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activities among major electronics and IT exhibition organizers in Asia. in organizers among major electronics and IT exhibition activities and the convergence of communications, information and imaging technologies of communications, information and and the convergence and trends the industries' latest achievements and vitality of these industries to the world trends present the achievements, age in the digital network to lifestyles, economies and society contributing Digital Home Appliances Digital Home CES (U.S.A.) Association (CEA): International Consumer Electronics () Messe Berlin: IFA Information Communications Association (TIA): NeXtComm (U.S.A.) Industry Telecommunications Forum World International Engineering Consortium (IEC): Broadband Electronic Components electronica & Productronica (China) Messe Munchen International: electronica (Germany), Management Office JAPAN CEATEC Association (JESA) Japan Electronics Show Note: The Asia Electronics Exhibition Cooperate Conference (AEECC) was established in 1997 to encourage promotional cooperation Asia Electronics Exhibition Cooperate Conference (AEECC) was The Note: Note: Groups of 20 or more students and children under 12 years of age were admitted free of charge. Note: Groups of 20 or more students and children under 12 years Committee Organizing JAPAN CEATEC (CIAJ) Association of Japan Communications and Information network Association (JEITA) Industries Technology Japan Electronics and Information Association of Japan (CSAJ) Computer Software Ministry of Economy, Japan; Affairs, and Communications, Japan; Ministry of Foreign Affairs Ministry of Internal Japan (listed by date established) and Industry, Trade The Japan Broadcasting Corporation (NHK); Municipal Government; Chiba Chiba Prefectural Government; Tokyo The and Industry; The Japan Chamber of Commerce Association of Commercial Broadcasters in Japan; Trade Japan External The Chiba Chamber of Commerce and Industry; Chamber of Commerce and Industry; of the U.S. Commercial Service; Delegation (JNTO); Organization Tourist Japan National (JETRO); Organization in Japan; Canadian Embassy and Consulates in Japan (no particular European Commission in Japan; British Embassy order) of Radio Industries and Businesses (ARIB); Association in Japan; Association of Consumer Electronics Marketing Association Japan Association of Japan; Internet Association of Japan (DCAj); Electrical Products Digital Content Japan Association, Inc. (JAMA); Automobile Manufacturers Japan Audio Society (JAS); (IAjapan); ITS Japan; Japan Television Japan Cable Association (JCTA); Telecommunications Association; Japan Cable and Book Publishers Association (JCSSA); Japan Electronic Products Association (JCTEA); Japan Computer System Seller Engineering & Dealers (JEP); Japan Satellite Distributors of Electronic Parts Association (JEPIA); Japan Federation Importers Recording Industry Nippon Keidanren; Association (JVA); Software Video Japan Association (JSBA); Broadcasting Carriers Telecommunications Committee (TTC); Technology Telecommunication Association of Japan (RIAJ); Association (TCA) (alphabetical order) Electronics & Information Industry Sub-Council (CCPIT Trade, China Council for the Promotion of International (HKEIA); Association Electronic Industries The Hong Kong ECC); China Electronic Chamber of Commerce (CECC); Area Development Technological Economic and Tianjin Council (TAITRA); Development Trade External Taiwan (TEDA) AEECC Members: Council (HKTDC); Development Trade Hong Kong Appliance Corporation (CEAC); China Electronic (TEEMA) Association Electrical and Electronic Manufacturers' Taiwan Association (KEA); Electronics Korea CEATEC JAPAN 2006 JAPAN CEATEC and Communications) Image, Information TEChnologies-Providing Advanced Exhibition of (Combined age, digital network for the systems and software technologies, products, the newest visitors to experience allow 1.To by presenting interest and responding to the needs of users capturing the exhibition function as a highly specific 2.To to fields, the communications, information and imaging of information on exhibition interactive Asia's largest 3.As and thereby supporting industrial development to present clear social messages, industry organizations gather 4.To 2006 (5 days), from 10:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. October 7, October 3-Saturday, Tuesday, October 3, 10:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. Tuesday, Time: Premiere Makuhari Messe Chiba, Japan 2-1 Nakase, Mihama-ku, required Registration Free entry Web: on the Pre-registered Visitors General: 1,000 (Students: 500) at the Gate: registering Visitors 1. SHOW INFORMATION SHOW 1. MANAGEMENT Asian Partners Global Partners ASSISTANCE SUPPORT SPONSORSHIP ADMISSION LOCATION DURATION OBJECTIVES NAME CEATEC JAPAN 2006 03 3. OPENING EVENTS OPENING 3. 1. Premiere Time Premiere 1. At noon on October 3, the opening day of the exhibition, At noon on October 3, the opening day of the exhibition, held at 2006 Opening Reception was JAPAN the CEATEC Otani Makuhari, located near Makuhari Messe, Hotel New Atsutoshi After Mr. held. 2006 was JAPAN where CEATEC Organizing JAPAN Nishida, Chairman of the CEATEC greetings on behalf of the sponsoring Committee, offered of the Ministry of Internal associations, representatives of and Communications, and the Minister Affairs At a greetings. and Industry offered Trade Economy, Kagami-Biraki (rice wine cask-breaking) commemorative of the sponsoring associations, representatives ceremony, and NHK (Japan Broadcasting the Japanese government with high Corporation), celebrated the opening of the show Attendees also enjoyed anticipation for a successful event. information in a comfortable and roomy exchanging atmosphere. companies, of exhibiting In all, 745 representatives agencies and the mass media attended the government Opening Reception. Before the opening of CEATEC JAPAN 2006, media JAPAN of CEATEC Before the opening used guests and specially invited journalists crews, Tuesday, to noon on held from 10:00 a.m. Time, Premiere and exchange the exhibition October 3, to cover and spacious environment information in a comfortable public. before the doors opened to the and of television from a variety Numerous representatives and magazines around the world radio stations, newspapers eagerly collecting material for day, gathered on the first exhibitor and periodicals. For shows television Time Premiere CEOs and top executives, representatives, all the the best opportunity to fully experience provided information for future and gain valuable exhibits A total of 794 plans. management and development 2006. JAPAN came to CEATEC VIP visitors registered Reception 2. Computer Software Computer Software Association of Japan Chairman, Shigefumi Wada Japan Electronics and Information Electronics and Information Japan Industries Association Technology Chairman, Akikusa Naoyuki Communications and Information Communications