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JPCA Show 2014
Headlines of the Week
(Please contact haverhill@dknreseach.com for further information on the news.)
1. Hitachi Maxell (Major electronic material supplier in Japan) 6/2
The supplier has developed a new nickel plating process on nylon resin that eliminates wet chemical etching before plating.
2. Panasonic (Major electronics company in Japan) 6/3
The company has rolled out an industry-first transparent electrode film (PET) with fine copper grid (3 micron wide lines) for touch panel screens.
3. Tohoku University (Japan) 6/4
The university as co-developed a new 3D generation process of graphene structures on silicon wafers for hybrid electronic and optical devices.
4. Konica Minolta (Major opto-electronics company in Japan) 6/5
The company will create a subsidiary in Malaysia for the manufacturing and delivery of parts and consumables for office appliances.
5. Asada Mesh (Major screen mesh supplier in Japan) 6/6
The supplier as demonstrated a current sensors manufacturing process via fine screen printing of silver ink.
6. Tohoku University (Japan) 6/9
The university has developed a magnetic materials precious pattern etching technology as the manufacturing process of MRAM devices.
7. NEC (Major electronics company in Japan) 6/9
The company has delivered the largest lithium ion battery system in Europe to Northern Powergrid in United Kingdom.
8. Murata (Major component manufacturer in Japan) 6/10
The manufacturer has commercialized the world's smallest ceramic chip capacitor series with interposers (size: 1005).
9. Chuo University (Japan) 6/12
The university demonstrated basic performances of NRAM device made of carbon nanotubes.
10. Furukawa Electric (Major cable manufacturer in Japan) 6/12
The manufacturer has unveiled a new superconductor wire of CuNb/Nb3Sn. It is available for coiling of super conductive magnet.
11. Panasonic (Major electronics company in Japan) 6/12
The company has developed a new polypropylene resin for reflection panel of lighting LED devices.
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