Research and Development of Data Science and ICT Platforms

「The company established new Research & Business Development-related and Product & Service-related divisions in April 2026, with the aim of creating market value through technology and innovation.」

「The company established a new AI Technology Services Division as an organization responsible for research, product development, and business development in generative AI, whose social implementation is advancing rapidly.」

「・To accelerate the social implementation of quantum-computing technology, developed an 8-qubit quantum annealing machine using superconducting parametron devices, which are resistant to noise and can maintain for longer the time available for high-speed, high-precision computation (Other) ・Developed an LLM with high Japanese-language performance that is lightweight and fast and can operate in either cloud or on-premises environments, by limiting the number of parameters to approximately one-thirteenth that of leading overseas large language models through the company's proprietary innovations and technologies (IT Services Business) R&D expenses for the entire NEC Group during the third quarter cumulative period were ¥83,930 million,」

「・Developed an LLM with high Japanese-language performance that is lightweight and fast and can operate in either cloud or on-premises environments, by limiting the number of parameters to approximately one-thirteenth that of leading overseas large language models through the company's proprietary innovations and technologies (IT Services Business) ・Developed a method for efficiently identifying lung cancer antigens, which serve as markers of cancer, and immune cells that specifically recognize those antigens and can eliminate tumor cells, by combining single-cell analysis of tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes (TILs) in lung cancer with an AI-based antigen prediction system (Other) R&D expenses for the entire NEC Group during the second quarter cumulative period were ¥56,982 million, with the breakdown by segment as follows.」

「・As part of efforts to promote the digital transformation (DX) of infrastructure facility management, developed technology that combines 3D data on large structures such as bridges and dams with historical inspection images to build life-size 3D models of the structures in a digital space, detect changes in the location and size of damage, quantify the progression of damage, and predict future changes over time based on time-series trends (IT Services) ・Developed an infrared image sensor that uses the property of thin films formed from high-purity semiconducting carbon nanotubes (CNTs), whose resistance responds sensitively to temperature changes around room temperature, to distinguish finer temperature differences and produce higher-resolution images with sensitivity more than 3 times that of conventional uncooled sensors, while remaining compact, low-cost, and uncooled (Social Infrastructure) ・To accelerate the social implementation of quantum-computing technology, developed an 8-qubit quantum annealing machine using superconducting parametron devices, which are resistant to noise and can maintain for longer the time available for high-speed, high-precision computation (Other)」

「R&D expenses for the entire NEC Group during the consolidated fiscal year were ¥121,359 million, with the breakdown by segment as follows.」

「R&D expenses for the entire NEC Group during the third quarter cumulative period were ¥87,171 million, with the breakdown by segment as follows.」

「The main R&D achievements of the NEC Group during the second quarter cumulative period were as follows. ・Developed technology that significantly simplifies the preparation of training data required for AI-based image recognition and object detection by advancing weakly supervised learning, which can use ambiguous information in the data learned by AI, and overcoming the instability in learning caused by such information, contributing to safe and secure working environments at construction sites and factories (Other) ・Amid intensifying global competition in AI development, the company developed a high-performance, highly convenient supercomputer for AI research by using proprietary integration technology that closely couples the latest high-end GPU servers with advanced software, in order to maintain and strengthen its competitive advantage and create advanced social value through co-creation with customers and partners, and began using part of the system (Other) ・As part of efforts to promote the digital transformation (DX) of infrastructure facility management, developed technology that remotely analyzes bridge conditions using AI trained on displacement data obtained through satellite-radar remote sensing and changes in bridge structures and temperature, detecting abnormal bridge deflection, previously difficult to identify, with millimeter-level precision and enabling early detection of serious damage that could lead to bridge collapse (Social Infrastructure Business) R&D expenses for the entire NEC Group during the second quarter cumulative period were ¥59,337 million, with the breakdown by segment as follows.」

「Amid intensifying global competition in AI development, the company developed a high-performance, highly convenient supercomputer for AI research by using proprietary integration technology that closely couples the latest high-end GPU servers with advanced software, in order to maintain and strengthen its competitive advantage and create advanced social value through co-creation with customers and partners, and began using part of the system (Other) (Note) Construction of the system is scheduled for completion by March 2023, at which point it is expected to have the largest computing capacity among AI research supercomputers operated by a domestic company. R&D expenses for the entire NEC Group during the first quarter cumulative period were ¥29,953 million,」

