Achievements of Predecessor Organizazations (1991 - 1997) ―

ACHIEVEMENTS OF PREDECESSOR ORGANIZAZATIONS (1991 - 1997) ―

■ACHIEVEMENTS OF PREDECESSOR ORGANIZAZATIONS (1991 - 1997)

1991 “Forum on a Human-Centered Next Generation Information System” established. (Chairman: Yutaka MATSUSHITA, Professor, Faculty of Science and Technology, Keio University) 1992 “Forum on Infrastructures of the Information Society” established. (Chairman: Tadao SAITO, Professor, Faculty of Engineering, The University of Tokyo) 1993 “Forum on the Semiconductor Industry in an Age of Reconstruction” established. (Chairman: Hiroo TOYODA, Counselor, NTT Electronics Corporation)

A list of activity results

Date Title Date Title Apr 16,1991 "Groupware and its Impacts" -Lecture on High Technology- 1993 Yutaka Matsushita; Professor, Department, Keio University. Jan 11,1993 "Technological and Business Prospects for Information and Jun Munemori; Associate Professor, Faculty of Engineering, Kagoshima Communications in 1993" -New Year's Discussion and Networking Party- University Tadao Saito Ph.D; Professor, Department of Electrical Enginnering, The Kazunori Shimamura, Dr. Eng.; Executive Manager, NTT Human Interface University of Tokyo Laboratories, Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation Hiroyuki Yoshikawa; Professor, Vice President, The University of Tokyo 1992 Ryozo Hayashi; Director, Machinery and Information Industries Bureau, Apr 3,1992 "Creative Design and its Support System" -Lecture on High Technology- Ministry of International Trade and Industry Hiroyuki Yoshikawa; Professor, Vice President, The University of Tokyo Kozo Takahara; Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications Kimitoshi Ito; Interdisciplinary Graduate School of Science and Junichiro Miyazu; Executive Vice President, Nippon Telegraph and Engineering , Tokyo Institute of Technology Telephone Corporation Yusei Nakajima; Nichimen Data Systems Corporation Jan 20,1993 "Political Measures and Challenges for an Advanced Information Jul 24,1992 "The Current State and Future Prospects of Global Procurement Society" -Infrastructure Forum (Part 3 of 5)- Activities" Tadao Saito Ph.D; Professor, Department of Electrical Enginnering, The Shinichi Kitajima; Ministry of Foreign Affairs University of Tokyo Yoshinobu Nisaka; Ministry of International Trade and Industry Yoshiyuki Takeda; Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications Toshio Obi; Japan Representative and Research Associate, Columbia Hiroshi Ishikawa, Dr. Eng.; Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation University Takehiko Yamaguchi; NEC Corporation Hiroshi Tachibana; Deputy Director-General, Japan Federation of Feb 18,1993 "Responding to the Challenges of the Industrial Digital Audio Video of Economic Organizations the 21st Century" -Infrastructure Forum (Part 4 of 5)- Shinji Matsumoto; Vice President, International Procurement Office, Tadao Saito Ph.D; Professor, Department of Electrical Enginnering, The Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation University of Tokyo Shuji Matsumoto; NEC Corporation Takahiko Kamae, Ph. D.; Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation Oct 9,1992 "Developments of the Information Society and Tsuneyoshi Hidaka; Victor Company of Japan, Limited Technological Prospects for the 1990s " -Infrastructure Forum (Part 1 Atsumichi Murakami; Mitsubishi Electric Corporation of 5)- Apr 7,1993 "Information and Communications for a Humanized Society" Tadao Saito Ph.D; Professor, Department of Electrical Enginnering, The -Infrastructure Forum (Part 5 of 5)- University of Tokyo Tadao Saito Ph.D; Professor, Department of Electrical Enginnering, The Hisao Iizuka; Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation University of Tokyo Nobuhiko Shimazaki; Professor, Tokai University Yutaka Matsushita; Professor, Department, Keio University. Oct 20,1992 "The Current State and Future Prospects of Personal Communication " Yasuharu Banno; Management and Coordination Agency -Lecture and Panel Discussion- Hiroshi Ishihara; Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation (Chairman)Heiichi Yamamoto Ph.D. ; Professor, Nara Institute of Science Apr 14,1993 "Personal Communications in Other Countries and its Future in Japan" and Technology -PHS Forum (Part 2)- Tatsuo Kito; Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications Tadao Saito Ph.D; Professor, Department of Electrical Enginnering, The Masayoshi Wakao; Associate Senior Vice President, The Research and University of Tokyo Development Center for Radio Systems Keisuke Ogawa; Deputy Director-General, Nippon Telegraph and Keisuke Ogawa; Deputy Director-General, Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation Telephone Corporation Satio Senmoto; Executive Director, Daini Denden Incorporated Satio Senmoto; Executive Director, Daini Denden Incorporated Takeshi Hattori; Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation Masanobu Endo; Nippon Ericsson K.K. May 20,1993 "New Developments and Expectations for the User Network" -User Jim Caile; Vice President, Marketing (TIA MobileCommunications Network Forum (Part 1)- Section chairman) , Motorola, Inc. Tadao Saito Ph.D; Professor, Department of Electrical Enginnering, The Takashi Kawada; Senior Managing Director, Matsushita Communication University of Tokyo Industrial Co., Ltd. Keisuke Ogawa; Deputy Director-General, Nippon Telegraph and Nov 11,1992 "ISDN from the Common Carrier's Perspective" -Infrastructure Forum Telephone Corporation (Part 2 of 5)- Mitsuhiro Kitabatake; Directors, ITOCHU Corporation. Tadao Saito Ph.D; Professor, Department of Electrical Enginnering, The Jun 8,1993 "Developments in the Semiconductor Industry : Scenario of the 21st University of Tokyo Century" -Semiconductor Forum (Part 1)- Keiji Tachikawa; Senior Vice Presidents, Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Hiroo Toyoda; Counselor, NTT Electronics Technology Corporation Corporation Nobuhiro Miyake; Ministry of International Trade and Industry Hideki Ishio; Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation Hajime Sasaki; Senior Vice President, NEC Corporation Koichi Inada; Fujikura Ltd. Yoshio Nishimura; Nikkei Business Publications, Inc. Nov 27,1992 "Future Prospects of Personal Communications" -PHS Forum (Part 1)- Tatsuro Kawaguchi; President, TORAY RESEARCH CENTER, Inc. Tadao Saito Ph.D; Professor, Department of Electrical Enginnering, The Jun 23,1993 "PHS System - The Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications Study University of Tokyo Group" Interim Report -PHS Forum (Part 3)- Heiichi Yamamoto Ph.D. ; Professor, Nara Institute of Science and Tadao Saito Ph.D; Professor, Department of Electrical Enginnering, The Technology University of Tokyo Yoshiyuki Takeda; Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications Masao Hirai; Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications Tadao Kobayashi; Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation Yoshiyuki Takeda; Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications Shigehiko Suzuki; Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation Jul 20,1993 "Prospects of New Generation (optical fiber) Communication Network Construction" -New Generation Communication Network Forum (Part 1)- Tadao Saito Ph.D; Professor, Department of Electrical Enginnering, The University of Tokyo Mutsumi Nakata; Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications Shoichi Makino; Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation 1 ACHIEVEMENTS OF PREDECESSOR ORGANIZAZATIONS (1991 - 1997) ―

