Showa Shinku Co., Ltd. produces and sells vacuum equipment and components for quartz devices, optical thin films, and electronic devices in Japan, China, Taiwan, and internationally. It operates through Vacuum Technology Application Equipment Business and Service Business segments. The company offers vacuum deposition equipment; arc-discharge-type ion plating equipment; sputtering equipment; atomic layer deposition equipment; etching equipment, such as single wafer and batch type RIE equipment; ashing equipment, including plasma cleaning equipment; wafer trimming equipment; lord lock and in-line type ion beam frequency adjustment equipment; in-line type and high vacuum annealing equipment; film thickness control systems comprising optical film thickness control systems, and wireless temperature and crystal monitors; vacuum equipment for the aerospace industry; vacuum metallurgical equipment for dissolution, heat treatment, sintering, and degassing; multi-color and monochrome optical monitor for thin films; and IAD cold cathode ion source. It also provides SEARCHROID, an image recognition system; EPIoT, an edge computing system for predictive maintenance; hall accelerated ion source/plasma bridge neutralizer; high power RF ion source; ion source for etching; high usage efficiency cathode; and power saving device for oil diffusion pumps. In addition, the company offers modification and repair work. Its products are used in smartphone, automobile, digital camera, endoscope, tablet PC, and light-emitting diode applications. The company serves optical and electronics component industries. The company was formerly known as Showa Shinku Kikai (Showa Vacuum Machinery) Co., Ltd. and changed its name to Showa Shinku Co., Ltd. in 1978. Showa Shinku Co., Ltd. was founded in 1953 and is headquartered in Sagamihara, Japan.