「By combining the research achievements of various institutions, including the company's own achievements, the company has confirmed the possibility of expanding the communications capacity of a roughly 3,000-km-class optical submarine cable system to approximately 1.7 petabits per second, 7 times that of existing systems. Going forward, …the company aims to put it into practical use in the mid-2020s.」

「As part of the company's efforts in quantum-computing technology, commercialized a cloud-based service that runs software incorporating proprietary algorithms on a vector supercomputer and uses simulated annealing to perform the processing at which quantum annealing excels, namely rapidly deriving optimal solutions for various combinatorial optimization problems, including optimizing complex production planning in manufacturing, and began providing the service in November 2021 (Other)」

「As part of the company's efforts in quantum-computing technology, commercialized a cloud-based service that runs software incorporating proprietary algorithms on a vector supercomputer and uses simulated annealing to perform the processing at which quantum annealing excels, namely rapidly deriving optimal solutions for various combinatorial optimization problems, including optimizing complex production planning in manufacturing, with service launch scheduled for November 2021 (Other)」

「・As one initiative to provide new value through the Healthcare and Life Sciences Business, developed AI technology that detects Barrett's esophageal tumors, esophageal tumors typified by esophageal cancer that are difficult to discover through endoscopic examination, by connecting the technology to an existing endoscope and analyzing endoscopic images using facial-recognition technology (Social Public Business) ・As part of efforts to realize AI that supports advanced decision-making in collaboration with people, developed AI technology expected to accelerate by up to 20 times the processing speed of facial recognition and cyberattack detection and analysis while maintaining high accuracy, by applying insights gained from analyzing brain activity during complex decision-making and acquiring and analyzing data simultaneously (Global Business) R&D expenses for the entire NEC Group during the first quarter cumulative period were ¥27,929 million,」

「Developed and commercialized causal analysis technology, an AI technology that automatically extracts causal relationships among diverse data that previously had to be identified through repeated trial and error by people (Other) R&D expenses for the entire NEC Group during the third quarter cumulative period were ¥77,017 million,」

「R&D expenses for the entire NEC Group during the first quarter cumulative period were ¥24,422 million, with the breakdown by segment as follows.」

「・Developed technology enabling identity verification using iris authentication while walking, without stopping in front of a camera (Global Business) ・Ranked first for the fifth consecutive time in a facial-recognition technology benchmark test conducted by the U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) (Global Business) R&D expenses for the entire NEC Group during the third quarter cumulative period were ¥75,853 million,」

「Demonstrated that AI-based discovery of rare defects can reduce evaluation time, and further developed an automated negotiation platform for AI systems. R&D expenses for the second quarter cumulative period were ¥49,814 million.」

「The main R&D achievements of the NEC Group during the first quarter cumulative period were as follows. ・Developed and demonstrated fingerprint imaging and authentication technology enabling fingerprint authentication for newborns 2 hours after birth, to establish biometric authentication infrastructure for newborns in emerging countries ・By strengthening and applying rare-event discovery technology, which has AI repeatedly run simulations while learning to efficiently identify in a short time defects that are difficult to find at the design stage because of their extremely low probability of occurrence, demonstrated that defect patterns difficult even for experts to anticipate can be efficiently identified in advance in the evaluation of production processes involving mixed products, reducing the time required for evaluation R&D expenses for the entire NEC Group during the first quarter cumulative period were ¥22,983 million,」

「In March 2019, the company jointly established the NEC-AIST Quantum Applied Technology Collaborative Research Laboratory at the Tsukuba Center of the National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), an incorporated national research and development agency, to accelerate the development of quantum computing technologies including quantum annealing. …R&D expenses for the consolidated fiscal year were ¥108,141 million.」

「・Developed cooling technology for data centers that achieves twice the previous server cooling efficiency and can reduce total data-center power consumption by up to 20% (System Platforms Business) ・Developed two-dimensional minute displacement measurement technology that integrates displacement analysis by two satellite radars to precisely analyze two-dimensional displacement in both horizontal and vertical directions for each structure, as an inspection method for diagnosing the deterioration of the vast number of roads, buildings and other structures in urban areas (Public Business) ・Developed heat-dissipation technology from antennas that enables the volume of wireless units equipped with multi-element antennas to be reduced to approximately half, toward the practical implementation of 5G (fifth-generation mobile communications systems) (Network Services Business) R&D expenses for the entire NEC Group during the third quarter cumulative period were ¥74,903 million,」

