, Padma Bhushan, for his efforts in the development of the IT industry in India.

Nadar was born on 14 July 1945, in Moolaipozhi, Tamil Nadu, India. During his childhood, he switched between multiple schools and completed his high school education at St. Joseph Boys Higher Secondary School, Trichy. He earned a pre-university degree in the American College, Madurai, and completed a bachelor’s degree in Electrical and Electronics Engineering from PSG College of Technology, Coimbatore.

Nadar started his career at Walchand group’s College of Engineering, Pune (COEP), in 1967, but left the job to found his own company, which today is known as HCL Technologies.

ZTE Corporation

ZTE Corporation – One of the Largest Smartphone Manufacturing and Telecommunication Company.

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ZTE Corporation is a Chinese telecommunication company, with its headquarters located in South Shenzhen, Guangdong. It is a 36 years old company, which is partially owned by the Chinese government. The company is counted among one of the leading telecom companies in China and is actively working overseas to expand its boundaries.

Hou Weigui founded ZTE Corporation in 1985 as Zhongxing Semiconductor Co., Ltd. Today the company is known as the biggest manufactures of mobile phones, smartphones, tablets, computer hardware, etc. It is also a leading software service provider to global telecommunications service companies and enterprises. The company is operating worldwide, and over 68000 people are working for it. As of 2019, the company made revenues worth  CN¥90.740 billion/S $13.2 billion, and it owned assets worth CN¥141.202 billion. ZTE trades on the Shenzhen and Hong Kong stock exchanges.

The Founding of ZTE Corporation

A group of investors, including Hou Weigui, from the Ministry of Aerospace Industry of the People’s Republic of China, started Corporation ZTE as Zhongxing Semiconductor Co., Ltd in 1985. The company name was changed to Zhongxing New Telecommunications Equipment Co. Ltd when it also started to build telecom equipment and had some of its shares owned by the government. ZTE had its first IPO  on the Shenzhen stock exchange in 1997.

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Till 2004, ZTE was running within the country, but in December 2004, it stepped out of the state and traded on the Hong Kong stock exchange. In 2006, the company shipped 40% of its telecom equipment overseas, leading to a further international expansion. Canadian state telecommunications company Telus, UK’s Vodafone, Spain’s Telefónica, and the Australian Telstra are few of the first international customers of ZTE. With its new customers, the company also entered into a Wi-Fi Alliance in the same year. By 2008, the company had engaged with customers in 140 countries for its CDMA equipment.

In 2009, ZTE was the third-largest GSM telecom equipment seller in the world. The company is also credited to manufacture the world’s first smartphone with dual GPS/GLONASS navigation. The smartphone was called MTS 945. As of 2011, the company held 7% of the major LTE patents. As of 2012 and 2013, ZTE was the fourth-largest smartphone manufacturer in the world. In 2014, the company partnered with Microsoft to launch Windows smartphones in Spain.

ZTE along with having multiple manufacturing units has its 13 R&D centers located in various countries, including the USA, Sweden, and Korea. The company carries out the R&D work in partnership with companies like IBM, Intel, Microsoft, and Qualcomm.

Products and Services

ZTE is one of the largest smartphone manufacturers (4th largest as of 2012 and 2013). The company also manufactures Tablets and computer hardware. Recently it launched a two-screen smartphone named Axon M, which could run two applications separately on both screens at the same time. Apart from smartphones, the company also develop Hotspot equipment, network operator equipment, network nodes, and network elements, etc. GGSN, PGW, PDSN, ZTE ZXR10-Series, MPLS, and legacy WAP are some of the core routing and core networking equipment made by ZTE. ZTE is also active as a software as well as a telecommunications service provider in China and other countries.

ZTE Corporation Subsidiaries

ZTE is operational in countries like the US, India, Korea, Spain, Germany, Australia, Singapore, etc. The company has not only opened offices in those countries, but it has also made some acquisitions and held subsidiaries there. ZTESoft, Nubia Technology, Zonergy, Netaş Telekomünikasyon A.Ş are the names of some of its international subsidiaries.

