Hirose Electric 

Hirose Electric Co.,Ltd. manufactures and sells various types of connectors in Japan and internationally. The company offers multi-pin connectors, including circular and rectangular connectors; connectors for ribbon cables; connectors used for printed circuit boards comprising flexible printed circuit boards; and nylon connectors for use in a range of fields, such as smartphones, communications equipment, and automotive electronics, as well as in industrial fields, such as measuring and control equipment, FA equipment, and medical electronics equipment. It also provides coaxial connectors for microwave and other high-frequency signals; and optical fiber connectors and coaxial switches used in various applications, which include microwave communications devices, satellite communications equipment, electronic measuring instruments, smartphones, switching and transmission equipment, and other electronic equipment. In addition, Hirose Electric Co.,Ltd. provides micro switches and instruments for connectors. The company was formerly known as Hirose Manufacturing Co., Ltd. and changed its name to Hirose Electric Co.,Ltd. in August 1963. Hirose Electric Co.,Ltd. was founded in 1937 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.