network Association of Japan Chairman, Atsutoshi Nishida With each passing year, CEATEC JAPAN has become increasingly recognized as a "Comprehensive Exhibition of has become increasingly recognized as a "Comprehensive JAPAN CEATEC each passing year, With opportunity to see this excellent you to take invite We Cutting-Edge IT & Electronics," and 2006 will be no exception. as well as the most up-to-date the latest technologies supporting the spread of digital convergence, first-hand of the near future. businesses information about new The theme of this year's CEATEC JAPAN is "Digital Convergence Changing Society, Lifestyles and Business." In line Lifestyles Changing Society, is "Digital Convergence JAPAN The theme of this year's CEATEC by putting together hard to relay a host of useful information in the best possible way been working the theme, we have expansion. direct opportunities for future business and conference program that will provide a strong exhibition Exhibitors at CEATEC JAPAN 2006 will introduce their latest technologies and products that reflect this growing this growing 2006 will introduce their latest technologies and products that reflect JAPAN Exhibitors at CEATEC will also They between communications and broadcasting, as well as images, information and content. convergence display a range of products and services, from semiconductors, displays, electronic components and materials to system services that support these cutting-edge offerings. solutions and software Against this backdrop of convergence and change, CEATEC JAPAN 2006 will be held at Makuhari Messe in Chiba JAPAN and change, CEATEC Against this backdrop of convergence and period from October 3 to October 7, 2006, under the sponsorship of the Communications Prefecture for the five-day Association Industries Technology Association of Japan (CIAJ), Japan Electronics and Information Information network Japanese Association of Japan (CSAJ), and with assistance and support from relevant Software and Computer (JEITA), bodies and organizations. government On the Opening of CEATEC JAPAN 2006 JAPAN of CEATEC On the Opening bringing huge changes society, of a globally networked the evolution in digital technology are forging Radical advances Meanwhile, ongoing proliferation of digital formats in communications and broadcasting is to the electronics industry. of the media itself. in the area of content, such as information and images, as well as in the realm boosting convergence era. of the digital convergence Indeed, we are witnessing the dawn 2. 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CEATEC JAPAN 2006 02 CEATEC JAPAN 2006 03 3. OPENING EVENTS OPENING 3. 1. Premiere Time Premiere 1. At noon on October 3, the opening day of the exhibition, At noon on October 3, the opening day of the exhibition, held at 2006 Opening Reception was JAPAN the CEATEC Otani Makuhari, located near Makuhari Messe, Hotel New Atsutoshi After Mr. held. 2006 was JAPAN where CEATEC Organizing JAPAN Nishida, Chairman of the CEATEC greetings on behalf of the sponsoring Committee, offered of the Ministry of Internal associations, representatives of and Communications, and the Minister Affairs At a greetings. and Industry offered Trade Economy, Kagami-Biraki (rice wine cask-breaking) commemorative of the sponsoring associations, representatives ceremony, and NHK (Japan Broadcasting the Japanese government with high Corporation), celebrated the opening of the show Attendees also enjoyed anticipation for a successful event. information in a comfortable and roomy exchanging atmosphere. companies, of exhibiting In all, 745 representatives agencies and the mass media attended the government Opening Reception. Before the opening of CEATEC JAPAN 2006, media JAPAN of CEATEC Before the opening used guests and specially invited journalists crews, Tuesday, to noon on held from 10:00 a.m. Time, Premiere and exchange the exhibition October 3, to cover and spacious environment information in a comfortable public. before the doors opened to the and of television from a variety Numerous representatives and magazines around the world radio stations, newspapers eagerly collecting material for day, gathered on the first exhibitor and periodicals. For shows television Time Premiere CEOs and top executives, representatives, all the the best opportunity to fully experience provided information for future and gain valuable exhibits A total of 794 plans. management and development 2006. JAPAN came to CEATEC VIP visitors registered Reception 2. Computer Software Computer Software Association of Japan Chairman, Shigefumi Wada Japan Electronics and Information Electronics and Information Japan Industries Association Technology Chairman, Akikusa Naoyuki Communications and Information Communications network Association of Japan Chairman, Atsutoshi Nishida On the Opening of CEATEC JAPAN 2006 JAPAN of CEATEC On the Opening bringing huge changes society, of a globally networked the evolution in digital technology are forging Radical advances Meanwhile, ongoing proliferation of digital formats in communications and broadcasting is to the electronics industry. of the media itself. in the area of content, such as information and images, as well as in the realm boosting convergence era. of the digital convergence Indeed, we are witnessing the dawn 2006 will be held at Makuhari Messe in Chiba JAPAN and change, CEATEC Against this backdrop of convergence and period from October 3 to October 7, 2006, under the sponsorship of the Communications Prefecture for the five-day Association Industries Technology Association of Japan (CIAJ), Japan Electronics and Information Information network Japanese Association of Japan (CSAJ), and with assistance and support from relevant Software and Computer (JEITA), bodies and organizations. government this growing 2006 will introduce their latest technologies and products that reflect JAPAN Exhibitors at CEATEC will also They between communications and broadcasting, as well as images, information and content. convergence display a range of products and services, from semiconductors, displays, electronic components and materials to system services that support these cutting-edge offerings. solutions and software and Business." In line Lifestyles Changing Society, is "Digital Convergence JAPAN The theme of this year's CEATEC by putting together hard to relay a host of useful information in the best possible way been working the theme, we have expansion. direct opportunities for future business and conference program that will provide a strong exhibition Exhibition of has become increasingly recognized as a "Comprehensive JAPAN CEATEC each passing year, With opportunity to see this excellent you to take invite We Cutting-Edge IT & Electronics," and 2006 will be no exception. as well as the most up-to-date the latest technologies supporting the spread of digital convergence, first-hand of the near future. businesses information about new 2. CHAIRMAN'S COMMENTS CHAIRMAN'S 2.

