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Improving proprietary technologies for vacuum fluorescent displays and modules and expanding EMS

First written in FY2016. 2 of 6 entries say "Advanced", first in FY2018. Latest entry: FY2024-Q2.

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ProgressHeldSoftenedWorseFirst statedFY2016AdvancedFY2018 – FY2019DroppedFY2021-Q12016: 120162017: 020172018: 120182019: 120192020: 120202021: 020212022: 020222023: 22023
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Expansion of EMS Contract Manufacturing and Earnings ImprovementA theme 14 companies write about · 0 as a headwind · 12 as a tailwind

The whole theme swung hardest in 2024: 2 of 11 companies on the "Worse" side.

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  1. FY2024-Q2AchievedAnnual report

    「End of vacuum fluorescent display production at the Philippine subsidiary」

    Production of vacuum fluorescent displays at the Philippine subsidiary ended as part of the phaseout of the business.
  2. FY2023AchievedAnnual report

    「The company carried out an inventory cleanup associated with the phaseout of the vacuum fluorescent display business.」

    The vacuum fluorescent display business entered the phaseout stage, and the company carried out an inventory cleanup. It also decided to dissolve its Philippine production subsidiary due to the end of production.
  3. FY2021-Q1DroppedAnnual report

    「At a meeting of the Board of Directors held on 5 August 2020, we resolved to withdraw from the vacuum fluorescent display and vacuum fluorescent display module businesses upon completing acceptance of orders in December 2021.」

    For vacuum fluorescent displays and modules, the company resolved on a policy of withdrawing from the business upon completing order fulfillment in December 2021, rather than pursuing the previous initiatives of improving proprietary technologies and expanding sales. Consolidated net sales for the fiscal year ended March 2020 were approximately ¥6.0 billion.
  4. FY2019AdvancedAnnual report

    「For vacuum fluorescent displays, we have completed the development of products featuring a new filament structure and new drive ICs, which reduce the burden of customers' power supply development and support lower power consumption in standby mode, and are expanding sales.」

    The company progressed from completing development of the new filament structure and products equipped with new drive ICs to expanding sales.
  5. FY2018AdvancedAnnual report

    「For vacuum fluorescent displays, we are returning to the origins of display devices and working to develop products with high-contrast, high-brightness display quality that offers improved readability and supports blackout applications. From the customer's perspective, we are also proceeding with the commercialization of VFDs equipped with new drive ICs that reduce the burden of developing customers' power supplies and support lower power consumption in standby mode.」

    For vacuum fluorescent displays, the company identified specific technology improvement and commercialization initiatives, including high-contrast, high-brightness products and VFDs equipped with new drive ICs.
  6. FY2016First statedAnnual report

    「In the electronic components business, we will secure profitability in vacuum fluorescent displays and module products through further improvements to proprietary technologies and expansion of the EMS business.」

    For vacuum fluorescent displays, where demand is trending downward, the company presented technology improvements and EMS as means of securing profitability.
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"Optimization of Fluorescent Display Tube Production Sites and Consolidation in Taiwan and the Philippines" moved the same way as this thread, in the same document, in 4 of its 6 moves.

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  2. 1Optimization of Fluorescent Display Tube Production Sites and Consolidation in Taiwan and the Philippines4×
  3. 2Expansion into Drone-Related Businesses3×
  4. 3Cross-Sector Expansion Across Hobby and Industrial Markets Through Servo Application Solutions3×
  5. 4New HR and Compensation Systems and Reorganization of the Group’s Organizational Structure3×
  6. 5Alliances, M&A and Talent Development for Growth Business Innovation2×
  7. 6Expansion of the Product Lineup for Plate and Molding Process Efficiency Equipment and Enhanced Support for Asia2×

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