Identifying New Products and Competitive New Suppliers
First written in FY2016. 23 of 38 entries say "Advanced", first in FY2020-Q2. Latest entry: 2026-11-10.
The whole theme swung hardest in 2022: 1 of 6 companies on the "Worse" side.
4 other companies' latest entry also says "Advanced".
- FY2026AdvancedAnnual report
「In addition to steady performance in inspection and other equipment and the EMS business, progress in acquiring projects through an expanded range of AI server manufacturers resulted in higher sales.」
Regarding the development of new and high-value-added products, the expanded range of AI server manufacturers led to the acquisition of projects and contributed to higher sales in the system products field. - FY2026-H1AdvancedAnnual report
「Steady performance in inspection and other equipment and the EMS (Electronics Manufacturing Service: a service that undertakes product development and production) business, together with an expanded range of AI server manufacturers, contributed to the acquisition of projects and higher sales.」
Regarding the development of new and high-value-added products, the expanded range of AI server manufacturers led to the acquisition of projects and, together with inspection equipment and EMS, contributed to higher sales in the system products field. - FY2025Mixed product-level changes alongside lower system products salesAnnual report
「In terms of sales during the consolidated fiscal year, orders for the AI server equipment business did not reach the initially expected level. However, sales increased as volume business in commodity LCD modules expanded, owing to the success of recovery measures addressing the termination of business related to the civil rehabilitation proceedings of a major customer in the previous fiscal year, as well as growth in some memory-related products.」
Although the AI server project did not secure orders as expected, volume business in memory-related products and commodity LCD modules expanded. In the system products field, sales declined due to the negative rebound in EMS and the failure to secure the AI server project. - FY2025-H1WorsenedAnnual report
「In terms of sales during the interim consolidated fiscal period, the system products field declined due to a temporary decrease in the EMS business as a reaction to the previous fiscal year's increased production and the loss of one-off AI server equipment business.」
In relation to the development of new and high-value-added products, the system products field declined due to the negative rebound in EMS, which contributed in the previous fiscal year, and the loss of one-off AI server equipment business. - FY2024RestatedAnnual report
「To identify and expand sales of new and high-value-added products and expand our commercial rights, we will strengthen cooperation with suppliers and partner companies based on the strategies for each field shown in the table below.」
The company continues to develop new and high-value-added products and expand its commercial rights through field-specific strategies and cooperation with suppliers and partner companies. - FY2024-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「In addition, EMS (Electronics Manufacturing Service: a service that undertakes product development and production) increased substantially as a rebound from the impact of production adjustments caused by continuing shortages of certain components in the previous fiscal year. Sales also increased substantially due to special demand from the acquisition of a new server equipment business.」
The development of new and high-value-added products included a substantial increase in EMS and the specific acquisition of a new server equipment business. Sales in the system products field increased 117.1% year on year. - FY2024-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「Although the system products field increased substantially, sales declined primarily because of lower volumes in commodity businesses in both the semiconductor products field, which was affected by the continued deterioration of memory market conditions, and the display field, which was affected by worsening display market conditions and the civil rehabilitation proceedings of a major customer.」
In relation to the development of new and high-value-added products, the company reported a substantial increase in the system products field and the acquisition of a new server equipment business. - FY2024-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「We will actively pursue the identification of high-quality products and development of high-quality customers」
The previous policy of actively pursuing high-quality products and customers has continued during the new medium-term management period. No specific acquisition results have been disclosed. - FY2023RaisedAnnual report
「To identify and expand sales of new and high-value-added products and expand our commercial rights, we will strengthen cooperation with suppliers and partner companies based on the strategies for each field shown in the table below.」
The policy for developing new and high-value-added products expanded into specific field-by-field sales expansion plans covering SoCs, CPUs, communications semiconductors, memory modules, SSDs, organic EL, EMS, Boards, and EV- and energy-management-related products. - FY2023-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「As a result of our focus on capturing demand and the yen's depreciation, sales increased 49.7% year on year to ¥23,699 million.」
The semiconductor products field focused on capturing demand, resulting in a 49.7% year-on-year increase in sales. - FY2023-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「As a result of the yen's depreciation and our focus on capturing demand, sales increased 70.2% year on year to ¥17,013 million.」
The semiconductor products field focused on capturing demand, resulting in a 70.2% year-on-year increase in sales. - FY2023-Q1AdvancedAnnual report
「As a result of the yen's depreciation and our focus on capturing strong demand amid the global semiconductor shortage, sales increased 48.8% year on year to ¥6,873 million.」
The semiconductor products field captured strong demand, resulting in a 48.8% year-on-year increase in sales. - FY2022RaisedAnnual report
「We understand that our role is to identify high-value-added products from a global perspective and provide them to customers as system solutions.」
The policy for developing new products and suppliers has been made more concrete, encompassing deeper engagement with existing manufacturers in Japan, Taiwan, Europe and the U.S., new supplier development, and the conversion of high-value-added products into system solutions. - FY2022-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「As a result of the yen's depreciation, efforts to meet strong demand, including pull-forward demand amid the global semiconductor shortage, and a focus on selling high-value-added products such as ASICs, sales increased 19.4% year on year to ¥15,835 million.」
The development and sale of new and high-value-added products took concrete form through sales of ASICs and efforts to meet strong demand, with sales in the semiconductor products field increasing 19.4% year on year. - FY2022-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「As a result of focusing on meeting strong demand, including pull-forward demand amid the global semiconductor shortage, and selling high-value-added products such as ASICs, sales increased 20.5% year on year to ¥9,997 million.」