CEATEC JAPAN 2006 02 CEATEC JAPAN 2006 05 Pictgram Press Center Cross-Sector Interchange Pavilion Interchange K. JETRO BIZMATCH@ 2006 JAPAN CEATEC Keynote Speeches Kanto Regional Finals of the FSI-All (October 7) Japan Robot-Sumo Tournament Sponsers' Publication Corner Internet Broadcasting by Students "intebro" Hotels Shop Workshop Official Electronics Workshop Workshop Electronics Electronics Juniors & Kids Must-see Item Navigation Juniors & KidsJuniors & Kids RFID PLAZA HATS PLAZA Net Kaden 2006 (Networked Home Appliances 2006) Monozukuri Innovation PLAZA Platform Exhibitor Seminar (CD) Business Arena (NHK / JEITA) Accessibility Plaza Expanding Digital Exhibitor Seminar (DN) Broadcasting World Ubiquitous Network Symposium 2006 Showcase Car Electronics Plaza ~ Sustained by Electronic Components and Devices ~ 5. EXHIBITION SITE EXHIBITION 5. 3 2 1 1 1 1 6 5 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 73 48 27 17 43 12 16 14 Exhibitors Number of Booths Taiwan People's Republic of China Republic of Korea Hong Kong Sri Lanka Thailand United States of America Canada Colombia Mexico Germany Switzerland Sweden Turkey Belgium Finland Kazakhstan Netherlands Norway Australia (283 companies/organizations from 26 countries and regions) from (283 companies/organizations Asia Europe Oceania Middle East North America South America (1 exhibitor from 1 country) (2 exhibitors from 1 country) (2 exhibitors from 2 countries) (55 exhibitors from 2 countries) (51 exhibitors from 12 countries) Materials, Batteries and Power Sources Zone Sources Batteries and Power Materials, permanent other materials, etc. magnets, sinter, soft Metals, other battery- batteries, solar cells, hydride lithium-ion batteries, nickel Fuel cells, sources other power supplies, power other switching related, adapters/chargers, etc. source devices, and power industrial Nanotechnology-related, biometrics-related, tools, environment-related, other fundamental technology-related, etc. Measuring Instrumentation, Electronic Equipment Zone Equipment and Manufacturing Testing measuring instrumentation, characteristic measuring transmission Waveform instrumentation, measuring communications instrumentation, semiconductor and IC measuring instrumentation, industrial measuring instrumentation, etc. equipment, testing manufacturing and inspection devices, Electronic assembly equipment, etc. Other) Zone PR (Publications, and local PR services, publications Related software, Business & Society Zone Business & Society Corporate Network Services and Systems WDM), ultra- servicesCommunications xDSL, FTTH, (including broadband, ADSL, VoIP IP-Phone equipment, wideband (UWB) equipment, ASP/ISP equipment, terminals, computer-telephony equipment, IPv6 equipment, telecommunication equipment, connection equipment, telecommunications (CTI) systems, integration etc. PBX systems, (NetworkPlatforms Computing) information equipment, PCs, storage workstations, servers, systems, Operating computer peripheralequipment, digital and projector products, terminals, display Internet equipment, wireless LAN products and systems, equipment, LAN/WAN OA etc. routers), solution systems, hubs, equipment (modems, and intranet Industrial Equipment devices equipment and systems (satellite communication Wireless communication connection devices), devices, digital transmission digital switchers, and systems, electronic application equipment (industrial computers and peripheral equipment, application equipment, industrialultrasonic imaging equipment), etc. Middleware services, enterpriseWeb (EAI), grid application integration applications, Web computing, etc. Applications services, management, enterprise knowledge Systems integration resource planning (ERP), supply chain management (SCM), customer relationship electronic data interchange (EDI), e- management (CRM), electronic commerce, Learning, Internet-related Internet applications, Data Centers (IDCs), groupware, (CG) (DTP), computer graphics desktop publishing applications, business-related etc. security-related applications, software, Social Systems and Services support venture services,ITS, barrier-free and other social welfare-related research announcements and other education-related services, university services, other services, related to the above products/ systems/software/contents social services, etc. (172 exhibitors from 8 countries and regions) (2)Foreign Exhibitors (2)Foreign Exhibitors 52 96 90 329 394 312 103 406 1,376 1,560 2,936 1,154 Booths 97 79 30 80 46 70 807 166 130 109 544 263 Total 9 81 62 19 40 15 56 27 13 42 202 283 Foreign Exhibitors 78 39 15 74 82 71 33 28 182 524 104 342 Japan Home & Personal Business & Society Subtotal Semiconductors Electronic Display Devices Passive Components Structural and Functional Components Materials, Batteries and Power Sources Electronic Measuring Instrumentation, Equipment and Manufacturing Equipment Testing PR (Publications, Other) Subtotal Total Stage Zone Digital Network Stage Digital Network Zone Home & Personal Home Entertainment tuners, digital broadcast reception Flat-panel-display (FPD) televisions, television equipment, hard-disk-drive equipment, set-top boxes (STBs), home server-related next-generation digital disc (HDD) recorders, DVD players/recorders, audiovisual (AV) personal players/recorders, digital videotape recorders, systems, game platforms, etc. computers (PCs), printers, scanners, home theater Mobile Networks (PHS) equipment, personal data Mobile telephones, Personal Handyphone System local-area-network (LAN) equipment, assistants (PDAs), mobile PCs, wireless memory cards, IC cards, storage Bluetoothª equipment, digital audio players, media, storage devices, supply products, etc. Car Electronics telematics equipment, car System) equipment, Transportation ITS (Intelligent network System)-related products, GPS (Global Positioning systems, navigation equipment, etc. car AV services computers, car-mounted and systems, Home Networks control systems home network and products, systems Network home appliances, security etc. personal identification technologies, systems, and products, Consumer-Use Network and Broadcasting Services Handyphone System (PHS) equipment, standard Personal Mobile telephones, services,telephones and related communications digital broadcasting, cable broadcasting-related services, broadband-related services, (CATV), television IP telephone services, services,Internet distribution online music providers, streaming services, Internet banking services, services, online trade Internet services, etc. auction services, products and equipment related to the above Consumer-Use Digital Software PC application software, Internet embedded systems, software, systems, Operating digital contents and data, etc. game software, Other etc. other consumer products, Consumer-use robots, & Industrial Equipment Stage Devices Components, Electronic Zone Semiconductors analog ICs, system LSIs, digital bipolar, MOS memory, MOS micro, MOS logic, rectifier element, transistor, discreet (silicon diode, sensors, optical ICs, discreet other elements, optoelectronic conversion thyristors, thermistors, varistors, semiconductors), memory etc. components, Zone Devices Display Electronic panels (PDPs), inorganic and plasma-display Liquid-crystal-device (LCD) displays, light-emitting-diode (LED) displays, organic electroluminescence (EL) displays, vacuum displays, (CRT) (FEDs), cathode-ray-tube field-emission displays etc. touch panels, panels, (VFDs), electronic display fluorescent displays Components Zone Passive oscillators, inductors, transformers, capacitors, components (resistors, Passive etc. filters) noise-reducing components, Structural and Functional Components Zone structural components, relays), switches, Connecting components (connectors, motors,sensors), ultracompact magnetic heads, (acoustic transducers, transducers electronic circuit boards (ridge- and video tuners, television functional components, other electronic circuit boards), etc. module boards, print, flexible, (1)By Category Digital Network Electronic Components, Devices & Industrial Equipment 1. STAGE CONFIGURATION STAGE 1. OF EXHIBITS 2.BREAKDOWN 4. EXHIBITION CONFIGURATION EXHIBITION 4.