「The main R&D achievements of the NEC Group during the second quarter cumulative period were as follows. ・Developed rare-event discovery technology that enables AI to repeatedly run simulations while learning, efficiently identifying in a short time multiple defects whose extremely low probability of occurrence makes them difficult to find during product design ・Developed cooling technology for data centers that achieves twice the previous server cooling efficiency and can reduce total data-center power consumption by up to 20% ・Developed two-dimensional minute displacement measurement technology that integrates displacement analysis by two satellite radars to precisely analyze two-dimensional displacement in both horizontal and vertical directions for each structure, as an inspection method for diagnosing the deterioration of the vast number of roads, buildings and other structures in urban areas ・Developed heat-dissipation technology from antennas that enables the volume of wireless units equipped with multi-element antennas to be reduced to approximately half, toward the practical implementation of 5G (fifth-generation mobile communications systems)」

「Developed cooling technology for data centers that achieves twice the previous server cooling efficiency and can reduce total data-center power consumption by up to 20% (System Platforms Business) R&D expenses for the entire NEC Group during the first quarter cumulative period were ¥23,839 million,」

「R&D expenses for the consolidated fiscal year were ¥108,093 million, and the company developed machine-learning data-processing technology suited to vector computers…」

「The main R&D achievements of the NEC Group during the third quarter cumulative period were as follows. ・Developed multimodal image fusion technology that uses AI to automatically and effectively combine visible-light images captured by conventional cameras with invisible-light images captured by thermal cameras and other devices, greatly improving the visibility of objects and conditions that are difficult to capture with either image alone and enabling rapid judgments about abnormalities and hazardous materials even in poor environments (Public Business) ・Developed data-processing technology for statistical machine learning, a form of AI that analyzes and predicts using large-scale data, expanding the application areas of vector computers (System Platforms Business) ・Developed identification dot technology that enables 1mm dots written with a pen to be used as identification tags for miniature electronic components to which barcodes cannot be attached (Enterprise Business) ・Developed technology for remotely and precisely coordinating multiple robots in real time via wireless networks (Enterprise Business) ・Developed automatic optimization technology for deep learning that makes it easier to improve AI recognition accuracy (Public Business) R&D expenses for the entire NEC Group during the third quarter cumulative period were ¥75,099 million,」

「The main R&D achievements of the NEC Group during the second quarter cumulative period were as follows. ・Developed multimodal image fusion technology that uses AI to automatically and effectively combine visible-light images captured by conventional cameras with invisible-light images captured by thermal cameras and other devices, greatly improving the visibility of objects and conditions that are difficult to capture with either image alone and enabling rapid judgments about abnormalities and hazardous materials even in poor environments (Public Business) ・Developed data-processing technology for statistical machine learning, a form of AI that analyzes and predicts using large-scale data, expanding the application areas of vector computers (System Platforms Business) ・Developed identification dot technology that enables 1mm dots written with a pen to be used as identification tags for miniature electronic components to which barcodes cannot be attached (Enterprise Business) R&D expenses for the entire NEC Group during the second quarter cumulative period were ¥49,907 million,」

「Developed multimodal image fusion technology that uses AI to automatically and effectively combine visible-light images captured by conventional cameras with invisible-light images captured by thermal cameras and other devices, greatly improving the visibility of objects and conditions that are difficult to capture with either image alone and enabling rapid judgments about abnormalities and hazardous materials even in poor environments (Public Business) R&D expenses for the entire NEC Group during the first quarter cumulative period were ¥24,039 million, with the breakdown by segment as follows.」

「Analysis that previously took marketing specialists, for example, 3 months can now be completed in 3 days and with greater accuracy than the specialists' analysis.」

「Total research and development expenses for the NEC Group during the cumulative third-quarter period were ¥75,838 million, broken down by segment as follows.」

「Developed a fiber-optic radio system enabling high-speed, stable wireless communications even in locations where wireless signals are difficult to connect, such as inside high-rise buildings, underground shopping centers and factories (Telecom Carrier Business). Total research and development expenses for the NEC Group during the cumulative second-quarter period were ¥50,981 million, broken down by segment as follows.」

「Developed an "inter-device common communication method" enabling high-speed communication between CPUs and FPGAs (Field Programmable Gate Arrays, rewritable semiconductor circuits), toward realizing a high-performance computing platform capable of accurately analyzing and processing large volumes of data from sensors and other devices (System Platform Business).」

「Specifically, we are promoting research and development centered on the technology fields of "data science," which creates new value through big data analysis, and "ICT platforms," which support this efficiently and securely.」