Milestones

 
2025
  • Better Business Award of Labor Relations in Y2025 by Bureau of Industrial Parks, Ministry of Economic Affairs
  • Award of Enthusiastic Public Welfare Initiatives by Bureau of Industrial Parks, Ministry of Economic Affairs
2024
  • AOE Optronics received the Best Quality Award of 2024 from a leading tier-one manufacturer of automotive camera modules.
  • Award of Outstanding Supplier Partners of Year 2024 by Qisda Corporation.
  • Better Business Award of Labor relations in Y2024 by Bureau of Industrial Parks, Ministry of Economic Affairs
2023
  • Asia Optical was rewarded the Charity Contribution Award of the Year 2023 by the Export Processing Zone, MOEA.
  • Outstanding Enterprise of Workplace Safety granted by Export Processing Zone of MOE in 2022.
  • Received a certification mark of 2023 Corporate Health Responsibility from Common Health Magazine.
2022
  • Awarded for the CPR(AED) Training and AED Locations Certification by Ministry of Health and Welfare.
  • AMR Multifunctional Delivery Robots were subsided by the Industrial Development Bureau, Ministry of Economic Affairs. (IDB, MOEA) for Innovative Smart Service Promotion Plan.
2021
  • Started to develop ESG program and establish Sustainable Development Committee in 2021.
2020
  • Asia Optical Co., Inc. was awarded the honor of Warm-Hearted in Promoting Public Good by Export Processing Zone Administration.
  • Asia Optical Co., Inc. received the IATF16949 (the requirements of a quality management system for organizations in the automotive industry) Certification.
2019
  • Voted as TOP 20 Happy Enterprises from 1111 Job Bank in Manufacturing and Technology Industry in 2019.
2018
  • Blood Type Measureing Intelligent Medical Equipment product was awarded the funding by the Innovation Platform and Innovation Optimization of Industrial Development Bureau, Ministry of Economic of Affairs.
2017
  • SP360 4K VR was awarded the honor of TWICE Picks Award, the CES most prestigious website.
2016
  • KILO 2000 product was awarded the honor of the 19th Outstanding Photonic Product Award.
2015
  • SP360 Action Cameras were awarded the honor of Best of CTIA 2014 Award.
  • SP360 Action Cameras were awarded the honor of the Best Digital Camera Product in 2014 by PCPOP Website in China.
  • SL5 was awarded the BEST of CES 2015.
  • Cooperated with Shisei datum (Japan) Co., Ltd. to develop and launch PASESA (Portable Cardiovascular Measuring Instrument), stepping into the medical equipment fields officially.
  • SP360 Action Cameras were awarded the honor of the Oustanding Photonics Product Award.
  • Laser rangefinders were awarded the honor of Field & Stream Best of the Best Awards 2015.
  • Awarded for Best Service Award of Taichung City Friendly Breastfeeding Room Competition.
2014
  • Awarded the Badge of Accredited Healthy Workplace-Smokefree & Health Promotion by Health Promotion Adminstration, Minstry of Health and Wealfare.
2013
  • Laser rangefinder riflescope was awarded the honor of 2013 National Invention and Creation Award.
  • Awarded the Badge of Accredited Healthy Workplace-Smokefree & Health Promotion -Benchmark Award of Processing Export Zone by Taichung City Government.
2012
  • Awarded the honor of "2012 TTQS (Tawian TrainQuali System) by Bureau of Employment and Vocational Training, Council of Labor Affairs, Executive Yuan-Brown Medal".
  • Awarded the Badge of Accredited Healthy Workplace-Smokefree & Health Promotion by Health Promotioin Adminstration, Minstry of Health and Wealfare.
2011
  • Integrated with Ether Precision Inc. (CAYMAN), and invested in AOE Optornics Co., Inc., which invested indirectly in AOE Optronics (ShenZhen) Co., Ltd.
  • Awarded VGP (Visual Grand-Prix) Gold Award in 2011.
2010
  • Collaborated with Microvision to launch "SHOWWX" Pico Projector, and was awarded Last Gadget Standing at CES 2010.
  • Awarded the honor of "2010 Invention and Creation Award" by Intellectual Property Office of the Minstry of Economic Affaris.
2009
  • Invested in establishing Ether Precision Inc. (CAYMAN) and indirectly invested in Ether Precision (Soochow), Inc.
  • Started a joint venture (JV) with Flextronics Internatioinal Ltd. to invest in AOF Imaging Technology, and indirectly invest in AOF IMAGING TECHNOLOGY (SHENZHEN) CO., LTD.