Date Title Date Title Jul 22,1993 "Strategies for the Semiconductor Technology Development in the 21st Mar 25,1994 "Challenging the Huge New Market: PCS Trends and Future Century" -Semiconductor Forum (Part 2)- Developments in Japan and the US" -PCS Forum (Part 2)- Hiroo Toyoda; Counselor, NTT Electronics Technology Corporation (Chairman)Heiichi Yamamoto, Ph.D.; Professor, Graduate School of Yutaka Matsushita; Professor, Department, Keio University. Information Science, Nara Institute of Science and Technology Tadao Higashi; Senior Vice President, OKI Electric Industry Co.,Ltd. Ei Yamaguchi; Associate Professor, Graduate School of Information Katsuhiro Shimohigashi; Hitachi, Ltd. Science, Nara Institute of Science and Technology Akihiko Morino; NEC Corporation Shuichi Inada; Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications Sep 22,1993 "Growing Expectations of Multimedia - Will a New Market Open Up for Eiichiro Murata; Matsushita Communication Industrial Co., Ltd. LSI?" -Semiconductor Forum (Part 3)- John Mitchell; Wireless Data Group, Marketing Manager , Motorola,Inc. Hiroo Toyoda; Counselor, NTT Electronics Technology Corporation Mar 31,1994 "Innovation in Communications: The Integration of Communications Masahiro Yoshizaki; Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications and Cable TV" -Integration of Communications and Cable TV Forum Tomio Kishimoto; Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation (Part1/5)- Kazuhiko Nishi; President, ASCII Corporation Tadao Saito Ph.D; Professor, Department of Electrical Enginnering, The Shigeyuki Ochi; Sony Corporation University of Tokyo Sep 28,1993 "Personal Handy Phone System - Forum on Service Experiments" -PHP Nobuki Hori; InfoCom Research, Inc. Forum (Part 4)- Toshio Obi; Japan Representative and Research Associate, Columbia Tadao Saito Ph.D; Professor, Department of Electrical Enginnering, The University University of Tokyo Hirokazu Kobayashi; Professor, International Communication Association, Masao Hirai; Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications The University of Tokyo Tatsuo Kito; Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications Apr 5,1994 "PHP Service Experiments: its Results and Future Developments" -PHP Tokuo Iida; Deputy Chairman, Association of Experimental Tests Initiative Forum (Part 5)- for Personal Handy-phone System Comercialzation Tadao Saito Ph.D; Professor, Department of Electrical Enginnering, The Keisuke Ogawa; Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation University of Tokyo Satio Senmoto; Executive Director, Daini Denden Incorporated Masao Hirai; Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications Masujiro Matsuo; Director, JAPAN TELECOM Co., Ltd. Tatsuo Kito; Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications Oct 1,1993 "New Services for New Generation (optical fiber) Communication Tokuo Iida; Deputy Chairman, Association of Experimental Tests Initiative Network" -New Generation Communication Network Forum (Part 2)- for Personal Handy-phone System Comercialzation Tadao Saito Ph.D; Professor, Department of Electrical Enginnering, The Keisuke Ogawa; Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation University of Tokyo Satio Senmoto; Executive Director, Daini Denden Incorporated Takeo Koinuma; Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation Apr 19,1994 "Microprocessor: The Leading Technology in the LSI Industry" Yukio Tokunaga; Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation -Semiconductor Forum (Part 7)- Shiro Sakata; NEC Corporation (Chairman)Hiroo Toyoda; Counselor, NTT Electronics Technology Oct 29,1993 "The Current State and Future Prospects of the Developing LAN" -LAN Corporation Forum (Part 1)- Shoji Horiguchi, Dr.; Executive Manager, Integrated Circuit TechNOlogy Tadao Saito Ph.D; Professor, Department of Electrical Enginnering, The Laboratory NTT LSI Laboratories, Nippon Telegraph and Telephone University of Tokyo Corporation Hiroshi Yasuda; Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation Mitsuaki Higashi; Intel Japan K.K. Tetsuo Kobayashi; Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation Hiroshi Tobisawa; IBM Japan, Ltd. Shingo Hara; Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd. Keisuke Yahata; Chairman, LSI Logic K.K. Nov 