Japan Phone.

ALPS HEADQUARTERS 1-7, Yukigaya-otsukamachi, Ota-ku, Tokyo 145-8501, Japan +81-3-3726-1211

SENDAI R&D CENTER 3-31, Akedori, Izumi-ku, Sendai City, Miyagi Prefecture 981-3280, Japan +81-22-377-1188

FURUKAWA PLANT 6-3-36, Furukawanakazato, Osaki City, Miyagi Prefecture 989-6181, Japan +81-229-23-5111

WAKUYA PLANT 230, Shibue, Wakuya-cho, Tohda-gun, Miyagi Prefecture 987-0195, Japan +81-229-43-2711

KAKUDA PLANT 6-1, Nishida, Kakuda, Kakuda City, Miyagi Prefecture 981-1595, Japan +81-224-63-1211

KITAHATT RA PLANT 136-1, Kitahara, Furukawatsukanome, Osaki City, Miyagi Prefecture 989-6225, Japan +81-229-91-8311

NAGAOKA PLANT 1-3-5, Higashitakami, Nagaoka City, Niigata Prefecture 940-8572, Japan +81-258-24-4111

ONAHAMA PLANT 41-25, Yanagi-machi, Onahamanoda, Iwaki City, Fukushima Prefecture 971-8615, Japan +81-246-58-6464

TAIRA PLANT 39-1, Sakuhata, Oyasaku, Yoshima-machi, Iwaki City, Fukushima Prefecture 970-1193, Japan +81-246-36-4511

ALPS GREEN DEVICES CO., LTD. 1-7, Yukigaya-otsukamachi, Ota-ku, Tokyo 145-8501, Japan +81-3-5499-3101

Americas Phone.

ALPS ELECTRIC (NORTH AMERICA), INC. 3151 Jay Street, Suite 101, Santa Clara, California 95054, USA +1-408- 361-6400

DETROIT OFFICE 1500 Atlantic Boulevard, Auburn Hills, Michigan 48326, USA +1-248-391-9950

McALLEN FACILITY 7100 International Parkway, Suite 100, McAllen, Texas 78503, USA +1-956-217-6500

OHIO OFFICE 4140 Tuller Road, Suite 130, Dublin, Ohio 43017, USA +1-614-336-1400

SAN DIEGO OFFICE 8304 Clairemont Mesa Blvd, Suite 209, San Diego, California 92111, USA +1-858-874-0334

AUSTIN OFFICE 9111 Jollyville Road, Suite 103, Austin, Texas 78759, USA +1-512-284-8464

CIRQUE CORPORATION 2463 South 3850 West Salt Lake City, UT 84120-2335, USA +1-801-467-1100

ALCOM ELECTRONICOS DE MEXICO, S.A. DE C.V.Avenida. Industrial Del Norte Lote 5-1, Parque Industrial, Del Norte A.Postal 1028 C.P. 88730,C.D.Reynosa, TAM.,Mexico

+52-899-921-0800

ALPS DE MEXICO S. DE R.L. DE C.V.Avenida. Industrial Del Norte Lote 5-1, Parque Industrial, Del Norte A.Postal 1028 C.P. 88730,C.D.Reynosa, TAM.,Mexico

+52-899-921-0800

Europe Phone.

ALPS ELECTRIC EUROPE GmbH Ohmstrasse 4, D-85716 Unterschleissheim, Germany +49-89-321421-0

DUESSELDORF OFFICE Schiessstrasse 43, D-40549 Duesseldorf, Germany +49-211-59770

MILAN OFFICE Viale C. Colombo 8, 20090 Trezzano sul Naviglio (MI), Italy +39-02-90394-559

PARIS OFFICEParc d' activités Paris Nord Ⅱ, 98 Rue de la Belle Etoile, BP 68125, F-95975 ROISSY CH DE GAULLECEDEX

