Alps Electric Co., Ltd. is a Japanese multinational corporation, headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, producing electronic devices, including switches, potentiometers, sensors, encoders and touchpads. Wikipedia
Headquarters: Ota City, Tokyo, Japan
Number of employees: 36,199 (as of the end of March 2013)
Founder: Katsutaro Kataoka
Founded: November 1, 1948
Subsidiaries: Alpine Electronics, Alps System Integration Co., Ltd., Alps Electric Europe GmbH, and more