11,1993 "Demands for Change in LSI Manufacturing Technologies" Kikuo Tachiki; Hitachi, Ltd. -Semiconductor Forum (Part 4)- May 12,1994 "Innovation in Communications: The Integration of Communications Hiroo Toyoda; Counselor, NTT Electronics Technology Corporation and Cable TV" -Integration of Communications and Cable TV Forum Eisuke Arai; Executive Manager, NTT LSI Laboratories, Nippon Telegraph (Part2/5)- and Telephone Corporation Tadao Saito Ph.D; Professor, Department of Electrical Enginnering, The Yasuo Mizokami; Senior Vice President, Oki Engineering Co.,Ltd University of Tokyo Yasuhiro Sumitomo; TOSHIBA Corporation Kanichiro Aritomi; Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications Yoichi Akasaka; Executive Vice President, Applied Materials Japan Ins. Masamichi Tanabe; Deputy Director-General, Nippon Telegraph and Hikotaro Masunaga; Senior Vice President, FUJITSU Limited Telephone Corporation Dec 3,1993 "Strategies for the Semiconductor Industry in the Age of Globalization Tetsuya Miki; Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation and Diversification" -Semiconductor Forum (Part 5)- Morio Matsumoto; Broadband-network Business chance & Culture Hiroo Toyoda; Counselor, NTT Electronics Technology Corporation Creation(BBCC) Ichiro Nakajima; Ministry of International Trade and Industry May 24,1994 "Rapid Changes in Personal Communications and Strategic Guidelines Jun Nakai, Ph.D.; President, VLSI Technology K.K. for Innovative Semiconductor Technologies" -Semiconductor Forum Tadashi Tomishima; Directors, Kawasaki Steel Corporation (Part 8)- Hideharu Egawa; Executive Director, TOSHIBA Corporation Hiroo Toyoda; Counselor, NTT Electronics Technology Corporation Akihiko Morino; NEC Corporation 1994 Takeshi Hattori; Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation Jan 19,1994 "The Information and Communications Revolution and Renewal Plans Hideyuki Yaginuma; System Engineering Department, Semiconductor for the Industry" -New Year's Discussion and Networking Party- Products Division, Nippon Motorola Ltd. Tadao Saito Ph.D; Professor, Department of Electrical Enginnering, The Eiichiro Murata; Matsushita Communication Industrial Co., Ltd. University of Tokyo Takashi Takamizawa; Texas Instruments Japan Limited Shozaburo Jimi; Liberal Democratic Party of Japan Jun 1,1994 "Challenging the Huge New Market: PCS Strategies and Future Hideji Sugiyama; Director, Machinery and Information Industries Bureau, Developments in Japan and the US" -PCS Forum (Part 3)- Ministry of International Trade and Industry Tadao Saito Ph.D; Professor, Department of Electrical Enginnering, The Kanichiro Aritomi; Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications University of Tokyo Kazunori Ishiguro; Professor, Faculty of Law, The University of Tokyo Hikari Chono; Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications Kunihiro Kato, Dr. Eng.; Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation Izumi Suwa; Hewlett-Packard Laboratories Japan Michio Fujisaki; Directors, FUJITSU Limited Minoru Tanaka; NEC Corporation Feb 1,1994 "Prospects for the Semiconductor Memory Industry" -Semiconductor Jun 3,1994 ”Basic Strategies for the Establishment of Next Generation Forum (Part 6)- (Chairman)Hiroo Toyoda; Counselor, NTT Electronics Technology Info-Communications Infrastructure” (Reading the Telecommunication Corporation Council Report (1)) Hisakazu Mukai, Ph. D.; Associate Director, OKI Electric Industry Co.,Ltd. Tadao Saito Ph.D; Professor, Department of Electrical Enginnering, The Norihiko Naono; Nomura Research Institute, Ltd. University of Tokyo Shigeki Matsue; NEC Corporation Kanichiro Aritomi; Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications Shoji Ohara; Senior Vice President, SANYO Electric Co.,Ltd. Noboru Miyawaki; Executive Vice Presidents, Nippon Telegraph and Tsugio Makimoto; Director, Hitachi, Ltd. Telephone Corporation Reijiro Fukutomi; Executive Vice President, Hitachi, Ltd. Feb 