+33-148-631-290

MILTON KEYNES OFFICE Luminar House, Deltic Avenue, Rooksley, Milton Keynes, MK13 8LW, UK +44-1908-354-210

DORTMUND PLANT Giselherstrasse 4, D-44319 Dortmund, Germany +49-231-21880

GOTHENBURG OFFICE Gruvgatan 37, 421 30 Vastra Frolunda, Sweden +46-31-7583300

ALPS ELECTRIC (IRELAND) LTD. Clara Road Millstreet Town, County Cork, Ireland +353-29-70677

ALPS ELECTRIC CZECH, s.r.o. Sebranice 240, Sebranice u Boskovic, 679 31, Czech Republic +420-516-490-111

Greater China • Korea Phone.

ALPS (CHINA) CO., LTD.Unit 903, A Tower, Pacific Century Place, 2A Gong Ti Bei Lu, Chaoyang District, Beijing 100027, P.R.of China

+86-10-6539-3690

ALPS (SHANGHAI) INTERNATIONAL TRADING CO.,LTD.Room.5A, Tomson Commercial Bldg., 710 Dongfang Road, Pudong New Area, Shanghai, 200122, P.R.of China

+86-21-5820-3213

ALPS COMMUNICATION DEVICESTECHNOLOGY (SHANGHAI) CO., LTD.

Room.5A, Tomson Commercial Bldg., 710 Dongfang Road, Pudong New Area, Shanghai, 200122, P.R.of China

+86-21-5081-7575

SHENYANG XIKANG ALPS TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD. A1 BLD, #213, No.2 Xin Xiu Street. Hun Nan New District, Shenyang 110179, P.R. of China +86-24-8366-0034

DALIAN ALPS ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. No.6, Han Zheng Road, Jinzhou District, Dalian, 116100, P.R. of China +86-411-8768-7110

DANDONG ALPS ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. No.14, Guo Zhen Road, Dandong, Liaoning, 118002, P.R. of China +86-415-6189243

TIANJIN ALPS ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. No.1 Wei 7 Road Micro-Electronics Industrial Park. Jingang Road Tianjin, 300385, P.R. of China +86-22-8398-2577

NINGBO ALPS ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. No.299, Jin Yuan Road, Zhenhai District, Ningbo City, Zhejiang, 315221, P.R. of China Phone. +86-574-8659-9700

WUXI ALPS ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.No.5, Xingchuang 4 Road Singapore Industrial Park, Wuxi City, Jiangsu, Province, 214028, P.R. of China

+86-510-8528-1211

DONGGUAN ALPS ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Xinxing Industry zone, Xingfa south street, Liwu Wusha, Changan town, Dongguan City, Guangdong, 523857, P.R.of China

+86-769-8533-3771

ALPS ELECTRONICS HONG KONG LTD. Unit No.1, 9th Floor, Mirror Tower, 61 Mody Road Tsim Sha Tsui East, Kowloon, Hong Kong +852-2313-1111

ALPS ELECTRONICS TAIWAN CO., LTD. No.130, Sec.3, Nanjing E. Rd., Zhongshan District, Taipei City 104, Taiwan (R.O.C.) +886-2-8772-5969

ALPS ELECTRIC KOREA CO., LTD. 33, Hanamsandan 5beon-ro, Gwangsan-gu, Gwangju, Korea 506-732 +82-62-950-2242

Asean • India Phone.

ALPS ELECTRIC (S) PTE. LTD. (Singapore) 28 GENTING LANE #09-06 Platinum 28, Singapore 349585 +65-6226-2933

ALPS ELECTRIC (MALAYSIA) SDN. BHD. 10643,Nilai Industrial Estate, 71800 Nilai, Negeri Sembilan Darul Khusus, Malaysia +60-6799-1515

ALPS ELECTRIC (THAILAND) CO., LTD.B.B. Building, 19th floor, Room No.1901, 54 Sukhumvit 21 Road (Asoke), Kwaeng North Klongtoey, Khet Wattana, Bangkok, 10110, Thailand

