Japan
Hardware
- Hitachi ULSI Systems Co., which designs, produces and sells semiconductor system products, has entered the MEMS Micro-electro-mechanical systems business by investing in a MEMS start-up company based in Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture. The Tokyo-based subsidiary of Hitachi Ltd. acquired a 6.3% capital stake in MEMS Core in January. MEMS are made by combining computers with tiny mechanical devices, such as sensors and circuits, embedded in semiconductor chips.
- Olympus Corp. has developed...