CEATEC JAPAN 2006 04 CEATEC JAPAN 2006 05 Pictgram Press Center Cross-Sector Interchange Pavilion Interchange K. JETRO BIZMATCH@ 2006 JAPAN CEATEC Keynote Speeches Kanto Regional Finals of the FSI-All (October 7) Japan Robot-Sumo Tournament Sponsers' Publication Corner Internet Broadcasting by Students "intebro" Hotels Shop Workshop Official Electronics Workshop Workshop Electronics Electronics Juniors & Kids Must-see Item Navigation Juniors & KidsJuniors & Kids RFID PLAZA HATS PLAZA Net Kaden 2006 (Networked Home Appliances 2006) Monozukuri Innovation PLAZA Platform Exhibitor Seminar (CD) Business Arena (NHK / JEITA) Accessibility Plaza Expanding Digital Exhibitor Seminar (DN) Broadcasting World Ubiquitous Network Symposium 2006 Showcase Car Electronics Plaza ~ Sustained by Electronic Components and Devices ~ 5. EXHIBITION SITE EXHIBITION 5. 3 2 1 1 1 1 6 5 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 73 48 27 17 43 12 16 14 Exhibitors Number of Booths Taiwan People's Republic of China Republic of Korea Hong Kong Singapore Sri Lanka Malaysia Thailand United States of America Canada Colombia Mexico France Germany United Kingdom Switzerland Sweden Turkey Belgium Finland Italy Kazakhstan Netherlands Norway Australia Israel (283 companies/organizations from 26 countries and regions) from (283 companies/organizations Asia Europe Oceania Middle East North America South America (1 exhibitor from 1 country) (2 exhibitors from 1 country) (2 exhibitors from 2 countries) (55 exhibitors from 2 countries) (51 exhibitors from 12 countries) Materials, Batteries and Power Sources Zone Sources Batteries and Power Materials, permanent other materials, etc. magnets, sinter, soft Metals, other battery- batteries, solar cells, hydride lithium-ion batteries, nickel Fuel cells, sources other power supplies, power other switching related, adapters/chargers, etc. source devices, and power industrial Nanotechnology-related, biometrics-related, tools, environment-related, other fundamental technology-related, etc. Measuring Instrumentation, Electronic Equipment Zone Equipment and Manufacturing Testing measuring instrumentation, characteristic measuring transmission Waveform instrumentation, measuring wireless communications instrumentation, semiconductor and IC measuring instrumentation, industrial measuring instrumentation, etc. equipment, testing manufacturing and inspection devices, Electronic assembly equipment, etc. Other) Zone PR (Publications, and local PR services, publications Related software, Business & Society Zone Business & Society Corporate Network Services and Systems WDM), ultra- servicesCommunications xDSL, FTTH, (including broadband, ADSL, VoIP IP-Phone equipment, wideband (UWB) equipment, ASP/ISP equipment, terminals, computer-telephony equipment, IPv6 equipment, telecommunication equipment, connection equipment, telecommunications (CTI) systems, integration etc. PBX systems, (NetworkPlatforms Computing) information equipment, PCs, storage workstations, servers, systems, Operating computer peripheralequipment, digital and projector products, terminals, display Internet equipment, wireless LAN products and systems, equipment, LAN/WAN OA etc. routers), solution systems, hubs, equipment (modems, and intranet Industrial Equipment devices equipment and systems (satellite communication Wireless communication connection devices), devices, digital transmission digital switchers, and systems, electronic application equipment (industrial computers and peripheral equipment, application equipment, industrialultrasonic imaging equipment), etc. Middleware services, enterpriseWeb (EAI), grid application integration applications, Web computing, etc. Applications services, management, enterprise knowledge Systems integration resource planning (ERP), supply chain management (SCM), customer relationship electronic data interchange (EDI), e- management (CRM), electronic commerce, Learning, Internet-related Internet applications, Data Centers (IDCs), groupware, (CG) (DTP), computer graphics desktop publishing applications, business-related etc. security-related applications, software, Social Systems and Services support venture services,ITS, barrier-free and other social welfare-related research announcements and other education-related services, university services, other services, related to the above products/ systems/software/contents social services, etc. (172 exhibitors from 8 countries and regions) (2)Foreign Exhibitors (2)Foreign Exhibitors 52 96 90 329 394 312 103 406 1,376 1,560 2,936 1,154 Booths 97 79 30 80 46 70 807 166 130 109 544 263 Total 9 81 62 19 40 15 56 27 13 42 202 283 Foreign Exhibitors 78 39 15 74 82 71 33 28 182 524 104 342 Japan Home & Personal Business & Society Subtotal Semiconductors Electronic Display Devices Passive Components Structural and Functional Components Materials, Batteries and Power Sources Electronic Measuring Instrumentation, Equipment and Manufacturing Equipment Testing PR (Publications, Other) Subtotal Total Stage Zone Digital Network Stage Digital Network Zone Home & Personal Home Entertainment tuners, digital broadcast reception Flat-panel-display (FPD) televisions, television equipment, hard-disk-drive equipment, set-top boxes (STBs), home server-related next-generation digital disc (HDD) recorders, DVD players/recorders, audiovisual (AV) personal players/recorders, digital videotape recorders, systems, game platforms, etc. computers (PCs), printers, scanners, home theater Mobile Networks (PHS) equipment, personal data Mobile telephones, Personal Handyphone System local-area-network (LAN) equipment, assistants (PDAs), mobile PCs, wireless memory cards, IC cards, storage Bluetoothª equipment, digital audio players, media, storage devices, supply products, etc. Car Electronics telematics equipment, car System) equipment, Transportation ITS (Intelligent network System)-related products, GPS (Global Positioning systems, navigation equipment, etc. car AV services computers, car-mounted and systems, Home Networks control systems home network and products, systems Network home appliances, security etc. personal identification technologies, systems, and products, Consumer-Use Network and Broadcasting Services Handyphone System (PHS) equipment, standard Personal Mobile telephones, services,telephones and related communications digital broadcasting, cable broadcasting-related services, broadband-related services, (CATV), television IP telephone services, services,Internet distribution online music