+66-2023-1600

ALPS ELECTRIC (INDIA) PVT. LTD. D-26&27, Infocity-Ⅱ, GTPL, Sector-33, Gurgaon-122001, Haryana, India +91-124-4377024

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Corporate Profile

2015

Perfecting the art of electronics to createnew value that satisfies stakeholdersand is friendly to the Earth

Masataka KataokaChairman

Toshihiro KuriyamaPresident

546.4493.6

550.6 526.5

684.31948 Kataoka Electric Co., Ltd. established in Ota

Ward, Tokyo;Starts production of S-type Rotary Switch for band-switching on communication devices

1953 Develops Japan’s first switch-type tuner

1963 New York Office (first overseas base) opens in U.S.;First in Japan to mass-produce UHF tuners

1964 Renamed Alps Electric Co., Ltd.

1966 Alps’ keyboard switch used in Japan’s first calculator

1970 Joint ventures established in Korea and Taiwan

1975 Enters automotive business with fader control potentiometers

1981 Starts TACT Switch™ production/sales; Develops Electro Gyrocator, world’s first car navigation system

1983 Develops Japan’s first computer mouse

1986 Unveils world’s first multi-input panel (touch panel) for cars

1987 Global expansion: production/sales bases ~93 established in Korea, U.S., Malaysia, U.K.,

China, Germany, etc.

1994 Unveils GlidePoint™ for PC input

1997 Develops world’s first digital terrestrial broadcasting unit; Unveils industry’s first USB game controller

2002 Develops Haptic Commander™ as new type of control device for vehicles

2007 Strengthens development of magnetic, capacitive, piezoresistive and resistive sensors

2009 Develops capacitive touch panel to complement resistive panel lineup

2010 Alps Green Devices Co., Ltd. established to develop products for environment and energy market

2012 Joint venture Shenyang Xikang Alps Technologies Co., Ltd. established in Liaoning, China

2013 Opened R&D centers in Korea and Wuxi, China

Alps Electric’s approach to monozukuri

(encompassing all aspects of product creation) is

summed up in the phrase, “perfecting the art of

electronics.” By this we mean creating products that

are right, unique and green. Besides a refined

appearance, products must be of high quality and

perform the desired function while having little impact

on the environment because they are energy- and

resource-efficient.

For over sixty years, Alps Electric has developed and

refined numerous original technologies and we remain

dedicated to perfecting the art of electronics through

ongoing technological advancement and innovation.

Corporations must earn the trust of all stakeholders—

customers, shareholders, local communities and

employees. They must also seek harmony with the

natural environment.

At Alps Electric we see ourselves as crew members

of Spaceship Earth as it travels through space,

believing that each and every one of us must strive for

harmonious co-existence among humans, and

between humans and the environment. This is in line

with our corporate philosophy—Alps creates new

value that satisfies stakeholders and is friendly to the

Earth.

We will persist in this pursuit of value to add comfort

to and enrich the lifestyles of people everywhere.

Message from Alps Electric

Headquartered in Japan, Alps Electric

maintains 65 bases in 19 countries across

the Americas, Europe and Asia and forms

close partnerships with customers

worldwide by engaging locally in design,

development, procurement, manufacturing

and sales activities under a policy of

setting down roots and contributing to the

local electronics industry.

Global Network

ProfileName: ALPS ELECTRIC CO., LTD.

Established: November 1, 1948

Capital stock: ￥23.6 billion (March 31, 2014)

Employees (consolidated): 36,797 (March 31, 2014)

Employees (non-consolidated): 5,433 (March 31, 2014)

Net sales (consolidated): ￥684.3 billion (year ending March 31, 2014)

Net sales (non-consolidated): ￥281.8 billion (year ending March 31, 2014)

Alps Electric Co., Ltd. (Electronic Components)

●Corporate Data ●Consolidated Net Sales

●Consolidated Net Sales Breakdown ●Alps Group Business

Development, manufacturing and sales of electronic components for the consumer, automotive, healthcare and energy markets

Alpine Electronics, Inc. (Automotive Infotainment)

Development, manufacturing and sales of car audio and navigation systems and other information and communication products

Alps Logistics Co., Ltd. (Logistics)

Global integrated logistics, with many bases overseas, specializing in transportation and handling of electronic components and other precision parts and equipment

* Non-consolidated figures are for operations in Japan only.

