Nichia Corporation
World's largest LED manufacturer; invented the first high-brightness blue LED and produces phosph…
World's largest LED manufacturer; invented the first high-brightness blue LED and produces phosphors, laser diodes, and lighting LEDs.
- Type
- Manufacturer
- Location
- Tokushima, Japan
- Founded
- 1956
- Website
- nichia.co.jp
- Categories
- Lighting & Lamps, Consumer Electronics
- Markets
- Japan, United States, Germany, China, South Korea
Verified facts
- web-presence-since (green), checked 2026-08-07 Internet Archive (Wayback)
- insured-workplace (green), checked 2026-08-23 gBizINFO (Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry), establishment records from the social insurance system
- registry-id-verified (green), checked 2026-08-15 gBizINFO (Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry), government-held corporate data
Claimed certifications
- ISO 9001, Quality Management IAF CertSearch
Import rules for these goods
- Consumer goods sold in the EU fall under the General Product Safety Regulation (GPSR, applies since 13 Dec 2024): a responsible person in the EU is mandatory. EUR-Lex: Regulation (EU) 2023/988 (GPSR)
- Electronics for the EU need CE marking incl. RoHS substance limits, and producers must register for WEEE take-back in each member state of sale. European Commission (CE)
- Electronics for the US market need FCC equipment authorization under 47 CFR Part 15, which covers unintentional radiators such as switch-mode power supplies, not only radio devices. US FCC (Part 15)