providers, streaming services, Internet banking services, services, online trade Internet services, etc. auction services, products and equipment related to the above Consumer-Use Digital Software PC application software, Internet embedded systems, software, systems, Operating digital contents and data, etc. game software, Other etc. other consumer products, Consumer-use robots, & Industrial Equipment Stage Devices Components, Electronic Zone Semiconductors analog ICs, system LSIs, digital bipolar, MOS memory, MOS micro, MOS logic, rectifier element, transistor, discreet (silicon diode, sensors, optical ICs, discreet other elements, optoelectronic conversion thyristors, thermistors, varistors, semiconductors), memory etc. components, Zone Devices Display Electronic panels (PDPs), inorganic and plasma-display Liquid-crystal-device (LCD) displays, light-emitting-diode (LED) displays, organic electroluminescence (EL) displays, vacuum displays, (CRT) (FEDs), cathode-ray-tube field-emission displays etc. touch panels, panels, (VFDs), electronic display fluorescent displays Components Zone Passive oscillators, inductors, transformers, capacitors, components (resistors, Passive etc. filters) noise-reducing components, Structural and Functional Components Zone structural components, relays), switches, Connecting components (connectors, motors,sensors), ultracompact magnetic heads, (acoustic transducers, transducers electronic circuit boards (ridge- and video tuners, television functional components, other electronic circuit boards), etc. module boards, print, flexible, (1)By Category Digital Network Electronic Components, Devices & Industrial Equipment 1. STAGE CONFIGURATION STAGE 1. OF EXHIBITS 2.BREAKDOWN 4. EXHIBITION CONFIGURATION EXHIBITION 4.

CEATEC JAPAN 2006 04 CEATEC JAPAN 2006 07 In the HD DVD camp, held demonstrations combining held demonstrations combining Toshiba camp, In the HD DVD already in offerings with two REGZA LCD television its new (HD player) and RD-A1 (HD DVD its HD-XA1 the market: number of a also exhibited The company recorder). DVD HD first the world's thin SD-L902A, including the very drives, as well as the SD-H902A for notebook computers, drive DVD SD-U913A and the (for desktop PCs), the 9.5mm-thick 12.7mm-thick slot-loading SD-T913A. Promotion Group displayed a broad At its booth, the HD DVD in order release, slated for market array of packaged software It also video content. of available to highlight the abundance player Xbox 360 HD DVD held demonstrations of Microsoft's a lineup of notebook PCs equipped with HD and exhibited and Qosmio G30 Toshiba's These included drives. DVD ASUS. and Gateway Acer, by offerings under one roof a Association showcased The Blu-ray Disc manufacturers, series of prototype recorders from various Sharp, , , from , including offerings and Pioneer. BD recorders scheduled for launch in displayed two Sony December 2006: the 500GB BDZ-V9 and the 250GB BDZ-V7, BD its new both equipped with HDDs. It also showed dedicated remote control for PlayStation 3. BD recorders slated for launch in two exhibited Panasonic At its and the DMR-BR10. 2006: the DMR-BW220 November also demonstrated a high-image-quality, booth, Panasonic own 7.1-channel surround-sound theater system. BD/HDD AQUOS-brand Sharp displayed a prototype of its a prototype of a BD/HDD and Hitachi showed recorder, and CD recording and recorder that fully supports BD, DVD time playback. In addition, Mitsubishi Electric for the first a BD recorder with highlight playback capability that unveiled 1.0) Blu-ray 2.0) and write-once (Ver. (Ver. conforms to rewrite Disc standards. its BDP-HD1, a BP player already sold in Pioneer showcased the United States. It also displayed a 5-inch-bay internal a slim-slot writer and a half-height writer. recordable BD drive, NTT DoCoMo and KDDI Battle ahead of MNP The lead-up to the introduction of mobile number portability (MNP), which commenced in Japan on October 24, 2006, saw battle between NTT DoCoMo and KDDI and fierce a growing for the hearts and minds of mobile telephone users. In addition to highlight the appeal of to handsets, both companies strove services and cutting-edge technologies, their respective visitors to their booths. attracting numerous exhibition NTT DoCoMo demonstrated its line of mobile telephone handsets, centering on autumn/winter models currently in the model compatible N902ix HIGH-SPEED, a brand-new market. Access (HSDPA) Packet with the High-Speed Downlink Also popular were its of interest. protocol, garnered a high level business notably the hTc Z, a pocket handsets, business-use were Visitors PC phone, and its BlackBerry mobile terminals. using them. able to handle the phones and experience Demonstrations of HD DVD and Blu-ray Disc Demonstrations of HD DVD were on the battle between the two to FPDs, all eyes Next and Blu- optical disk camps: HD DVD major next-generation of players and exhibitions saw This year's event ray Disc. visitors recorders from both camps. Demonstrations provided high-quality featuring of viewing, world with a brand-new and attracting by top image and audio quality, content backed year's event. more attention than the previous even inch screen, the largest in the world. It also unveiled for the It also unveiled world. in the largest inch screen, the projection ultrathin 58-inch rear time in Japan its new first and is only 220W of power which consumes a low television, displayed Electric, meanwhile, 27cm deep. Mitsubishi Full HD rear projection prototypes of its 57-inch and 65-inch being sold in the United States. currently televisions, Also Going High-Definition Cameras Video Digital digital video has also engulfed the wave The high-definition Codec High Definition Video Advanced camera sector. format introduced recording high-definition is a new (AVCHD) used a Sony At the exhibition, Panasonic. and by Sony AVCHD an captured using PlayStation 3 to play back film camera on an 8cm DVD. Memory SD first the world's meanwhile, showcased Panasonic, and is AVCHD-compatible camera, which is Card movie video onto capable of recording 1080i high-definition The camera is compact and light, thanks to a SD/SDHC Cards. developed newly parts, and also features a lack of moving 3CCD Camera System, as well as an image signal processing AVC/H.264. LSI that supports MPEG-4 and video high-definition a prototype of its Everio JVC exhibited (HDD). Incorporating camera, equipped with a hard disk drive System (newly Full HD 3CCD Camera the company's consumer- scan