¥ billion

Fiscal year ending March 31

Net Sales

¥684.3billion

Automotive market24.7%

Consumer market24.9%

AutomotiveInfotainment

41.2%

Logistics 7.6%

Others1.6%

Electronic Components49.6%

S-type Rotary Switch

Forming partnerships with customers worldwidethrough locally oriented activities

● Production and sales base

● Production base

● Sales base

● Regional core company, R&D center, etc.

Americas

Europe

AseanIndia

Alps Electric (North America), Inc. Alps (China) Co., Ltd. Alps Headquarters, Tokyo

Alps Electric Europe GmbH Alps Electric (S) Pte. Ltd. Alps Electric Korea Co., Ltd.

March 31, 2014

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Technology

Product Domains

The release of new products like

smart watches and glasses has

brought attention to the wearable

device market as the smart phone

market’s successor. Alps Electric

has developed a compact

multi-sensor module that

combines the world’s smallest*

Bluetooth® Smart (including

antenna) with five different

environmental sensors to improve

users’ everyday lives.

*An internal research in Nov. 2014

Industry, Healthcare & Energy

Business&

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M bilelectronic components have to be

increasingly compact, lightweight and

multifunctional to be used in ever smaller and

more sophisticated mobile devices. They also

need to integrate ASICs and ICs.

Alps Electric develops and supplies components

that contribute to mobile technology advancement,

including control devices like switches and touch

panels, and a variety of sensors and

communication modules.

Autom tive

Multi-SensorNetwork Module

Development & Design

Pick up

E lps Electric has been developing and

supplying automotive products for many

years and led the world in the creation of products

like the Electro Gyrocator (1981)—precursor to

today’s car navigation systems—and remote

keyless entry systems (1991).

Applying extensive know-how acquired in the

consumer market relating, for example, to input

devices, communication technology and module

development, Alps Electric is helping to enhance

the safety, comfort and energy efficiency of

automobiles.

Alps Electric has developed, manufactured and marketed

around 40,000 types of electronic component. Supplied to

around 2,000 corporate customers worldwide, these

high-value electronic components enable user-friendly

communication and relationships between people and media.

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he energy market has jumped into life as

renewable energy use increases, notably via

mega solar power systems, xEMS-based smart

community trials get underway and storage battery

systems spread among ordinary households and

public facilities. In the healthcare equipment market,

too, technological innovation is progressing due to

rising health awareness and aging populations.

Power-saving devices, environment sensors and

vital sign sensors developed using original

technologies are among the high-quality products

that Alps Electric

supplies to these newly

emerging markets.

T

nergy efficiency and intelligent

networks are major themes in the

home market as efforts are made to visualize

and reduce power usage through

interconnection of home appliances and

devices like smartphones or tablets.

Alps Electric supplies a diverse range of

control devices for these evolving appliances

and supports the development of intelligent

home networks, for example by combining

proprietary current sensors and data

communication modules.

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Designed to meet the ever-evolving driving

solution needs of the automobile market, with

the goals of security, safety, and comfort in

mind. Features the latest in display, input &

operation, and sensing technologies,

including a large heads-up display, as well as

gaze-tracking and vital sign sensors.