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The Chairman at ZTE Corporation

Yin Yimin is the Chairman at ZTE, who replaced Zhao Xianming in 2017. Before becoming the Chairman of ZTE, Yimin was serving the company as the President. Yimin has been with ZTE for the past 30 years. He joined the company in 1991, and since then, he has been appointed to different prime positions in ZTE. He has worked as an executive director for the company for 20 years. He was also the leader of ZTE Corporation for its product development and marketing between 2004 and 2010. He is also responsible for setting up the Shenzhen ZTE Venture Capital Fund Management Co., Ltd in 2010.

Windows 11

Windows 11 is out with New Features and Better Interface.

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Exactly after six years of the launch of Windows 10 (July 2015), Microsoft has come up with another version of its Windows operating system, i.e. Windows 11. The company has made a few changes in terms of the look and feel of the OS and has also eliminated many old features that were no longer relevant. There have been a lot of talks about the new OS for the past year, and people have been successful in getting some information about it before the official release, but still, there is a lot that came with the actual launch of the product.

What’s New in Windows 11

Microsoft is the leading OS developer, and most people use Windows PCs because of its simplicity. This time too, the company has tried to simplify the interface even more for the users, such that to maintain its popularity amid the tough competition from rivals like macOS and Chrome OS. Though Microsoft has held its position quite strong, improvement is still important to stay relevant. The new Windows 11 has got a new UI, better windows management features as well as it will now offer support for Android apps as well.

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The Updated Features

Talking about the redesign of the Windows 11 OS, the company has been making changes to the taskbar of the OS for past years, but the look has always been similar. This time, the company has shifted the windows icon and other app icons to the middle of the taskbar from the left but has kept the items in the right as it is. Microsoft has still kept the option to place the start button and other icons on the left open.

When we click on the windows icon, the start menu opens up in the center of the screen, having a search bar on the top of it. Below the search bar, the menu says Pinned Apps, under which a 6*6 grid of apps has been placed. Following the grid underneath, there is space for app recommendations. There is an option for putting up the user’s picture below the recommendation section in the menu on the left and the power off button on the right.

The next big change has been made to the startup tone of Windows along with the other notification tones as well as it has got new themes and wallpapers, too. Microsoft has also introduced a new feature Snap Layouts with Windows 11, which enhances the multitasking experience for the users as now the users can open multiple different screens on the desktop by hovering the mouse over the maximize button. The OS is capable of remembering the users’ choices as well, such that it will keep the previously selected windows and apps ready in the form of Snap Group for easy access in the future.

Microsoft has also added support for multiple monitors in Windows 11, so it becomes easier for the users to use the work on virtual desktops. This support for virtual desktops also includes the option to put different wallpapers for different screens. The company has also tried to improve the touch experience for the Windows tablets, which it had intended to do with its Windows 10X project, which never saw the daylight.

Side-by-side, Microsoft has also made some improvements to the touch keyboard and has included support for GIFs in partnership with Tenor. The keyboard allows the voice commands for making typing easier.

The new normal work and study from home culture have also inspired Microsoft to add some features for people. The company has incorporated the Teams app into Windows 11 and has also made it easier for the users to share their screens with each other during the meeting.

Microsoft has also kept the gamers in mind and has incorporated support for Auto HDR and DirectX 12 Ultimate as well as for xCloud in Windows 11. The users also get an Xbox Game Pass along with the OS, which lets them play popular games on their machines.

Microsoft has also revamped the design of its Microsoft Store for Windows 11 and has adopted the new zero-revenue share for the developers. According to the new policy, Microsoft has exempted the commission on uploading apps on Microsoft Store for the developers, so that it can attract more and more developers. Other than Microsoft Store, the company has also incorporated the Amazon AppStore into the new OS, so that to make Android App available for the users.

Also, the company claims that the new OS is faster in terms of installing updates as now the updates will be 40% smaller, and these will run in the background to provide a seamless experience for the users.

Availability, Free Upgrade, and Hardware Requirements

For now, Windows 11 has been made available to the insider members, and the Windows 10 users will receive the upgrade by the end of this year. Windows 11 is available in Windows 11 Home or Windows 11 Pro versions.

According to the company, the new PCs will be empowered by Windows 11 only, whereas Windows 10 PC users will have the access to the PC Health Check app, which will define if their PCs are suitable for Windows 11 upgrade or not. For the Windows 7 and 8 PCs, the Windows 11 be available only after the users purchase a Windows 10 license.

