Expansion into inspection equipment fields beyond FPDs

「In this segment, we continued to develop and strengthen sales of inspection equipment for semiconductors and battery materials, where demand for capital investment is expected to increase.」

「In this segment, we continued to develop and strengthen sales of inspection equipment for semiconductors and battery materials, where demand for capital investment is expected to increase. As a result, revenue was ¥2,986 million, an increase of ¥1,042 million, or 53.7%, from the same period of the previous year, mainly due to increased sales of inspection equipment for films and for semiconductors and electronic devices. In terms of earnings, segment profit was ¥123 million, compared with a segment loss of ¥295 million in the same period of the previous year, mainly due to higher gross profit accompanying the increase in revenue.」

「In this segment, we continued to focus on developing and selling inspection equipment for semiconductors and battery materials, where demand for capital investment is expected to increase.」

「As a result, revenue was ¥7,520 million, an increase of ¥1,021 million, or 15.7%, from the previous fiscal year.」

「In this segment, we continued to focus on developing and selling inspection equipment for semiconductors and battery materials, where demand for capital investment continues to expand. As a result, revenue was ¥5,456 million, an increase of ¥1,373 million, or 33.6%, from the same quarter of the previous year. In terms of earnings, segment profit was ¥104 million, an increase of ¥9 million, or 10.4%, from the same quarter of the previous year, mainly due to higher gross profit accompanying the increase in sales.」

「In this segment, we continued to focus on developing and selling inspection equipment for semiconductors and battery materials, supported by solid demand for capital investment.」

「In this segment, we continued to focus on developing and selling inspection equipment for semiconductors and battery materials, where demand for capital investment continues to expand. As a result, revenue was ¥1,842 million, an increase of ¥749 million, or 68.5%, from the same quarter of the previous year.」

「As a result, revenue was ¥6,499 million, an increase of ¥594 million, or 10.1%, from the previous fiscal year. On the earnings front, segment profit was ¥457 million, an increase of ¥256 million, or 127.3%, from the previous fiscal year, mainly due to an improved gross margin.」

「As a result, revenue was ¥4,083 million, an increase of ¥472 million, or 13.1%, year on year. In terms of profit, segment profit was ¥36 million, compared with a segment loss of ¥290 million in the same quarter of the previous year, due mainly to higher gross profit from increased sales.」

「In this segment, we continued to focus on developing and selling inspection equipment for semiconductors and battery materials, where capital investment demand continues to expand. As a result, revenue was ¥3,026 million, an increase of ¥248 million, or 8.9%, year on year. In terms of profit, segment profit was ¥157 million, compared with a segment loss of ¥130 million in the same quarter of the previous year, due mainly to higher gross profit from increased sales.」

「During the first quarter of the current consolidated cumulative period, order backlog increased substantially to ¥10,324 million, up ¥5,512 million, or 114.5%, year on year. This was mainly due to an increase in the order backlog of the inspection and measurement equipment business.」

「In this segment, we focused on the development and sale of inspection equipment for semiconductors and battery materials, where capital investment demand is rapidly expanding, as well as the development of inspection equipment for high-performance films and battery materials.」

「We focused on developing and selling inspection equipment for semiconductors and battery materials, where capital investment demand is rapidly expanding, as well as developing inspection equipment for high-performance films and battery materials.」

「In this segment, we focused on developing and selling inspection equipment for semiconductors and battery materials, where capital investment demand is rapidly expanding, among other products. Revenue for the first quarter of the current consolidated cumulative period was ¥1,203 million, an increase of ¥403 million, or 50.4%, year on year.」

「The main themes during the consolidated fiscal year included the development of higher-speed inspection equipment for films and battery materials. Development has been completed and the equipment is being introduced to the market.」

「Including online sales activities, we focused on securing orders for inspection equipment for semiconductors and battery materials, among other products.」

「To establish a balanced business structure by expanding sales in fields other than LCDs, including semiconductor-related inspection equipment, high-performance film inspection equipment and inspection equipment for fuel-cell materials, we will introduce existing high-performance, cost-effective FPD inspection equipment developed using new technologies and concentrate resources on further expanding sales of inspection equipment in fields other than FPDs, including high-performance films, electronic components, fuel-cell materials and automotive applications.」

「In this segment, alongside promoting new product development to strengthen the competitiveness of our semiconductor-related inspection equipment business, we focused on sales activities to expand orders for inspection equipment for high-performance films and battery materials.」

「Acceleration of development investment in the semiconductor inspection equipment business」

「Alongside promoting new product development to strengthen the competitiveness of our semiconductor-related inspection equipment business, we focused on sales activities to expand orders for inspection equipment for high-performance films and battery materials.」

「In this segment, we focused on sales activities for inspection equipment for electronic devices, including semiconductors, and for new application markets, including the automotive industry.」

「Specifically, on 31 July 2018, we acquired the semiconductor wafer surface inspection equipment (WM) business and the proximity exposure equipment (TME) business related to the semiconductor field from Topcon Co., Ltd. and its subsidiary Topcon Technohouse Corporation.」

「We also acquired the proximity exposure equipment (TME) business operated by the Topcon Group in connection with these efforts to expand our product lineup.」

「In addition to activities to strengthen and expand our semiconductor-related inspection equipment business, we focused on sales activities for LCD inspection equipment for the Chinese and Taiwanese markets and inspection equipment for new application markets, including the automotive industry.」

「In our Group's inspection and measurement equipment segment, in addition to strengthening our core field of FPD visual inspection equipment, we have designated semiconductor-related and other inspection equipment as a market to strengthen and are pursuing business development, including development and sales.」

「We focused on sales activities for LCD inspection equipment for the Chinese and Taiwanese markets, as well as inspection equipment for new application markets, including the automotive industry.」

「In this segment, we focused on sales activities to capture strong demand for liquid-crystal manufacturing equipment in China. We also advanced the development of new products and technologies for semiconductor-related and electronic-device-related applications.」

「As in the previous consolidated fiscal year, we focused on sales activities for LCD inspection equipment for the Chinese market, inspection equipment for high-performance films, and inspection equipment for the automotive industry and other markets. We also continued developing new products for semiconductors, electronic devices and other applications.」

「As in the previous consolidated fiscal year, we focused on sales activities for liquid-crystal inspection equipment for the Chinese market, inspection equipment for high-performance films, and inspection equipment for new application markets such as fuel-cell components.」

「We will concentrate resources on achieving early sales expansion in inspection equipment fields other than FPDs, including high-performance films, electronic components, fuel-cell materials and automotive applications.」