CCD), it is the first 16:9 progressive developed use HDD video camera capable of capturing Full HD images. It also features a Fujinon lens unit and 10-times optical zoom. smallest and the world's exhibited Not to be outdone, camera. Hitachi lightest HD-capable (720p) digital movie video cameras its current series of hybrid HDD/DVD showed HD video and also displayed a mock-up of a next-generation it plans to recording version, camera. In addition to a DVD release a model with both HDD and memory card slot. such as communications, broadcasting, such as communications, broadcasting, - advanced and developed within the context of within the context and developed advanced - also major standouts. Once again, the exhibition saw a series of saw Once again, the exhibition also major standouts. highlighted by Murata locations, in various robot displays which drew made by Murata Seisakusho, Seisaku-kun, a robot by electronic components potential offered attention to the new and devices. by sectors covered ago, the various years Until just a few JAPAN CEATEC Full HD-Compatible 55-Inch SED Flat-Panel Full HD-Compatible 55-Inch SED Flat-Panel Displays screens were a Flat-panel displays (FPDs) with thin and large "Full HD" With 2006. JAPAN major highlight of CEATEC displayed their complete manufacturers words, being the key as LCD, plasma, rear formats, such in various offerings electron-emitter display projection and surface-conduction Their displays, which included the latest models, drew (SED). to the main stage. Studded with an array of high- all eyes a spectacular displays, the stage was resolution, large-screen sight, impressing the throngs of visitors. feature among the FPD displays Perhaps the most talked-about a demonstration of a 55-inch SED, which Canon and was only a mock- plan to commercialize in 2007. Last year, Toshiba this year visitors could see working up could be arranged, but models of Full HD-compatible 55-inch SED displays, combining movies experience audiovisual a powerful providing and music. prototype displays the next-generation Nor could we overlook a 64-inch These included manufacturers. by various exhibited ultrahigh-resolution LCD panel from Sharp, featuring a (4096 x 2160 dots, or four times resolution of 8.85 megapixels screen of its type in the resolution of Full HD) and the largest its 60-inch Full HD plasma Pioneer showcased the world. display panel, with a real contrast ratio of 20,000:1. It also demonstrated its 18-inch, high-resolution (1150 x 540 dots) plasma display technologies. with a 110- its 229W rear projection television off JVC showed their respective domains. Having entered the age of "digital domains. Having their respective between such domains the boundaries however, convergence," bound by to integrate, are beginning disappeared. Many have promise of with the the common thread of digital technology, The spread of terrestrial industries. birth to brand-new giving the popularity of has spurred digital broadcasting, for example, as industry, Full HD technologies across the entire audiovisual optical well as the practical application of next-generation also systems have disks. Mobile telephones and car navigation All broadcasting. in response to the launch of 1-seg advanced of this underscores the incredible potential of home network and technologies to systems, which enable such devices a host of Then there was communicate with each other. incorporating the latest electronic components and devices of this technologies to support these products. In the context JAPAN visitors to CEATEC onslaught, "digital convergence" felt the impact of reality, have 2006 undoubtedly would characterized by swiftly disappearing borders between traditional industrial sectors. home electronic appliances, personal computers and mobile home electronic appliances, personal telephones The annual CEATEC JAPAN exhibition was held for the was exhibition JAPAN The annual CEATEC together bringing a major event, 2006. It was time in seventh the image, and technologies from cutting-edge products theme of this The communications fields. information and Changing Society, "Digital Convergence, was year's event companies 807 exhibiting Lifestyles and Business." It attracted year), including (19 more than the previous and organizations outside entities from 26 countries and regions 283 overseas 2006 JAPAN 2,936 booths, CEATEC a total of With Japan. its 5-day period. attracted 194,267 visitors over a This year, increased. has steadily of the exhibits Coverage mass media attended, clearly total of 2,093 people from the Japan, media In addition to year's level. surpassing the previous (including web media) from more than 25 representatives the underscoring JAPAN, CEATEC countries covered overseas used exhibitors many Moreover, globally. high profile event's to opportunities, testimony business the occasion to seize new recognition as a truly international JAPAN's CEATEC exhibition. Stage and Network into the Digital divided was The exhibition & Industrial Equipment the Electronic Components, Devices were words Stage, where the key Network The Digital Stage. products from various "high resolution," featured a host of new included large- They home electronic appliance manufacturers. and SED screen displays, including LCD, rear-projection optical recorders. Next-generation models, as well as DVD of both Blu-ray Discs disks were represented by manufacturers to announce their latest who used the event and HD , video the added inclusion of With players and recorders. Stage seemed to enter a new contents, the Digital Network also a full array of "must see" There was phase in its evolution. communication (PLC) line including power offerings, terrestrial mobile telephones, equipment, next-generation broadcasting (1-seg) digital broadcasting equipment, 1-segment The Stage also featured many and home networks. devices prototype and other Japan-first industry-first, world-first, products incorporating pioneering technologies. in mobile technologies, the Electronic Amid further advances & Industrial Equipment Stage featured a Components, Devices multitude of items, including circuit components that were products, smaller and thinner than existing lighter, significantly components, connection/conversion as well as passive components and sensors. Other highlights included fuel cells products and for mobile telephones. New and display devices automobiles were technologies for inclusion in next-generation 6. EXHIBITION TRENDS EXHIBITION 6.