Talking about the hardware requirements, the OS will run on a 64-bit x86 or ARM processor and need 4GB of RAM as well as 64GB of storage.

Xilinx Inc

Xilinx Inc – The Company Behind Programmable Semiconductor Chips.

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Based in San Jose, California, Xilinx, Inc. is one of the leading programmable logic device manufacturers in America. The company is over 37 years old and has a glorious history of success. Xilinx is the inventor of the field-programmable gate array (FPGA) and is known for manufacturing the first fabless manufacturing model. The company is operating globally, and around 5000 people are working for the company. As of 2020, the annual revenue made by Xilinx is around US$ 3.16 billion.

The Founding Story of Xilinx Inc

Ross Freeman, Bernard Vonderschmitt, and James V Barnett II, work-fellows from Zilog (a microprocessor manufacturing company), founded Xilinx in 1984 in San Jose. The main idea behind starting the company was to develop reprogrammable chips that could be used like blank tapes. The founders could not convince Zilog to invest in FPGA, but they were able to raise $4.5 million in venture capital and design the company’s first FPGA in 1984, which they started to sell in 1985. The idea was successful. As a result, Xilinx made around $14 million in revenue in 1987.

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The Growth and Expansion

The company profits were rising year by year, and in 1989, Xilinx went public on the NASDAQ. The success also led to a new 144,000-square-foot manufacturing unit in the same area, and Xilinx had bagged contracts from companies like HP, Apple Inc., IBM, and Sun Microsystems. In 1990, the company sales crossed $100 million, and Xilinx was dominating the FPGA market. During the same time, it also expanded its operations and started to experiment with EPLDs (EPROM technology-based Complex Programmable Logic Devices). By the mid-90s, the company was also operating in Europe and Asia.

In 1994, the company launched one of the most successful series of FPGA chips and, the XC5000. These chips were a cost-effective alternative to high-volume non-field-programmable gate array products. XC3100L and XC4000L were some of the most loved chips under the same chip family. Xilinx also started to manufacture low-power devices like portable computers, peripheral devices, wireless communication gear, and digital cameras, etc. Only after ten years of Xilinx’s inception, in 1995, its annual revenue reached $550 million, and around 1000 workers were employed at different office locations of Xilinx in three continents.

Xilinx appeared in the “100 Best Companies to Work For” in 2001 for the first time at no. 14, and later, it ranked 6the (2002) and 4the (2003) in the same list. The next innovative product from the company was in 2011, the Virtex-7 2000T. It is the first product that used the 2.5 stacked silicon to offer a bigger FPGA. At the same time, Xilinx combined the  FPGA with transceivers to enhance the bandwidth with low power consumption. The company started from making programmable chips and was successful to achieve its aim of making “all things programmable”, when it introduced the 28nm SoC devices, combining an ARM core with an FPGA and new tools software under the Zynq-7000 family.

The next year, the company launched an advanced electronic design system named  Vivado Design Suite, and in 2014, Xilinx released the first 20 nm UltraScale. In 2017, Xilinx partnered with Amazon and developed new software development tools. Xilinx is also actively working in the field of machine learning and has acquired a Chinese machine learning startup named DeepPhi Technology in July 2018. In November of the same year, the Zynq UltraScale+ family microprocessor got their  Safety Integrity Level (SIL) certification, which certified that these microprocessors are safe to use in  AI-based safety- applications of up to SIL 3, in industrial 4.0 platforms of automotive, aerospace, and AI systems. Xilinx acquired Solarflare Communications, Inc in 2019 and launched a single-chip FPGA-based 100G NIC jointly with the newly acquired company. The company made revenues worth $3 billion in 2019.

The CEO at Xilinx

Victor Peng is the current CEO of Xilinx Inc. He was born in Taipei, Taiwan in 1960 and holds American citizenship. Peng has got a B.E. degree in electrical engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and an M.E. degree in the same subject from Cornell University.

Peng started his career at Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC) in 1982, and in 1996, he joined Silicon Graphics, switching to few more jobs in  MIPS Technologies, Tzero Technologies, ATI, and later AMD in the following years. In 2008, Peng joined Xilinx and was appointed as the  Senior Vice President of the programmable platforms group in 2013. He also served the company as the senior vice president (2014) and the CFO (2017). On January 29, 2018, Peng became the CEO of Xilinx.