Despite the semiconductor shortage, sales in the semiconductor products field increased 20.5% year on year through the response to pull-forward demand and sales of high-value-added products such as ASICs. - FY2022-Q1AdvancedAnnual report
「In the system products field, sales increased 20.6% year on year to ¥1,755 million, as demand for EMS, server equipment and Boards increased, in addition to the foreign-object detection equipment business remaining broadly in line with the previous year.」
Increased demand for EMS, server equipment and Boards as new and high-value-added businesses contributed to higher sales in the system products field. - FY2021AdvancedAnnual report
「In the electronics equipment field, we began selling Taiwan-made servers and the foreign-object detection equipment business remained strong. However, sales decreased 3.1% year on year to ¥4,491 million because memory modules for office equipment performed weakly.」
The development of new products and businesses included the specific progress of beginning sales of Taiwan-made servers. - FY2021-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「In the electronics equipment field, we began selling server equipment and the foreign-object detection equipment business remained broadly in line with the previous year. However, sales decreased 2.0% year on year to ¥3,319 million due to lower demand for memory modules for office automation equipment.」
The development of new products and businesses included the specific progress of beginning sales of server equipment. - FY2021-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「Although demand declined for our Group's core businesses serving automotive and office automation equipment, and some battery businesses were delayed, earnings progressed steadily as concentrated demand from the start of mass production of a new organic EL business, earlier-than-expected demand for LCD modules for educational equipment under the GIGA School initiative, and increased demand for touch panels for medical equipment and certain semiconductor businesses for smartphone peripherals contributed to results.」
The company reported specific progress in new products and businesses, including the start of mass production for a new organic EL business and increased demand for educational, medical and smartphone peripheral equipment. - FY2021-Q1SoftenedAnnual report
「The development of high-quality mid-sized customers and new businesses under the "earnings structure reform," as well as projects requiring time to develop, has temporarily stalled due to restrictions on corporate activities following the declaration of a state of emergency.」
The development of high-quality mid-sized customers and new businesses, as well as development projects, temporarily stalled due to restrictions on corporate activities. - FY2020AdvancedAnnual report
「During the consolidated fiscal year, we focused on acquiring new businesses and selling high-value-added products, including EMS and lithium-ion battery businesses.」
The full-year results include the acquisition and sales of specific new and high-value-added businesses, including new semiconductor businesses, EMS and lithium-ion batteries. - FY2020-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「Under difficult conditions, including declining memory selling prices and weaker demand for existing businesses compared with the same quarter of the previous year, we focused on acquiring new semiconductor businesses for communications equipment and selling high-value-added products, including EMS and lithium-ion battery businesses.」
The development of new products and businesses included the specific achievement of acquiring a new semiconductor business for communications equipment, with EMS and lithium-ion batteries also included among the high-value-added products targeted. - FY2020-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「We offset this in other fields through the acquisition of new businesses for communications equipment, as well as EMS and lithium-ion battery businesses.」
The development of new products and businesses included the specific progress of acquiring a new business for communications equipment, while the EMS and lithium-ion battery businesses also supplemented sales. - FY2020-Q1RaisedAnnual report
「We accelerated efforts to expand sales of high-margin products in the semiconductor and LCD fields and to develop new businesses in the electronics equipment and other fields, mainly batteries and related equipment.」
The development of new businesses has progressed from the previous policy of identifying and developing opportunities to a stage of accelerating efforts as part of a reform of the earnings structure. - FY2019RestatedAnnual report
「We will improve profitability by expanding beyond our existing business areas into adjacent sectors and handling competitive new products.」
The company continues to pursue a policy of improving profitability by developing new high-value-added products, new suppliers and adjacent business sectors. - FY2019-Q3RaisedAnnual report
「While strengthening efforts to deepen existing businesses and develop businesses in new fields」
The company states that it will strengthen its efforts to deepen existing businesses and develop businesses in new fields, rather than merely reiterating its previous policy. - FY2019-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「The Group has focused on identifying new business areas and pursuing sales activities for highly profitable businesses in an effort to offset the negative impact of the end of its highly profitable semiconductor inspection equipment business and contract development projects for industrial equipment, both of which made significant contributions to the previous year’s results.」
The company continues to pursue a policy of offsetting the revenue loss resulting from the termination of existing high-margin businesses by identifying new business areas. - FY2017RestatedAnnual report
「In addition to identifying competitive new suppliers in terms of technology, pricing and other factors within our existing business areas, we will broaden our scope to adjacent sectors of the electronics industry in which our Group operates, identify and handle competitive new products, and take other such measures to expand sales.」
The company continues to pursue a policy of broadening its search beyond existing areas to adjacent sectors and identifying new suppliers and products. - FY2016First statedAnnual report
「We will work to expand sales by leveraging the expertise and networks of our Group officers and employees with extensive experience in the electronics industry. In addition to identifying competitive new suppliers in terms of technology, pricing and other factors within our existing business areas, we will broaden our scope to adjacent sectors of the electronics industry in which our Group operates, identify and handle competitive new products, and take other such measures.」
The company has indicated a policy of expanding its search beyond existing areas to adjacent sectors.