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1. Yasukawa Electric (Major device manufacturer in Japan) 11/26

Has developed the industry first servomotor with a built-in amplifier of GaN power semiconductor. It has a higher efficiency in a small size.

2. Fuji Film (Major camera manufacturer in Japan) 11/26

Has release new lens series “FUJINON HF-XA Series” for machine vision cameras. They have wide range capabilities with high resolutions up to 3M pixels.

3. Seiko NPC (Subsidiary of Seiko in Japan) 11/27

Has developed a new non-contact magnetic line sensor module with 50 dpi resolution. It can read fine magnetic ink pattern clearly.

4. Rohm (Major device manufacturer in Japan) 11/27

New small power wireless modules have gotten the world first authorization “Wi-SUN Profile for Echonet Single-Hop Han” of Wireless Smart Utility Network.

5. Sony (Major electronics company in Japan) 12/4

Has agreed to acquire CMOS image sensor facility in Kyushu from Toshiba by 19 billion yen and 1100 employees will move to Sony together in March 2016.

6. Toppan Printing (Major printing company in Japan) 12/4

Has developed new biomass base polyethylene sheet. It reduces carbon dioxide 30% compared to the traditional blue sheet. But it has a higher reliability.

7. DISCO (Semiconductor equipment manufacturer in Japan) 12/7

Has developed a new LLO (laser lift off) equipment high bright LED with vertical construction. It is effective to increase the process yield.

8. NEDO (R&D organization in Japan) 12/8

Has made a new conversion rate record of 22.3% for CIS base photovoltaic cell. It is 0.3 point higher compared to the former record.

9. Sekisui Chemical (Major material company in Japan) 12/8

Has developed a new intermediate film as the self-luminous layer of the head-up displays for automobiles.

10. TIT (Tokyo Institute of Technology) 12/8

Has developed a new regulation system for the solar power generators. It stabilizes the power supply reducing the risk of power outage.

11. Tohoku University (Japan) 12/8

Has developed a new silk based electrode that is friendly on human’s skin. A venture company was founded to generate new business with medical applications.

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