Noritake Co., Inc., Electronics Division (a subsidiary of Noritake Co., Ltd. Japan) is a marketing and engineering organization of electronics products for North and South America territory which is headquartered in Chicago Illinois. Sales engineering branches are located at Illinois, New Jersey, Georgia and California. Main products are vacuum fluorescent display (VFD) and fine patterning products such as capacitive switch and EMI shield window. VFD, invented in Japan in 1967 by the parent company, Noritake Itron Corp., is a display device used commonly on reliable products such as industrial controllers, medical instruments and professional equipment. Unlike liquid crystal displays (LCDs), Noritake VFD features very bright light and high class reliability at wide temperature ranges. The long-term supply and accountability are recognized globally as notable advantages to other displays.