Zax Corporation
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Zax Corporation | ||
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Founded: 1973[1] | ||
Merged with: Sumitomo Heavy Industries, Ltd | ||
Merged into: Sumitomo Heavy Industries Mechatronics, Ltd. | ||
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Zax Corporation (株式会社ザックス, Kabushiki Gaisha Zakkusu), was a Japanese company, founded in 1973, who was one of the world's leading manufacturers of microcomputer development and support systems such as in-circuit emulators, in-circuit debuggers and ROM writers.
With the establishment of its department of research and development in 1977, Zax Corporation introduced many innovations in the field of microcomputer development and support systems, with their line of in-circuit debuggers and in-circuit emulators, becoming famous for the reliability of its hi-tech development systems which attracted companies like Sega, who from the late 1980s to early 1990s comissisoned several ERX 318P and ERX 308P in-circuit emulators, provided as part of its Mega Drive software development kit, sold to licensed third-party video game development companies.
On 1 January 1997[1][2] Zax Corporation was acquired by Tokyo-based company Lightwell Co. Ltd (founded in 1973), becoming Zax Division Lightwell Co., Ltd.[3][4] and continued improving and innovating its line[5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14] of microcomputer development and support systems until 1 April 2006[15], when the company was acquired by Japanese heavy machinery manufacturing company Sumitomo Heavy Industries, Ltd. (with its origins in copper refining, trading, and mining, Sumitomo, founded in 1691[16] as Izumi-ya, is since 1888 one of the oldest manufacturers of heavy machinery in Japan), becoming Sumitomo Heavy Industries Mechatronics, Ltd., its mechatronics division.
The company had for many years an american sales division called U.S. Zax Corporation[17], established on 18 March 1983[18] in Irvine, California, responsible for the distribution of its products in USA which had previously been distributed[19] in the country by AI Electronics Corp. of Japan, acquired in 1992 by Sega and renamed to SI Electronics Ltd..
On 5 October 1992[20][21] the North American division U.S. Zax Corporation was dissolved, and the distribution of its products was subcontracted to Sunnyvale-based PC Card manufacturing company EXP Computer Inc.[22][23][24] trading[25][26] as Zaxtek, Inc.[27][28][29][30] (founded in 1985 in South Korea as Zeus Computer by South Korean businessman Soonam Kim the company also traded[31][32] as Xeltek, Inc. as a manufacturer and distributor of device programmers).
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Development hardware/tools produced
Promotional material
Print advertisements
Brochures
Expression error: Unexpected < operator. File:ZAXMDX700 JP Brochure.pdf
Expression error: Unexpected < operator. File:ZAXQuick-EIII JP Brochure.pdf
Expression error: Unexpected < operator. File:ZAXSSX850 JP Brochure.pdf
Expression error: Unexpected < operator. File:ZAXMJX440forV831-V832 JP Brochure.pdf
Expression error: Unexpected < operator. File:ZAXMJX440forCW4020 JP Brochure.pdf
Expression error: Unexpected < operator. File:ZAXMJX440forNB85E JP Brochure.pdf
Expression error: Unexpected < operator. File:ZAXMJX440forARM JP Brochure.pdf
Expression error: Unexpected < operator. File:ZAXMJX330 JP Brochure.pdf
Expression error: Unexpected < operator. File:ZAXArribaELE Brochure.pdf
External links
- www.lightwell.co.jp/ZAX (archived 2002-06-15 01:57)
- www.lightwell.co.jp
- www.shi.co.jp
- www.shi-mechatronics.jp
- www.xeltek.com
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 http://www.lightwell.co.jp/ZAX/e-gaiyo.htm (Wayback Machine: 2000-10-26 01:13)
