Name of the company
Flash Support Group, Inc.
Vision
1. Our aim is to be the No.1 company in the markets of semiconductor programming devices focusing on Flash memories and peripheral tools by providing high quality products and services which incorporate customers' possible future needs.
2. We pursue improvement of customer satisfaction with speedy and flexible reaction and utilization of IT.
Location
9162-1 Miyakoda-cho, Hamamatsu-shi, Shizuoka, 431-2101 Japan
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* By train
Transfer to the Enshu Tetsudo Line at JR Hamamatsu Station, and get off at Komatsu Station.
Approx. 15 minutes by taxi from Komatsu Station.
* By car
Approx. 40 minutes from Hamamatsu Interchange on the Tomei Expressway.
Approx. 30 minutes from Hamamatsu-nishi Interchange on the Tomei Expressway.
Date of Establishment
March 26, 2002
Capital
12 million yen
Description of Business
* Planning, development, production, sales and related service for electronic equipment using microcomputers
* Planning, development, production, sales and related service for microcomputer-based electronic device
* Data writing service onto device and other services related to the above-mentioned businesses
Representative
Makoto Tanaka, President
Main Banks
Hamamatsu Shinyo Kinko, Resona Bank, Limited.
Group
TOA System engineering,Inc.

Hamamatsu Toa Electronics,Inc.

Toa Electric Industry,Inc.

Nagoya TOA Electric,Inc.

HAMATOU Distribution Center

TOA ELECTRIC USA, Inc.


Company History
1984:
As Hamamatsu Toa Electronics,Inc., started development and production of programmer products manufactured by Ando Electric Co., Ltd.
1994:
Established TOA System engineering,Inc. by separating development and production businesses from Hamamatsu Toa Electronics. TOA System engineering,Inc. continued development and production businesses for Ando Electric's programmer products.
1996:
TOA System engineering,Inc. developed and commercialized adapters for programmers manufactured by Ando Electric "TE series" under its own brand.
1997:
Developed and commercialized sophisticated gang programmer "AF9723."
1998:
Developed and commercialized general-purpose programmer for development department "AF9708/AF9709 FLASH programmer."
2000:
TOA System engineering,Inc. developed and commercialized automatic programming system "TEH1000" equipped with programmers manufactured by Ando Electric under its own brand.
2001:
TOA System engineering,Inc. took over all programmer business from Ando Electric, concluded an OEM contract on programmer products with Ando Electric simultaneously to start supplying products.
March 2002:
Established Flash Support Group by separating development and sales businesses from TOA System engineering,Inc..
April 2002:
Started supply of programmer products to Ando Electric under an OEM contract.
June 2002:
Developed and commercialized "AF9709B FLASH programmer."
October 2002:
Developed and commercialized a low cost, simplified automatic programming system "TEH2000."
December 2002:
Started sales of products under its own brand in overseas markets
March 2003:
ISO14001 Certified
September 2003:
Developed and commercialized an automatic programming system "TEH1200 series" and an automatic labeling system "TEH1500."
October 2003:
Established a programming center in Nagoya TOA Electric,Inc., and started programming services.
December 2003:
Developed and commercialized a laser marking system "TEH1521."
April 2004:
ISO9001 Certified
May 2004:
Developed and commercialized "AF9710 FLASH programmer."
October 2004:
Started sales by consolidating all programmer series into its own brand.
Major Clients
Yokogawa Electric Corporation / FUJITSU LIMITED / Oki Electric Industry Co., Ltd. / Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. / SHARP CORPORATION / SANYO Electric Co., Ltd. / Spansion Japan Limited. / TOSHIBA CORPORATION / FUJITSU DEVICES INC. / CANON Inc. / CASIO COMPUTER CO.,LTD. / Casio Hitach Mobile Communications Co., Ltd. / TOSHIBA LSI SYSTEM SUPPORT Co.,LTD. / RICOH MICROELECTRONICS Co.,LTD. / Toshiba Intormation System(Japan) Corp. / NEC Factory Engineering, Ltd. / HEIWA Corporation / ARUZE CORP. / Sankyo Corporation. / Sammy Corporation. / DAIKOKU DENKI / FUJI ELECTRONICS CO.,LTD. / TOMEN ELECTRONICS Corp. / Nihon Denkei co.,ltd. / Tokyo Denki Sangyo Co., Ltd. / KAGA ELECTRONICS CO.,LTD.
and others (not listed in order)