Chroma ATE Inc.
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Taiwan
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ese electronic test and measurement
instrumentation
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company founded in 1984. The company develops and manufactures a range of electronic test and measurement equipment, automated testing equipment (
ATE
Ate or ATE may refer to:
Organizations
* Association of Technical Employees, a trade union, now called the National Association of Broadcast Employees and Technicians
* Swiss Association for Transport and Environment, a sustainable public transp ...
), signal generator, power supplies, and intelligent manufacturing execution systems (
MES). The company is part of Taiwan-based conglomerate Chroma Group. The company reported revenues of NT$16.9 billion with net income of NT$2.5 billion in 2018.
Product Divisions and Testing Solutions
Chroma's product divisions develop various automated test systems and automation for the following categories:
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Power Electronics
Power electronics is the application of electronics to the control and conversion of electric power.
The first high-power electronic devices were made using mercury-arc valves. In modern systems, the conversion is performed with semiconduct ...
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LED
A light-emitting diode (LED) is a semiconductor device that emits light when current flows through it. Electrons in the semiconductor recombine with electron holes, releasing energy in the form of photons. The color of the light (corresp ...
/Lighting & Drivers
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Electric Vehicles
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Batteries
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Photovoltaic
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s
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Video
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and
Color
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LCD
A liquid-crystal display (LCD) is a flat-panel display or other electronically modulated optical device that uses the light-modulating properties of liquid crystals combined with polarizers to display information. Liquid crystals do not em ...
/ LCM
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Automated Optical Inspection
Automated optical inspection (AOI) is an automated visual inspection of printed circuit board (PCB) (or LCD, transistor) manufacture where a camera machine vision, autonomously scans the device under test for both catastrophic failure (e.g. missin ...
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Passive component
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and Electrical Safety
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Semiconductor
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IC
*Thermoelectric Test & Control
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Manufacturing Execution System
Manufacturing execution systems (MES) are computerized systems used in manufacturing to track and document the transformation of raw materials to finished goods. MES provides information that helps manufacturing decision-makers understand how curr ...
(MES)
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VCSEL
The vertical-cavity surface-emitting laser (VCSEL ) is a type of semiconductor laser diode with laser beam emission perpendicular from the top surface, contrary to conventional edge-emitting semiconductor lasers (also called ''in-plane'' laser ...
Testing
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Fabry–Pérot laser and
Distributed Feedback Laser
A distributed-feedback laser (DFB) is a type of laser diode, quantum-cascade laser or optical-fiber laser where the active region of the device contains a periodically structured element or diffraction grating. The structure builds a one-dimensi ...
Testing
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Solar Cell
A solar cell, also known as a photovoltaic cell (PV cell), is an electronic device that converts the energy of light directly into electricity by means of the photovoltaic effect. Testing
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PIN photodiode and
Avalanche photodiode
An avalanche photodiode (APD) is a highly sensitive type of photodiode, which in general are semiconductor diodes that convert light into electricity via the photovoltaic effect. APDs use materials and a structure optimised for operating with high ...
Testing
Operations
The company operates a number of engineering service offices worldwide, including in the United States, Europe and Japan, for client service and support.
The company's global network includes the following:
*Chroma USA: Chroma USA (Irvine, CA), Chroma System Solutions (Irvine, CA).
*Chroma Europe: Netherlands.
*Chroma Japan: Yokohama.
*Chroma China: Beijing, Nanjing, Shanghai, Suzhou, Chongqing, Xiamen, Shenzhen, Dongguan.
Associated companies
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Innovative Nanotech
*Touch Cloud
*MAS Automative
*Testar Electronis
*ADIVIC Technology
*EVT Technology
*Chroma New Material
See also
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List of companies in Taiwan
Taiwan is a Developed country, stable industrial economy as a result of economic growth and industrialization during the late 20th century, often referred to as one of the Four Asian Tigers along with Hong Kong, Singapore and South Korea. It is a ...
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References
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External links
Analyst Report on Global Semiconductor/IC Test Solutions Market Outlook 2018-2025Analyst Report on Chroma ATE Inc (2360) - Financial and Strategic SWOT Analysis ReviewGartner Insights on Global Benchtop Phase Analyzers Market Report 2019
1984 establishments in Taiwan
Electronics companies established in 1984
Electronics companies of Taiwan
Taiwanese brands
Companies listed on the Taiwan Stock Exchange