Sony

Sony Group Corporation – The Journey from Tape Recorders to Self-driving Cars

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Sony Group Corporation is a well-known multinational technology company. From cameras to smartphones and from manufacturing laptops to making entertainment content, the company is a conglomerate. Sony was founded exactly 75 years ago in 1946 in Nihonbashi, Japan, and today it operates from its headquarters in Minato, Tokyo, Japan. The company is known for its quality product and has its branches all over the world. Sony trades as a public company and is counted among one of the world’s largest manufacturers of consumer and professional electronic products.

The Founding of Sony

As soon the world war 2 was over, in May 1946, Akio Morita and  Masaru Ibuka started an electronics company named Tokyo Tsushin Kogyo (trading name TTK). The company launched Japan’s first tape recorder in 1958, the Type-G. After multiple name changes of the company, the founders renamed the company Sony in the same year.

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The company specialized in making tape recorders and hit the U.S. market with its new launch, TR-63 radio, during the mid-50s. The portable transistor radios from Sony were in high demand, and in a span of ten years, starting from 1955, the company sold 100,000 units to American residents. In 1960, the company established the American branch of Sony Corporation. Sony had also become a great support for the Japanese economy, as the company was offering jobs to middle-aged Japanese people. The quality of the Sony products also brought faith among the American consumers for Japanese products.

The Years of Growth and Expansion

Other than making electronic products, Sony was also excelling in the other fields. In 1979, the company started an insurance company. Due to the recession in the 70s and 80s, it also started to manufacture Compact Disc to support the business. In the 90s, the company entered the gaming business and launched the most famous PlayStation. For further expansion, Sony also acquired CBS Records in 1988 and Columbia Pictures in 1989 and started its career in the entertainment and media business.

In 1997, the company in a partnership with Phillips and Toshiba launched  DVD, and it was also among the first ones to develop the Blu-ray optical disc format, which became popular in 2006 and onwards. In 2000 Sony also started to manufacture mobile phones, and in the next year, it partnered with Ericsson, establishing Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications. The partnership between the two brought a few of the first camera phones, which became really popular among people around the world. In 2012, Sony bought all the shares in Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications and launched new series of smartphones under the name Xperia.

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On the other hand, the company continuously focused on its gaming business and launched the portable PlayStation console, the PlayStation Portable, in 2004.  The same year, it also established Sony BMG, an entertainment wing in partnership with Bertelsmann AG. In 2010, the company introduced the first mirrorless interchangeable-lens cameras, and its global sales reached US$7.2 billion. In November 2011, Sony ranked 9th (jointly with Panasonic) in Greenpeace’s Guide to Greener Electronics.

Sony launched the first 4K OLED television in 2012 and became the third-largest maker of televisions in the world. In 2013, it had become one of the leaders in the smartphone industry. Sony sold its Vaio PC division in 2014. By 2015, Sony was also exploring possibilities in manufacturing self-driving cars and invested $842 thousand in ZMP INC.

In 2015, the company acquired the image sensor business of Toshiba, and the next year, it released the first PlayStation VR. The company introduced the OLED televisions under the brand name Bravia in 2017 and sold 13.5 million phones as well as 73.6 million units of  PlayStation 4, the same year. The company became the largest manufacturer of CMOS image sensors in 2020.

Products and Services

Sony is a conglomerate and works in multiple divisions, including game & network services, music, pictures, electronics products & solutions, imaging & sensing solutions, financial services, etc. Sony started by manufacturing tape recorders, but today it is known for its other high-quality products like 4K TV, high-quality Cameras, PlayStation, smartphone, computing devices, robotics products, etc. The company has its separate wing for entertainment and media business and is also into healthcare and biotechnology.

The CEO: Masaru Ibuka

Masaru Ibuka is one of the founders of Sony. He was born on 11 April 1908 in Nikkō City, Japan. He completed his high school education from Hyogo Prefectural Kobe High School and graduated from Waseda University. His first job after graduating was at  Photo-Chemical Laboratory, a movie film company. But later, he had to join the navy during World War II. After the war ended, he started a  radio repair shop in  Nihonbashi, Tokyo in 1945.