CEATEC JAPAN 2006 06 CEATEC JAPAN 2006 07 In the HD DVD camp, Toshiba held demonstrations combining held demonstrations combining Toshiba camp, In the HD DVD already in offerings with two REGZA LCD television its new (HD player) and RD-A1 (HD DVD its HD-XA1 the market: number of a also exhibited The company recorder). DVD HD first the world's thin SD-L902A, including the very drives, as well as the SD-H902A for notebook computers, drive DVD SD-U913A and the (for desktop PCs), the 9.5mm-thick 12.7mm-thick slot-loading SD-T913A. Promotion Group displayed a broad At its booth, the HD DVD in order release, slated for market array of packaged software It also video content. of available to highlight the abundance player Xbox 360 HD DVD held demonstrations of Microsoft's a lineup of notebook PCs equipped with HD and exhibited and Qosmio G30 Toshiba's These included drives. DVD ASUS. and Gateway Acer, by offerings under one roof a Association showcased The Blu-ray Disc manufacturers, series of prototype recorders from various Sharp, Hitachi, Panasonic, from Sony, including offerings Mitsubishi Electric and Pioneer. BD recorders scheduled for launch in displayed two Sony December 2006: the 500GB BDZ-V9 and the 250GB BDZ-V7, BD its new both equipped with HDDs. It also showed dedicated remote control for PlayStation 3. BD recorders slated for launch in two exhibited Panasonic At its and the DMR-BR10. 2006: the DMR-BW220 November also demonstrated a high-image-quality, booth, Panasonic own 7.1-channel surround-sound theater system. BD/HDD AQUOS-brand Sharp displayed a prototype of its a prototype of a BD/HDD and Hitachi showed recorder, and CD recording and recorder that fully supports BD, DVD time playback. In addition, Mitsubishi Electric for the first a BD recorder with highlight playback capability that unveiled 1.0) Blu-ray 2.0) and write-once (Ver. (Ver. conforms to rewrite Disc standards. its BDP-HD1, a BP player already sold in Pioneer showcased the United States. It also displayed a 5-inch-bay internal a slim-slot writer and a half-height writer. recordable BD drive, NTT DoCoMo and KDDI Battle ahead of MNP The lead-up to the introduction of mobile number portability (MNP), which commenced in Japan on October 24, 2006, saw battle between NTT DoCoMo and KDDI and fierce a growing for the hearts and minds of mobile telephone users. In addition to highlight the appeal of to handsets, both companies strove services and cutting-edge technologies, their respective visitors to their booths. attracting numerous exhibition NTT DoCoMo demonstrated its line of mobile telephone handsets, centering on autumn/winter models currently in the model compatible N902ix HIGH-SPEED, a brand-new market. Access (HSDPA) Packet with the High-Speed Downlink Also popular were its of interest. protocol, garnered a high level business notably the hTc Z, a pocket handsets, business-use were Visitors PC phone, and its BlackBerry mobile terminals. using them. able to handle the phones and experience Demonstrations of HD DVD and Blu-ray Disc Demonstrations of HD DVD were on the battle between the two to FPDs, all eyes Next and Blu- optical disk camps: HD DVD major next-generation of players and exhibitions saw This year's event ray Disc. visitors recorders from both camps. Demonstrations provided high-quality featuring of viewing, world with a brand-new and attracting by top image and audio quality, content backed year's event. more attention than the previous even inch screen, the largest in the world. It also unveiled for the It also unveiled world. in the largest inch screen, the projection ultrathin 58-inch rear time in Japan its new first and is only 220W of power which consumes a low television, displayed Electric, meanwhile, 27cm deep. Mitsubishi Full HD rear projection prototypes of its 57-inch and 65-inch being sold in the United States. currently televisions, Digital Video Cameras Also Going High-Definition Cameras Video Digital digital video has also engulfed the wave The high-definition Codec High Definition Video Advanced camera sector. format introduced recording high-definition is a new (AVCHD) used a Sony At the exhibition, Panasonic. and by Sony AVCHD an captured using PlayStation 3 to play back film camera on an 8cm DVD. Memory SD first the world's meanwhile, showcased Panasonic, and is AVCHD-compatible camera, which is Card movie video onto capable of recording 1080i high-definition The camera is compact and light, thanks to a SD/SDHC Cards. developed newly parts, and also features a lack of moving 3CCD Camera System, as well as an image signal processing AVC/H.264. LSI that supports MPEG-4 and video high-definition a prototype of its Everio JVC exhibited (HDD). Incorporating camera, equipped with a hard disk drive System (newly Full HD 3CCD Camera the company's consumer- scan CCD), it is the first 16:9 progressive developed use HDD video camera capable of capturing Full HD images. It also features a Fujinon lens unit and 10-times optical zoom. smallest and the world's exhibited Not to be outdone, Sanyo camera. Hitachi lightest HD-capable (720p) digital movie video cameras its current series of hybrid HDD/DVD showed HD video and also displayed a mock-up of a next-generation it plans to recording version, camera. In addition to a DVD release a model with both HDD and memory card slot. such as communications, broadcasting, such as communications, broadcasting, - advanced and developed within the context of within the context and developed advanced - also major standouts. Once again, the exhibition saw a series of saw Once again, the exhibition also major standouts. highlighted by Murata locations, in various robot displays which drew made by Murata Seisakusho, Seisaku-kun, a robot by electronic components potential offered attention to the new and devices. by sectors covered ago, the various years Until just a few JAPAN CEATEC Full HD-Compatible 55-Inch SED Flat-Panel Full HD-Compatible 55-Inch SED Flat-Panel Displays screens were a Flat-panel displays (FPDs) with thin and large "Full HD" With 2006. JAPAN major highlight of CEATEC displayed their complete manufacturers words, being the key as LCD, plasma, rear formats, such in various offerings electron-emitter display projection and surface-conduction Their displays, which included the latest models, drew (SED). to the main stage. Studded with an array of high- all eyes a spectacular displays, the stage was resolution, large-screen sight, impressing the throngs of visitors. feature among the FPD displays Perhaps the most talked-about a demonstration of a 55-inch SED, which Canon and was only a mock- plan to commercialize in 2007. Last year, Toshiba this year visitors could see working up could be arranged, but models of Full HD-compatible 55-inch SED displays, combining movies experience audiovisual a powerful providing and music. prototype displays the next-generation Nor could we overlook a 64-inch These included manufacturers. by various exhibited ultrahigh-resolution LCD panel from Sharp, featuring a (4096 x 2160 dots, or four times