  • Full-Cross Line Laser level meter was awarded the 12th Excellent Optoelectronic Product Awards.
2007
  • Invested in Asia Tech Image Inc.
  • Opti-Fault Locator won the Excellent Optoelectronic Product Awards.
2006
  • Started a joint venture (JV) with Pioneer Corporatioin for investing Pioneer Sintai (Dongguan) Optical Ltd.
  • Started to design and manufacture advanced digital cameras.
2005
  • Invested in establishing Yorkey Optical Internatioinal (Cayman) Ltd. and indirectly invested in Dongguan Yorkey Optical Machine Components Ltd.
  • Awarded the honor of "National Industrial Innovatioin Award-Outstanding Enterprise Innovatioin Award" by the Minstry of Economic Affairs, R.O.C.
2004
  • Invested in establishing Dongguan Sintai-North Precision Optical Co., Ltd.
  • Invested in Sintai Photonics Technology (Shanghai) Co., Ltd.
  • Invested in Myanmar Asia Optical International Co., Ltd.
  • Digital Camera Binoculars were awarded the honor of "National Invention and Creation Award-Invention Silver Medal 2004"; also they were shortlisted for the awards of Taiwan Top 100 Technology Company-ranked as Top 29 in DIGITIMES Biweekly.
  • Officially signed the contract with Ricoh Co., Ltd. to acquire 85% shares of Taiwan Ricoh Co., Ltd. as an expansion to company business operations.
  • Sstarted an joint venture (JV) with NEC MOBILING Co., Ltd. for investing in eastablishing Shanghai Mobiling Limited.
  • Started a joint venture (JV) with Pentax Corporation for investing PENTAX SINTAI HOLDING CO., LTD.
2003
  • Invested in Sintai Optical (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd.
  • Invested in establishing Guo-Fa Photonics (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd.
  • Invested in establishing DONGYANG OPTICAL (SHENZHEN)CO., LTD.
  • Launched the domestic convertible bonds in Taiwan.
  • Launched the second European Convertible Bond on Luxembourg Stock Exchange (LuxSE).
2002
  • Started a joint venture (JV) with Pioneer Corporation for investing Pioneer Technology (Dongguan) Co., Ltd.
  • Launched the first European Convertible Bond successfully on London Stock Exchange (LSE).
  • Started a joint venture (JV) with Nikon Corporation for investing Dong Guan Nikon Surveying Instrument Co., Ltd.
  • Asia Optical Co., Inc.'s ordinary shares are publicly listed on the Taiwan Stock Exchange.
2001
  • Certified as a compliant of ISO 14001
2000
  • Asia Optical Co., Inc. (AOCI) was publicly listed in Taiwan Over The Counter Stock Exchange.
1999
  • Invested in ASIA OPTICAL INTERNATIONAL LTD. to make an indirect investment in establish Dong Guan Sintai Optical Co., Ltd.
  • Started a joint venture (JV) with Nikon Corporation for investing Hang Zhou Nikon Camera Co., Ltd.
  • Invested in POWERLINK ELECTRONIC INTERNATIONAL LTD. to make an indirect investment in establishing SCOPRO OPTICAL CO., LTD.
1998
  • Accredited and certified as a compliant of ISO 9001.
  • Developed super compact mini laser rangefinder binoculars and 1200 PDI Scanner lenses successfully.
  • Invested in RICHMAN INTERNATIOINAL GROUP CO., LTD.
1997
  • Started the mass production of laser rangefinders successfully.
1996
  • Successfully developed laser rangerfinders.
1994
  • Cooperated with ITRI to complete the development of nonliner crystal coating technology.
1993
  • Cooperated with Industrial Tecnology Research Institute (ITRI) to develop the Broad-band Optical Monitoring System and the auto optical-film processing system was introduced. Also, developed photocopier lenses and scanner lenses under the cooperation with KONICA MINOLTA, INC. and Sharp Corporation.
1992
  • Invested in establishing Dong Guan Tailien Optical Co., Ltd.
1988-1991
  • Accomplished the development of microscopes under the techniqual cooperation with Olymplus Optical Co., Ltd. , and the advanced technology developments of Anti-reflection coatings, High Reflection coatings, broad bandpass filter, and narrow band filter were introduced.
1987
  • Developed and manufactured Roof Prism as a major breakthrough process of local Roof Prism technology.
1981-1986
  • Completed the development of camera lenses, astronmical telescopes, rifle scopes, binoculars, and terrestrial telescopes.
1980
  • Asia Optical Co., Inc. was founded in October, 1980.