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Our History
| 1971 | Opened manufacturing operations in Kearny Mesa area after purchasing a CERDIP production facility from Fairchild Semiconductor. Fairchild recognized the superiority of Kyocera's CERDIP packages and asked Kyocera founder Dr. Inamori to take over the facility. Fairchild subsequently purchased all of their CERDIP packages from Kyocera. |
| 1975 | Moved from Kearny Villa Road location to a larger facility on Balboa Ave. |
| 1980 | Started High Temperature Co-fired Ceramics (HTCC) multilayer operations |
| 1984 | Expanded production to meet the demands of the growing telecommunications market |
| 1988 | Opened Kyocera Mexicana in Tijuana |
| 1989 | Expanded R&D department with the addition of advanced electrical and thermo-mechanical modeling and simulation |
| 1991 | Added wire bond sub-contract assembly line |
| 1993 | Began designing and manufacturing complex TR modules for radar applications |
| 1997 | Expanded contract assembly with a new Flip Chip line in San Diego |
| 2000 | Acquired Vispro in Portland, Oregon to provide air-fired LTCC for Hi-Rel applications |
| 2001 | Received ISO Certification |
| 2003 | Initiated wide band-gap package program for high-power GaN and SiC devices |
| 2006 | Implemented Lean Methodology in San Diego and Tijuana facilities |
| 2009 | Awarded MIL-38485 Certification |
| 2011 |
Implemented copper-based Low Temperature Co-fired Ceramics (LTCC-Cu) multilayer operations also know as "MTCC" Added new automated plating line in Kyocera Mexicana |
| 2012 | Added 2nd Flip Chip line in San Diego |
| 2012+ | Check back - we're always expanding and improving to better serve our customers and our community |