The capacitor plague was a problem related to a higher-than-expected failure rate of non-solid aluminium electrolytic capacitors, between 1999 and 2007, especially those from some Taiwanese manufacturers, due to faulty electrolyte composition that caused corrosion accompanied by gas generation, often rupturing the case of the capacitor from the build-up of pressure.

Origins. The roots of Seiko Epson Corporation go back to a company called Daiwa Kogyo, Ltd. which was founded in May 1942 by Hisao Yamazaki, a local clock shop owner and former employee of K. Hattori, in Suwa, Nagano, Japan.Daiwa Kogyo was supported by an investment from the Hattori family (founder of the Seiko Group) and began as a manufacturer of watch …

The Ricoh Company, Ltd. (/ ˈ r iː k oʊ /) (株式会社リコー, Kabushiki-gaisha Rikō) is a Japanese multinational imaging and electronics company.It was founded by the now-defunct commercial division of the Institute of Physical and Chemical Research (Riken) known as the Riken Concern, on 6 February 1936 as Riken Sensitized Paper (理研感光紙, Riken Kankōshi).

Minolta Co., Ltd. (ミノルタ, Minoruta) was a Japanese manufacturer of cameras, camera accessories, photocopiers, fax machines, and laser printers.Minolta Co., Ltd., which is also known simply as Minolta, was founded in Osaka, Japan, in 1928 as Nichi-Doku Shashinki Shōten (日独写真機商店, meaning Japanese-German camera shop).It made the first integrated …

Kunststoff-Folienkondensatoren, auch Folienkondensatoren oder kurz Folkos genannt, sind elektrische Kondensatoren mit isolierenden Kunststofffolien als Dielektrikum.Die Kunststoffe werden dafür in speziellen Verfahren zu extrem dünnen Folien gezogen, mit den Elektroden versehen und dann als Wickel gewickelt oder aus Einzellagen geschichtet zu einem …

不良電解コンデンサ問題（ふりょうでんかいコンデンサもんだい）とは、電解コンデンサの製造上もしくは設計上の欠陥により、正常な使用条件であるにもかかわらず本来の寿命よりも大幅に短い期間で電解コンデンサが故障する現象である。. pcのマザーボードに搭載されている液体電 …

Taiyo Yuden Co., Ltd. (太陽誘電株式会社, Taiyō Yūden Kabushiki-gaisha, translated as Sun Dielectric Co., Ltd.) is a Japanese materials and electronics company, situated in Kyobashi, Chuo, Tokyo, that helped pioneer recordable CD technology along with Sony and Philips in 1988. Founded 70 years ago, Taiyo Yuden currently operates factories in Japan, Singapore, Korea, …

Casio Computer Co., Ltd. (カシオ計算機株式会社, Kashio Keisanki Kabushiki-gaisha) is a Japanese multinational electronics manufacturing corporation headquartered in Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan.Its products include calculators, mobile phones, digital cameras, electronic musical instruments, and analogue and digital watches.It was founded in 1946, and in 1957 introduced …

Dainippon Screen Mfg. Co., Ltd. (大日本スクリーン製造株式会社) is a Japanese semiconductor and electronics company, headquartered in Kyoto, engaged in the manufacture and sale of equipment for the manufacturing of semiconductors, flat panel displays, storage media (such as optical discs) and precision technology manufacturing equipment. ...

Citizen Watch Co., Ltd. (シチズン時計株式会社, Shichizun tokei Kabushiki-gaisha) is an electronics company primarily known for its watches and is the core company of a Japanese global corporate group based in Nishitokyo, Tokyo, Japan.In addition to Citizen brand watches, it is the parent of American watch company Bulova, and is also known for manufacturing small …