Next-GenerationPremium Cockpit

Pick up

●Hard disk/Blu-ray recorders and DVD players ●TVs●Home game consoles●Audio systems ●Major home appliances

●Mobile phones (incl. smartphones)●Notebook PCs and tablets●Digital cameras and camcorders●Portable music players ●Portable game consoles

●In-vehicle interfaces●Vehicle exterior interfaces ●Body control ●Powertrain

●xEMS●Power conditioners●Storage battery systems●Hybrid/electric vehicles●Healthcare equipment

● Mechanical engineering ● Radio frequency technology ● Capacitance technology ● Module development ● Mold and die design ● Software and IC design ● Optical design ● Circuit design ● Materials development and application ● Evaluation and simulation

Production Engineering ● Production system technology● Precision processing and thick film formation● MEMS technology● Thin film processes● Patterning and packaging ● Mold and die manufacturing

Manufacturing ● Process design ● Facility and equipment development ● Robot development ● Control system development ● FA system technology

Marketing & Planning

Quality Assurance ● Quality

engineering ● Evaluation

technology

Power inductor Bluetooth® module

Encoder (ring type)

Detector switches

Magnetic sensorDigital Humidity

SensorDigital Pressure

Sensor Current sensor

Current sensor

Liqualloy™magnetic sheets

Touch panelAutofocus actuator

TACT Switch™

Steering switch

Multi GNSS Module

Climate control panel Rotary Switch

with Touch Pad

Throttle position sensor Pedal position sensor

Ring type encoder Multi control device

Steering combinationswitch module

Wireless LAN/Bluetooth®

Combination Module

Compact waterproofdetector switches

Compact Non-ContactElectronic ShifterPower window switches

Detector switches (waterproof)

Resistive positionsensor

Slide potentiometers

Digital PressureSensor

SD™ memory cardconnector

Encoders

Digital HumiditySensor

TACT Switch™ Power switch Multi control device

Keyless entry system

Magnetic sensor

Detector switch(3-way operation)

Tire pressure monitoringsystem (TPMS)

Geomagnetic sensor

Bluetooth® module Wireless LAN module Reactor

Map lamp switches

TACT Switch™ (double action)

Slide switchMulti control device

GlidePoint™

Detector Switch

Full seg/1-seg/Tmm Tuner

Multi control device

TACT Switch™(waterproof) Slide switch

TACT Switch™ (Sidepush™)

Power inductor (chip type)

Connector for microSD™Memory Card

and NanoSIM Card

●Green DevicesAlps Electric’s original technologies are applied to develop energy-saving devices for the environment and energy market. In 2010, Alps Green Devices Co., Ltd. was established to advance development of these “green devices.” Through active involvement with startups and other partners, the Alps Group develops technologies and products that will contribute to the creation of a low-carbon society.

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●EMC Evaluation CenterAlps Electric has five anechoic chambers of varying size for extensive measurement and evaluation of the electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) and antenna performance of automotive products through to consumer electronics. This speeds up processes from development through to evaluation and production while enhancing product reliability through compliance with EMC standards and restrictions.

Alps

ISO 14001（Except some bases）

ISO 9001/TS 16949（Alps-wide certification acquired Jan. 2012）

Automotive SPICE™ Level 3(Alps Electric Korea Co., Ltd. and Furukawa Plant, etc.)

Alps Electric assistsand enriches lifestyles

by perfectingthe art of electronics

in its productsAlps Electric serves numerous markets and its products are found in

applications integral to our daily lives, such as mobile devices, home

appliances and cars, as well as in healthcare and energy-related

equipment that will play a crucial role in future society.

By perfecting the art of electronics in components that are right, unique

and green, Alps Electric will keep putting forward devices, modules and

units to generate new value and thereby contribute to the creation and

ongoing advancement of a digital, low-carbon society.

InputInput devices enabling smooth

operation of smaller, lighter,integrated and multifunctional

electronics

Alps Electric’s original technologies create new value in diverse product domains.

SensingSensing devices that accurately

detect even the smallest changeswithin diverse control and

sensing applications

ConnectivityMemory card connectors,

data communication modules and otherdevices and modules formingsuitable data and device links

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