Electronics

Inspired by an Osamu Tezuka-created anime TV series from his childhood, Noriyuki Miura is developing a “powder” computer so tiny that people can swallow it to check on their health.

Kioxia Corporation, the world leader in memory solutions, today announced it will begin construction of a state-of-the-art fabrication facility (Fab7) at Yokkaichi Plant in Mie Prefecture, Japan to expand production of its proprietary 3D Flash memory BiCS FLASHTM. The construction of Kioxia Corporation’s Fab7 facility is expected to commence in the spring of 2021.

Buttons are so last year. Amid the coronavirus pandemic, elevator makers and various other businesses are finding a new selling point in non-contact products that rely on motion sensors and facial recognition technology to work.

Mitsubishi Chemical will build a new factory in Taiwan next year to boost supply of semiconductor materials for Taiwanese producers, Nikkei learned on Monday, the latest example by Japanese companies to ride the growing demand for 5G internet services.

Housing equipment maker Lixil Corp. said it has developed an automation system that allows people using wheelchairs and strollers to open and close their home doors without any pushing or pulling.

Leading Japanese universities and corporations have joined hands with IBM to develop practical quantum computing applications in finance, materials development and the broader business scene.

Sony showed off its automated electric concept car in Japan for the first time Monday, ahead of the planned start of testing by fiscal year-end on public roads at home as well as in the U.S. and Europe.

Japanese high-tech wheelchair maker Whill will enter the Chinese market this fiscal year, hoping to capitalize on a rapidly growing number elderly people in the world's second-largest economy.

Runners craving advice on how to improve their style and form need look no further than down at their shoes. Asics Corp. on July 21 began accepting reservations for orders of its new Evoride Orphe “smart shoes,” which feature built-in sensors that offer a visible way for runners to analyze their performance.

Murata Manufacturing is leveraging its know-how from producing electronics parts to shrink automotive components, seeing an opportunity presented with vehicle electrification.