- ↑ http://www.lightwell.co.jp/ZAX/zaxnews.htm#ind_%EF%BC%92 (Wayback Machine: 1998-02-10 15:43)
- ↑ File:ZAXICDMJX440 JP Datasheet.pdf, page 3
- ↑ File:ThePCEngineer'sReferenceBookVol1 US.pdf, page 208
- ↑ http://www.lightwell.co.jp/ZAX/e-mj.htm (Wayback Machine: 2002-06-20 00:08)
- ↑ http://lightwell.co.jp/ZAX/image/MJX440.jpg (Wayback Machine: 2002-08-15 06:25)
- ↑ http://www.lightwell.co.jp/ZAX/e-mdx.htm (Wayback Machine: 2002-06-20 00:10)
- ↑ http://lightwell.co.jp/ZAX/image/700.jpg (Wayback Machine: 2002-08-15 06:03)
- ↑ http://www.lightwell.co.jp/ZAX/e-qe.htm (Wayback Machine: 2002-06-20 00:14)
- ↑ http://lightwell.co.jp/ZAX/image/QuickE3.jpg (Wayback Machine: 2002-08-15 06:32)
- ↑ http://www.lightwell.co.jp/ZAX/e-ssx.htm (Wayback Machine: 2005-03-11 09:00)
- ↑ http://www.lightwell.co.jp/ZAX/image/ssx.jpg (Wayback Machine: 2005-12-15 07:59)
- ↑ http://www.lightwell.co.jp/ZAX/e-mjx330.htm (Wayback Machine: 2005-03-11 08:55)
- ↑ http://www.lightwell.co.jp/ZAX/e-ee.htm (Wayback Machine: 2005-03-11 08:50)
- ↑ http://www.lightwell.co.jp/zax/ (Wayback Machine: 2006-12-01 10:25)
- ↑ https://www.shi.co.jp/english/company/history/index.html (Wayback Machine: 2012-07-02 08:59)
- ↑ File:Trademark 73633673 ZAX 1986-12-04 (World Intellectual Property Organization).pdf
- ↑ File:U.S. Zax Corporation Registration 1983-03-18 (California Secretary of State).pdf
- ↑ File:AIElectronicsCorpZAXMC177 Brochure.pdf, page 2
- ↑ File:U.S. Zax Corporation Election to Dissolve 1992-02-21 (California Secretary of State).pdf
- ↑ File:U.S. Zax Corporation Dissolution 1992-10-05 (California Secretary of State).pdf
- ↑ File:EXP Computer Inc Registration 1987-02-19 (California Secretary of State).pdf
- ↑ File:EXP Computer Inc Statement of Information 2007-05-29 (California Secretary of State).pdf
- ↑ File:EXP Computer Inc Statement of Information 2018-12-10 (California Secretary of State).pdf
- ↑ https://newspaperarchive.com/anaheim-bulletin-oct-10-1991-p-42/ (Wayback Machine: 2019-11-24 22:11)
- ↑ File:ZAXZICE-II Reference Manual.pdf, page 28
- ↑ File:DTSDeveloperNews US 0202.pdf, page 3
- ↑ https://www.electronicproducts.com/Software/Source_List_Emulators.aspx (archive.today)
- ↑ https://www.electronicproducts.com/Digital_ICs/Product_Update_Microprocessor_development_systems.aspx (archive.today)
- ↑ File:Trademark Reg. Nº 1748197 Superpro 1993-01-26 (United States Patent and Trademark Office).pdf
- ↑ https://www.newswiretoday.com/news/87656/Xeltek-Introduces-New-SuperPro-IS02-in-System-Gang-Programmer/ (archive.today)
- ↑ File:ZAXMDX700 JP Overview.pdf
- ↑ File:ZAXMDX700 JP FAQ.pdf
- ↑ File:ZAXMDX700 JP User's Manual.pdf
- ↑ File:ZAXMDX700 US User's Manual.pdf
- ↑ File:ZAXMDX700DedicatedConnector JP Schematics.pdf
- ↑ File:NEC V850 Series Development Environment US Pamphlet.pdf, page 76
- ↑ 39.0 39.1 39.2 39.3 File:ZAXMJX440 JP Overview.pdf
- ↑ File:ZAXMJX440forV831-V832 JP User's Manual.pdf
- ↑ File:ZAXMJX440forV831-V832 US User's Manual.pdf
- ↑ File:ZAXMJX440-MJX330 Mjxcfg JP User's Manual.pdf
- ↑ File:ZAXMJX440-MJX330 Mjxcfg US User's Manual.pdf
- ↑ File:ZAXMJX440forTR4102-CW4020 JP User's Manual.pdf
- ↑ File:ZAXMJX440forTR4102-CW4020 US User's Manual.pdf
- ↑ File:ZAXMJX440forNB85E JP User's Manual.pdf
- ↑ File:ZAXMJX440forARM JP User's Manual.pdf
- ↑ File:ZAXMJX440HostInterface JP Installation Manual.pdf
- ↑ File:ZAXMJX440HostInterface US Installation Manual.pdf
- ↑ File:ZAXMJX330forARM JP User's Manual Rev. 1.03.pdf
- ↑ File:ZAXMJX330forARM JP User's Manual Rev. 1.12.pdf
- ↑ File:ZAXMJX330forARM US User's Manual.pdf
- ↑ File:ZAXMJX330forNB85E JP User's Manual.pdf
- ↑ File:ZAXMJX330forVR5500 JP User's Manual.pdf
- ↑ File:ZAXMJX330forEJTAG2.5-2.6 JP User's Manual.pdf