Akio Morita, on the other hand, was born on 26 January 1921 in Nagoya, Aichi, Japan. He graduated in Physics from the Osaka Imperial University in 1944. He joined the Imperial Japanese Navy as a sub-lieutenant during world war II, where he met Ibuka. Morita saw a newspaper article about Ibuka’s radio shop and contacted him to join the business. Both then founded Sony in 1946 as Tokyo Tsushin Kogyo.

Keyence

Keyence Corporations – The Japanese Electronics and Semiconductor Leader

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Keyence is a Japanese multinational electronics company with its headquarters located in Osaka, Japan. The company is one of the largest manufacturers of electronic equipment like sensors, touch panels, 3D printers, microscopes, bar code readers, recorders, packaged software, etc.  It is a fabrication-less company such that it plans and designs the products, but the manufacturing is done by the other companies under a contract from Keyence. The company is operational in industries including automotive, IT, logistics, manufacturing, and software. Keyence is a publically traded company, and over 8000 people are working for it in its global offices.

Founding of Keyence

Takemitsu Takizaki founded Keyence in March 1972 as Lead Electric. The company got worldwide recognition as a leader in the field of industrial automation and inspection equipment manufacturing in 1974. In 1975, the company brought a new product, ‘high accuracy proximity sensor’, and the high demand for the product brought lots of success and growth to the company. In the next ten years, the company was known as the world leader in the electronic industry.

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In 1983, the company introduced the optical fiber photoelectric sensor, and the next year, it established its first international office in the United States. Keyence developed the first photoelectric sensor to utilize a laser diode as the light source in 1986, and the same year, the name of the company was changed to Keyence Corporation. The company introduced a compact barcode reader under its name in 1989, and in 1990, it came with a microscope having a built-in monitor. In the next decade, the company developed the world’s smallest machine vision system, the world’s first autofocus color laser microscope, and a high speed and high accuracy machine vision system.

The years starting from 2000 were the years of innovation for the company. It was developing new products every year, and the world’s first 3-Axis laser marker (2006) as well as the world’s first CMOS laser sensor (2007), was one of them. Keyence also introduced the world’s first microscope with high-speed magnified video capture capabilities in 2008 and the fastest laser triangulation sensor in the industry in 2009. world’s smallest micro-head (2011), the world’s fastest 2D/3D laser displacement sensor (2012), and the world’s first macroscope with one-shot 3D measurement (2013) are also credited under the name of Keyence.

The Products

From photoelectric sensor and proximity sensors to barcode reader, laser markers, and digital microscopes, a large client base of Keyence rely on the company for these products. Keyence specializes in manufacturing products under categories like automation sensors, industrial safety, industrial laser markers, machine vision systems and vision sensors, industrial inkjet printer, measurement systems and sensors, advanced microscope, static eliminators, and Programmable Logic Controllers (PLC).

Keyence Today

Keyence has been in the electronic industry for almost 50 years, and since the inception of the company, the world has witnessed the per year steady growth of the company. The company is one of the leaders in the development and manufacturing of automation equipment worldwide. Other than the electronic and semiconductor industry, the company includes clients from the automotive, food and packaging, biotechnology, and pharmaceutical industries. 

As of 2018, the company made revenues worth US$4.958 billion, and 6000 people were working for it in its global offices. It has appeared in the “Top Ten Most Excellent Companies in Japan” list by Nihon Keizai Shimbun multiple times. It has also been named as one of the best companies for employees in terms of salaries, the average annual salary for full-time employees, etc. Keyence operates through its network of  16 international organizations.

The Founder: Takemitsu Takizaki

Takemitsu Takizaki founded Keyence Corporation in 1972. He is a well-known Japanese businessman and currently serving as the honorary chairman of Keyence. Takizaki was born on 10 June 1945 in Japan. He completed his high school education at Amagasaki Industry High School. Apart from his interest in electronics and semiconductors, he is also a keen fossil collector.

After founding the Keyence, he held multiple posts at the company. He served the company as the chairman, president, and representative director. Presently, he is one of the members of the board at Keyence. AS of 2020, the net worth of Takizaki is $24 billion.