| June 7, 1989 | Established in Tokyo with a capital of ten million yen. |
| July,1989 | Started "SRL Monthly Report". Tied up with Mr. Lane Mason(Viking Research) as SRL's U.S. affiliate. |
| August ,1989 | Tiedup with Elk Horn Publishing and started sales of "RISC Management" and relatedconsulting business in Japan. |
| September 1980 | Subscription fee of "SRL Monthly Report" was set at 98,000 Yen (for 12 months) and regular publication started. |
| October ,1989 | Special research report, "World Semiconductor Industry 10Year Study (Multi Client)" completed. |
| November, 1989 | Special research report, "Report on Japanesesemiconductor Factories in the U.S. & Europe" completed. |
| July,1990 | Started a new service, "US Semiconductor Company Monitor". |
| July,1990 | Tiedup with Advanced Forecasting, Inc. and started sales of "IC Turning-PointsForecasts" in Japan. |
| August ,1990 | Gone into partnership with Future Horizons in U.K. and started sales of "Penn on Paper", newsletter for analysis of the Europeansemiconductor market. |
| August ,1990 | Osamu Ohtake, president of SRL, author a book titled "Semiconductor Trading Companies", which was published by The JapanEconomicJournal. |
| October ,1990 | Incooperation with Advanced Forecasting Inc., forecasting seminar was held at Tokyo Garden Place. (No. of attendees: 60). |
| February ,1991 | Completed a special report, "Impact of Alliances andJoint Ventures in the Semiconductor Industry in the '90s". |
| October, 1991 | Completed special report, "Japanese Semiconductor Equipment company's activities and future in the U.S. market". |
| October ,1991 | The second forecasting seminar was held in Tokyo (No. of attendees:80). |
| October ,1991 | Discontinued "U.S. Semiconductor Company Monitor". |
| January 1992 | Tiedup with Pathfinder research and canceled relationship with Vikingresearch. |
| February 1992 | Started "SRL Quarterly Forecast" |
| March 1992 | Completed special report "Strategies for Intellectual Property Rights in the '90s" |
| May1992 | Subscription fee of "SRL Quarterly Forecast" was set and regular publication started. Domestic version 50,000 Yen (one year, 4issues)English version 85,000 Yen. |
| October 1992 | Tiedup with Forward Concepts and started sales of DSP related reports and consulting services. |
| November 1992 | The third annual forecast seminar was held in Tokyo (total 40 attendees) |
| February 1993 | Completed strategic analysis report "Foreign semiconductor companies in Japan" |
| September 1993 | Started translation to Japanese "IC Turning-pointsforecast" for Japanese subscribers |
| November 1993 | The fourth annual forecast seminar was held in Tokyo (total 40attendees) |
| November 1993 | Completed " Japanese PLD/FPGA Market; detail study on Top7 suppliers" |
March 1994 |
Completed "STRATEGIES '94 ,50 foreign companies in Japan" |
October 1994 |
Completed "The Impact of EmergingAsian Market: Trends of 55 Major Japanese Semiconductor Users Strategic analysis on theirProcurement activities" |
November 1994 |
The fifth annual forecast seminar was held in Tokyo (total 40 attendees) |
May 1995 |
Completed "The Impact of EmergingAsian Market Part 2; Strategic analysis on Major semiconductor company'sactivities in Asia" |
May 1995 |
Completed " Japanese PLD/FPGAMarket; detail study on Top 7 suppliers" |
November 1995 |
The sixth annual forecast seminar washeld in Tokyo (total 80 attendees) |
January 1996 |
Completed "Strategies for the 90s 50 Foreign Semiconductor Companies in Japan The Mid-Decade Outlook" |
September 1996 |
First European Seminar was held inTokyo(No. of attendees:30) |
November 1996 |
The seventh annual forecast seminar washeld in Tokyo (total 35 attendees) |
July 1997 |
Completed " Japanese PLD/FPGAMarket; detail study on Top 7 suppliers" |
September 1997 |
SecondEuropeanSeminarwas held in Tokyo(No. of attendees:20) |
December 1996 |
The Eighth annual forecast seminar washeld in Tokyo (total 31 attendees) |
April 1998 |
Completed " 50 Foreign SemiconductorCompanies in Japan An offensive and defensive battle at the 30% sharelevel" |
September 1998 |
Published semiconductor user'srequirements on semiconductor products database. |
July 1999 |
Published "Japanese semiconductorindustry Challenges entering the 21st century" |
July 2000 |
Published "Semiconductor trading companiesat a turning point Strategies for growth in the 21st century" |
July 2000 |
Start consulting service on net tradingand related system provider. |
December 2000 |
The annual forecast seminar was held inTokyo (total 30 attendees) |