2,1994 "Challenging the Huge New Market: PCS Trends and Future Kazunori Ishiguro; Professor, Faculty of Law, The University of Tokyo Developments in Japan and the US" -PCS Forum (Part 1)- (Chairman)Heiichi Yamamoto, Ph.D.; Professor, Graduate School of Jun 17,1994 "Innovation in Communications: The Integration of Communications Information Science, Nara Institute of Science and Technology and Cable TV” -Integration of Communications and Cable TV Forum Tadao Saito Ph.D; Professor, Department of Electrical Enginnering, The (Part3/5)- University of Tokyo Tadao Saito Ph.D; Professor, Department of Electrical Enginnering, The Tatsuo Kito; Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications University of Tokyo Yoshito Yanai; AT&T micro electronics Tameyasu Tsukada; Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications Akira Mitarai; Directors, SHARP Corporation Moriyoshi Sakakibara; Association for Promotion of new generation NEtwork Service Hisatake Okutsu; Director, TOKYU CABLE TELEVISION CO.,LTD, Tetsuzou Matsumoto; ITOCHU Corporation. Takashi Usami; FUJITSU Limited

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Date Title Date Title Jun 22,1994 “PHP Service Experiments: its Results and Future Developments” Oct 20,1994 "Multimedia and LSI: the Developing Market and its Technologies" (Experiments and Strategies of Local Service Providers) -PHP Forum -Semiconductor Forum (Part 10)- (Part 6)- (Chairman)Hiroo Toyoda; Counselor, NTT Electronics Technology Tadao Saito Ph.D; Professor, Department of Electrical Enginnering, The Corporation University of Tokyo Yasunori Sakai; Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation Tatsuo Kito; Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications Hiroshi Fujiwara; President, GC Technology Tokuo Iida; Deputy Chairman, Association of Experimental Tests Initiative Hideki Sato; Senior Vice President, Sega Enterprises for Personal Handy-phone System Comercialzation Noboru Urano; FUJITSU Limited Masujiro Matsuo; Director, JAPAN TELECOM Co., Ltd. Tadashi Sumi; Mitsubishi Electric Corporation Muneyuki Tsukiyama; Tokyo Telecommunication Network Co., Inc. Nov 18,1994 "Future Developments of the Imminent Commercialization of the Yutaka Goto; Teleway Japan Personal Handyphone System" (Business Strategies and Progresses of Hiroshi Tomiyoshi; Shikoku Information and Telecommunication Network NTT, DDI, and Telewalker) -PHS Forum (Part 8)- Co., Inc. Tadao Saito Ph.D; Professor, Department of Electrical Enginnering, The Masakatsu Izumi; Study Group of Personal Handy-phone System in University of Tokyo Kansai District Kiyoshi Mori; Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications Kozo Fujiwara; Director, Tokyo Telemessage Akira Terasaki; Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications Jul 6,1994 ”Basic Strategies for the Establishment of Next Generation Tokuo Iida; Deputy Chairman, Association of Experimental Tests Initiative Info-Communications Infrastructure” (Reading the Telecommunication for Personal Handy-phone System Comercialzation Council Report (2)) Toshihisa Fukumoto; President, NTT Personal Communications Network Tadao Saito Ph.D; Professor, Department of Electrical Enginnering, The Inc. University of Tokyo Satio Senmoto; Executive Director, Daini Denden Incorporated Kanichiro Aritomi; Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications Takeshi Eguchi; President, Tele Walker Tokyo plan Jun Okayama; Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications 1995 Hiroshi Yasuda; Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation Apr 19,1995 "New LSI Design Environment in a Demand-Driven Age" Keiichi Tsukada; Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. -Semiconductor Forum (Part 11)- Jul 15,1994 "The Integration of Communications and Cable TV: Visual Applications (Chairman)Hiroo Toyoda; Counselor, NTT Electronics Technology and Softwares" -Integration of Communications and Cable TV Forum Corporation (Part4/5)- Osamu Karatsu, Dr. Eng.; Executive Manager, Advanced LSI Laboratory, Tadao Saito Ph.D; Professor, Department of Electrical Enginnering, The NTT LSI Laboratories, Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation University of Tokyo Jun Iwamura; TOSHIBA Corporation Ichiro Nakajima; Ministry of International Trade and Industry Shigeru Sugamori; Director, ADVANTEST Minoru Suzuki; Seiyo (Sub-Toshio Maruyama; Director, ADVANTEST) Hiroyuki Tachibana; Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. Daiju Ogawa; ASCII Corporation Kotaro Nawa; Professor, Faculty of Law, Niigata University Kensaku Fujimori; Marketing Manager, Cadence Design Systems K.K. Sep 6,1994 "Business Developments of the Huge PHS Market: Ministry of Posts and Jul 27,1995 "Downsizing of Computers: Strategies and the Challenges of the LSI" Telecommunications Reveals its Policy for Commercialization" -PHS -Semiconductor Forum (Part 12)- Forum (Part 7)- (Chairman)Hiroo Toyoda; Counselor, NTT Electronics Technology Tadao Saito Ph.D; Professor, Department of Electrical Enginnering, The Corporation University of Tokyo Hisakazu Mukai, Ph. D.; Associate Director, Electronic Devices Group, Tokuo Iida; Deputy Chairman, Association of Experimental Tests Initiative OKI Electric Industry Co.,Ltd. for Personal Handy-phone System Comercialzation Yoshio Nishimura; Nikkei Business Publications, Inc. Kiyoshi Mori; Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications Tomoyuki Izu; Hewlett-Packard Japan, Ltd. Akira Terasaki; Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications Masamoto Nagai; NEC Corporation Sep 13,1994 "The Integration of Communications and Cable TV: Panel Discussion Eihachiro Nakamae; Professor, Department of Management, Prefectural and Summation" -Integration of Communications and Cable TV Forum University of Hiroshima (Part5/5) and Networking Party- 1996 Tadao Saito Ph.D; Professor, Department of Electrical Enginnering, The Feb 29,1996 "Prospects of the New SIMOX Technology" -Semiconductor Forum (Part University of Tokyo 13)- Hideo Shimizu; Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications (Chairman & Keynote Speech)Hiroo Toyoda; Counselor, NTT Electronics Kazunori Ishiguro; Professor, Faculty of Law, The University of Tokyo Technology Corporation Hiroshi Ishihara; Senior Vice Presidents, Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Katsutoshi Izumi; Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation Corporation Keizo Sakiyama; SHARP Corporation Tetsuzou Matsumoto; ITOCHU Corporation. Yasuo Inoue; Mitsubishi Electric Corporation Akio Yamakawa; Tokyo Telecommunication Network Co., Inc. Tetsushi Sakai; Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation Hideo Fukutomi; Executive Vice President, Sumitomo Electric Industries,

Ltd. 1997 Kaoru Yano; NEC Corporation Mar 5,1997 "System LSI In the Era of Submicron Technology: its Changes and (Sub-Yasutaka Ohhashi; Executive Vice President, NEC Cable Medeia) Impacts" -Semiconductor Forum (Part 14)- (Chairman)Hiroo Toyoda; Counselor, NTT Electronics Technology Sep 14,1994 "Prospects of the Multimedia Environment: Innovations in Corporation Communications Network, Semiconductor Technologies and its (Keynote Speech)Hisakazu Mukai, Ph. D.; Associate Director, OKI Electric Strategies" -Semiconductor Forum (Part 9)- Industry Co.,Ltd. Hiroo Toyoda; Counselor, NTT Electronics Technology Corporation Norihisa Kitagawa; Texas Instruments Japan Limited Toshiharu Aoki; Senior Vice Presidents, Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Yoshiro Kitahara; VLSI Technology K.K. Corporation Nobuo Horiuchi; VLSI Technology K.K. Ichiro Yamashita; Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation Naotaka Aoki; IBM Japan, Ltd. Ken Kutaraki; Executive Director, Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. Seiji Miwa; President, Cadence Design Systems K.K. Yasuo Akatsuka; NEC Corporation

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