| Hirose Electric Co., Ltd. | |
| Native Name: | ヒロセ電機株式会社 |
| Native Name Lang: | ja |
| Type: | Public KK |
| Foundation: | Tokyo |
| Location: | Osaki, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo 141-8587, Japan |
| Key People: | Kazunori Ishii (President and CEO) |
| Industry: | Electronics |
| Revenue: | JPY 125.7 billion (FY 2014) (US$ 1.1 billion) (FY 2014) |
| Net Income: | JPY 22.9 billion (FY 2014) (US$ 92.5 million) (FY 2014) |
| Num Employees: | 4,044 (as of March 31, 2015) |
| Footnotes: | [1] [2] [3] |
is a Japanese company specializing in the manufacturing of electric connectors. The company was founded in 1937 as Hirose Manufacturing, changed its name to Hirose Electric in August 1963 and started selling internationally in 1968.
Hirose also manufactures flexible printed circuits for smartphones and gets about 70 percent of revenue from outside Japan.[4]
Hirose is mainly known for its ".FL" series of surface-mount connectors, the best-known being Hirose U.FL used in Wi-Fi equipment. They include:[5]
| Name | Length | Width | Height (Typ. / Max.) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| H.FL (=Sunridge MCG) | 4.5 | 5 | 3 | |
| E.FL | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3 | |
| U.FL (=I-PEX MHL1) | 3.1 | 3.0 | 2.4 / 2.5 | |
| U.FL(V) | 3.1 | 3.0 | 1.9 / 2.0 | |
| W.FL(G) | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1.65 / 1.85 | |
| W.FL (=I-PEX MHL3) | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1.4 / 1.55 | |
| All units are in millimeters. | ||||