Chronology

Held DENSO DIALOG DAY 2021 [26th]

Signed an alliance contract with Honeywell to commercialize electric propulsion systems for air mobility

Tokyo Olympics held

DENSO Heritage Center opened

Invested in JASM (Japan Advanced Semiconductor Manufacturing), a company to perform the contracted manufacturing of semiconductors

Formulated the Mid-term Policy for 2025

Held a briefing on semiconductor strategy [1st]

U.S. Johns Hopkins University counted that cumulative number of new coronavirus infections worldwide had exceeded 600 million

Russian President Vladimir Putin declared unilateral annexation of four eastern and southern provinces of Ukraine

CEO Elon Musk of U.S. company Tesla bought U.S. company Twitter Inc. for $44 billion

Eight companies including Toyota and Sony Group invested in a new company, Rapidus, for the domestic production of next-generation semiconductors

Held DENSO DIALOG DAY 2022. Presented "The Five Flows," DENSO's unique approach to the “2035 Vision” [15th]

The QR code wins the IEEE Corporate Innovation Award

Introduced the new human resource measure and system “PROGRESS”

Acquired all shares of the Dutch horticultural facility operator, Certhon Group

Masahiro Hara, Chief Engineer of DENSO WAVE INCORPORATED, received the 113th Imperial Prize and Japan Academy Prize for the invention of the QR code and his contribution to its popularization globally

Started a demonstration project with DENSO Fukushima for the realization of a "carbon-neutral plant" using hydrogen

Started the demonstration of an energy management system at a plant using high-efficiency SOFCs [15th]

New coronavirus reclassified as Class 5 under the Infectious Diseases Control Law, the same as seasonal influenza, etc.

Started mass production and shipment of automotive power semiconductors together with United Semiconductor Japan Co., Ltd.

Started the demonstration of "SLOC (Shuttle Line Of Communication)," a trunk line relay transportation service conducted jointly by seven companies transcending industry boundaries

Fraudulent auto insurance claims discovered at major used car sales company Bigmotor. President Hiroyuki Kaneshige announced his resignation

In efforts to cut greenhouse gases, conducted new goal setting for Scope 3 and obtained SBT certification

Developed the quantum-inspired technology "DENSO Mk-D" and became the first in the world to handle real problems on the scale of 5 million variables

Held DENSO DIALOG DAY 2023. Announced the aim to evolve from being "Tier 1 in the automotive industry" to “Tier 1 in the mobility society” [15th]

Three Group companies in Brazil were merged into the new “DENSO DO BRASIL LTDA.” [1st]

Established KJ BIO as a joint venture company related to the algae business [28th]

Held a "Talk with the President and Executive Vice Presidents" with employee participation [10th]

Held a “Denso software strategy explanation session” [12th]

The "Japan-India Institute for Manufacturing (JIM)" in India recognized by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry