Japan Aviation Electronics

Japan Aviation Electronics Industry, Ltd. (JAE)

Industry	Electronics
Founded	1953
Founder	Minoru Numoto
Headquarters	Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan
Number of locations	Japan: 9, Overseas: 11
Key people	Masami Shinozaki - CEO, Yasutaka Akiyama - President
Products	Electrical connectors, User interface solutions, Aerospace Equipments
Number of employees	5,707
Subsidiaries	JAE Electronics, Inc.[1], JAE Oregon Inc.[2]
Website	http://www.jae.co.jp/e-top/index.html

Japan Aviation Electronics Industry, Ltd. (日本航空電子工業, Nihon Kōkū Denshi Kōgyō^?) is a Japanese corporation specializing in the manufacture and sales of electrical connectors such as high speed LVDS, HDMI, PCI express, high density, micro coaxial, and Board to board connectors. It also makes systems equipment [3] and aerospace products [4]. With headquarters in Shibuya, Tokyo, JAE is listed on the first section of the (: ). The company has a capital of 10.69 billion yen and had net sales of 137.6 billion yen (consolidated) for the year ended March 31, 2009, employing 5,707 people worldwide.[5] The largest stockholder is NEC, with 24.53%.

Ever since it was established in 1953, Japan Aviation Electronics Industry, Limited has operated with the corporate philosophy, "Explore, Create, and Practice" and in the process, it cultivated a high level of technological expertise. JAE's diverse products include electronic devices from connectors to aerospace electronic equipment, optics-related products, and various other types of machinery and equipment. [7]

A major Japanese defense contractor, Japan Aviation Electronics was convicted of illegally selling sensitive U.S. military technology to Iran in 1992, was fined and stripped of the use of U.S. export licenses for up to three years.[8]