Noritake Co., Inc. - Noritake Co., Inc. manufactures a full line of vacuum fluorescent display modules in both dot matrix and graphic formats. Most popular items are stocked in the U.S. for immediate delivery, including a new series of drop-in-replacements for LCD modules. Noritake started business in 1904 and in 1967, Dr. Tadashi Nakamura invented the VFD. Today Noritake offers industry the most advanced VFD technology. ISO 9001 Certified.