Showa Denko is the first Japanese manufacturer to start shipping samples of 200mm (8 inch) SiC epitaxial wafer for power semiconductor. Currently, SiC power semiconductors are mainly produced using 150 mm (6 inch) SiC epi-wafers. As the diameter of SiC epitaxial wafers increases, more chips can be obtained from a single wafer, which is expected […]

Panasonic Corporation will release two models of hypochlorous acid (HClO) disinfection deodorizer “ziaino” in 15 September which will demonstrate high bacteriocidal and deodorizing effect with the power of hypochlorous acid made with its own generation technology. The lineup includes “F-MV3000” for area of around 25 square meters and “F-MV1500” for area of around 16 square […]

According to Japanese media, Sharp plans to double workforce of its Kameyama plant in Mie Prefecture, Japan for new business. The workforce count of Kameyama plant as of Dec 2016 is 2067. The plant is currently Sharp’s main factory of LCD panel. The new business for the plant may include camera parts for smartphone for […]

Nichicon has signed confirmation of intention with Murata on 5 Apr to transfer part of power supply business from Murata to Nichicon. Both companies plan to sign the confirmation of transfer within May 2017. The scope of the transfer will include AC-DC switching power supplies aimed at markets such as office equipment, industrial electronics, home […]

Fostex Company has announced the GX100BJ bookshelf speaker system which is the first model in the series to be made in Japan. The speaker will be released to market in mid April at 69,000 JPY (tax excluded) per unit. The GX100BJ is the latest model in the 2-way bass reflex bookshelf speaker “GX100” series. The […]

Sakai Display Products (SDP) posted losses of 59.2 billion JPY for the fiscal year ended Dec 2016, despite profit record of last 3 years. The company is a large screen LCD panel manufacturer with a 10th generation (G10) LCD plant originally founded by Sharp Corporation. Now the majority of the company is owned by Foxconn […]

Casio has revealed a new color of its premium calculator “S100”. The navy blue color model “S100BU” is released on 31 March 2017. The expected market price is 27,000 JPY (excluding tax, approx $240 USD). The original premium calculator “S100”, available only in black, was released on Sep 2015. The flagship model features aluminum alloy […]

Denso announced its decision to build a new plant by Denso Iwate to enhance competitiveness of Denso Group and toward realization of domestic manufacturing in Japan. Aside the increasing the production capacity of semiconductor wafer operated by Denso Iwate, the factory is planned to be responsible for manufacturing semiconductor sensor and meters for automobile. The […]

Murata Manufacturing has announced the commercialization of world smallest class PTC thermistor for heater. The new PTC thermistor is named “Micro Heater” has the dimension of 1.6×0.8×0.68mm. Mass production was started on Nov 2016. The PTC thermistor “Micro Heater” is packaged in insulating resin with 1608 chip size. The small size is designed to facilitate […]

Hamamatsu Photonics has announced the completion of the new building No.1 in Shingai factory. The Shingai factory, located in Hamamatsu, Shizuoka Prefecture, is a mass production fab specialized in back end process. The new building will increase the production rate of back end process of optical semiconductor elements. Production at the new building will be […]

Panasonic has announced a premium living fan “RINTO F-CWP3000” utilizing high class walnut wood in the pillar. This product adopted high-grade wood “Walnut” in the pillar, which is used for high-end furniture and musical instruments. The walnut used for RINTO is selected carefully around the Great Lakes of North America by masters of “Miroku” group, […]

TDK has announced the acquisition of ICsense from Belgium by TDK’s wholly-owned subsidiary TDK-Micronas GmbH on 28 March. ICsense will become a member of TDK group and a wholly-owned subsidiary of TDK-Micronas. The ICsense management team will remain unchanged. Established in 2004, ICsense’s core business is ASIC development and the supply and custom IC design […]

SII Semicondutor, a subsidiary of Seiko Instruments, together with the research team of Professor Shigetoshi Sugawa and Associate Professor Rihito Kuroda from Tohoku University, announces the development of mass production technology of a silicon-based ultraviolet (UV) sensor that detects from UV-A (315-400nm) to UV-B (280-315nm) ranges. By taking the difference between the high sensitivity photodiode […]

Kyocera Crystal Device has announced the commercialization of world smallest crystal resonant “CX1008” with dimension of 1.0×0.8mm. Sample will be available on May 2017 and mass production will be started within 2017 fiscal year. Normally, series resistance (CI value) will be 30% higher if crystal unit is switched from 1.2×1.0mm to 1.0×0.8mm, therefore circuit design […]

New Japan Radio Co., Ltd has announced it has started selling the operating amplifier “MUSES03”, the new flagship model of the high-end “MUSES” series. According to the company, MUSES03 is a high sound quality op-amp with J-FET input stage designed for premium audio equipment. It is built with circuit, material and assembling technology specifically designed […]