| Date |
Note |
| 04.2008 |
"Venture business certificate"
- Industry: research and development business
- validity period: 2008.4.9 ~ 2010.4.8 |
| 03.2008 |
Certificated Component & Material Specialty corporation by Ministry of knowledge & economy
- validity period: 2008.3.30 ~ 2011.3.29 |
| 02.2008 |
Certificated "EC Certificate" |
| 01.2008 |
Certificated "ISO13485:2003 certificate" |
| 08.2007 |
Awarded “Presidential Award for Technical innovation” |
| 07.2007 |
Certificated "ISO14001:2004 Certificate" |
| 04.2007 |
Appointed "Buy Jeonbuk Product" |
| 12.2006 |
Certificated "Korea World-class Product Award 2006" from Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Energy. |
| 09.2006 |
Appointed "Small and midium business with great potential to grow" |
| 09.2006 |
Launched Red VCSEL chips and Package Products. |
| 12.2005 |
Launched single mode VCSEL chip and Epoxy package product for Laser Mouse. |
| 09.2005 |
Won the second prize of "National Contest for INNO-BIZ Circle" from the Small & Medium Business Administration. |
| 04.2005 |
Joined in "Medium and Small sized Enterprise Technical Innovation & Development Business 2005" which Ministry of Commerce, Industry & Energy executes |
| 12.2004 |
Certificated "Clean Workplace certificate" from Ministry of Labor. |
| 04.2004 |
Joined in "Medium and Small sized Enterprise Technical Innovation & Development Business 2004" which Ministry of Commerce, Industry & Energy executes |
| 03.2004 |
Start to produce High Power Products.(10mW, 20mW 850nm VCSEL) |
| 03.2004 |
Start to produce Automotive Products. (850nm VCSEL and 650nm RCLED) |
| 02.2004 |
Start to produce 4.25 Gbps VCSEL and PD Products. (Chip, TO package, TOSA/ROSA) |
| 09.2003 |
Optowell starts to supply VCSEL/PD Package Products. |
| 07.2003 |
Take part in "2003 Industrial Technology Developement Project" from Ministry of commerce, Industry and Energy. |
| 12.2002 |
Certificated "Superior Technology Company" from Korea Technology Credit Guarantee Fund. |
| 12.2002 |
Certificated "Korea World-class Product Award 2002" from Ministry of commerce, Industry and Energy. |
| 09.2002 |
Won The Second Prize of "Medium and Small sized Enterprise Technically Innovated" from Ministry of Commerce, Industry & Energy |
| 07.2002 |
Appointed "Exporting Favorable Medium and Small sized Enterprise" |
| 07.2002 |
Joined in "Medium and Small sized Enterprise Technical Innovation & Development Business" Which Ministry of Commerce, Industry & Energy executes. |
| 07.2002 |
Joined in "Industrial technology Development Business" Which Small & Medium Business Administration execute. |
| 05.2002 |
Confirmed "Optowell R&D Center" by Korea Industrial Technology Association. |
| 03.2002 |
Certificated Component & Material Specialty corporation by Ministry of Commerce, Industry & Energy. |
| 12.2001 |
Certificated ISO 9001 : 2000 Quality System |
| 08.2001 |
Selected for INNO-BIZ (innovation business) by Small & Medium Business Administration. |
| 06.2001 |
Invested by Venture Capitals. |
| 05.2001 |
Joined in "Medium and Small sized Enterprise Technical Innovation & Development Business" Which Small & Medium Business Administration executes. |
| 12.2000 |
Commenced producing & selling VCSEL Epi Wafer |
| 11.2000 |
Confirmed "Optowell R&D team" by Korea Industrial Technology Association. |
| 10.2000 |
Developed "850nm VCSEL Wafer & Chip" |
| 06.2000 |
Registered manufactory in Chonju city |
| 05.2000 |
Confirmed "Venture Business" by Small & Medium Business Administration. |
| 05.2000 |
Approved Trade Business from Korea Trade Association. |
| 05.2000 |
Established Optowell Co., Ltd. |