resolution of 8.85 megapixels screen of its type in the resolution of Full HD) and the largest its 60-inch Full HD plasma Pioneer showcased the world. display panel, with a real contrast ratio of 20,000:1. It also demonstrated its 18-inch, high-resolution (1150 x 540 dots) plasma display technologies. with a 110- its 229W rear projection television off JVC showed their respective domains. Having entered the age of "digital domains. Having their respective between such domains the boundaries however, convergence," bound by to integrate, are beginning disappeared. Many have promise of with the the common thread of digital technology, The spread of terrestrial industries. birth to brand-new giving the popularity of has spurred digital broadcasting, for example, as industry, Full HD technologies across the entire audiovisual optical well as the practical application of next-generation also systems have disks. Mobile telephones and car navigation All broadcasting. in response to the launch of 1-seg advanced of this underscores the incredible potential of home network and technologies to systems, which enable such devices a host of Then there was communicate with each other. incorporating the latest electronic components and devices of this technologies to support these products. In the context JAPAN visitors to CEATEC onslaught, "digital convergence" felt the impact of reality, have 2006 undoubtedly would characterized by swiftly disappearing borders between traditional industrial sectors. home electronic appliances, personal computers and mobile home electronic appliances, personal telephones The annual CEATEC JAPAN exhibition was held for the was exhibition JAPAN The annual CEATEC together bringing a major event, 2006. It was time in seventh the image, and technologies from cutting-edge products theme of this The communications fields. information and Changing Society, "Digital Convergence, was year's event companies 807 exhibiting Lifestyles and Business." It attracted year), including (19 more than the previous and organizations outside entities from 26 countries and regions 283 overseas 2006 JAPAN 2,936 booths, CEATEC a total of With Japan. its 5-day period. attracted 194,267 visitors over a This year, increased. has steadily of the exhibits Coverage mass media attended, clearly total of 2,093 people from the Japan, media In addition to year's level. surpassing the previous (including web media) from more than 25 representatives the underscoring JAPAN, CEATEC countries covered overseas used exhibitors many Moreover, globally. high profile event's to opportunities, testimony business the occasion to seize new recognition as a truly international JAPAN's CEATEC exhibition. Stage and Network into the Digital divided was The exhibition & Industrial Equipment the Electronic Components, Devices were words Stage, where the key Network The Digital Stage. products from various "high resolution," featured a host of new included large- They home electronic appliance manufacturers. and SED screen displays, including LCD, rear-projection optical recorders. Next-generation models, as well as DVD of both Blu-ray Discs disks were represented by manufacturers to announce their latest who used the event and HD DVDs, video the added inclusion of With players and recorders. Stage seemed to enter a new contents, the Digital Network also a full array of "must see" There was phase in its evolution. communication (PLC) line including power offerings, terrestrial mobile telephones, equipment, next-generation broadcasting (1-seg) digital broadcasting equipment, 1-segment The Stage also featured many and home networks. devices prototype and other Japan-first industry-first, world-first, products incorporating pioneering technologies. in mobile technologies, the Electronic Amid further advances & Industrial Equipment Stage featured a Components, Devices multitude of items, including circuit components that were products, smaller and thinner than existing lighter, significantly components, connection/conversion as well as passive components and sensors. Other highlights included fuel cells products and for mobile telephones. New and display devices automobiles were technologies for inclusion in next-generation 6. EXHIBITION TRENDS EXHIBITION 6.

CEATEC JAPAN 2006 06 CEATEC JAPAN 2006 09 6. EXHIBITION TRENDS TRENDS EXHIBITION 6. Growing Applications for Touch-Panel Devices Touch-Panel for Applications Growing continue to appear, technologies for touch-panel devices New range of applications. suited to a growing making these devices an LCD showcased Technology Matsushita Display Toshiba The display display with an embedded touch-panel function. incorporates system-on-glass (SOG) technology combining an optical sensor and signal processing circuit within the LCD demonstrated practical applications for the The company itself. using one display with light-pen input technology, new sensing input shadow capability and another with finger could only display devices Whereas previous capability. technology adds an input function to the information, this new its potential applications. thus expanding display, Electronics demonstrated a prototype "hit the target Tyco game" touch panel called Matomato-kun. It is a 32-inch LCD elasticity method touch monitor that uses an ultrasound surface a rubber ball The player throws to absorb ultrasonic waves. on the screen. mounted with suction disks at a target concept compared the wall" Matomato-kun is a slightly "off with traditional panels operated by the touch of a finger. a prototype touch panel based Systems showcased Panel Touch on the acoustic pulse recognition (APR) method, which uses touch. to detect the location of a finger acoustic waves edge of the sensors in four locations around the Vibration screen detect acoustic pulses created when the screen is Panasonic displayed a fuel system for next-generation cell system for next-generation displayed a fuel Panasonic a fuel cell and This hybrid system, combining mobile devices. to generated electricity. uses methanol lithium-ion battery, the exceeded, output of the fuel cell is When the maximum It is also very for the shortfall. lithium-ion battery compensates only 400cc of space. compact, occupying to create hydrogen by simply has found a way Hitachi The hydrogen thus into water. mixing aluminum powder fuel cell system, a a 10W-class formed is used to power company. displayed by the prototype of which was a compact, direct-methanol-type fuel cell. showcased Toshiba structure and optimized the a new developed The company materials and the new New the cell thinner. packaging to make is Toshiba structure enable high-density methanol to be used. fuel cells. and passive both active currently developing Fuel Cells for Mobile Devices Mobile Devices Fuel Cells for the number of was 2006 JAPAN Another highlight of CEATEC NTT DoCoMo, Panasonic, fuel cells for mobile devices. all displayed prototypes of their Toshiba and Hitachi Maxell latest offerings. mounted fuel cell an externally NTT DoCoMo showcased with which it has Aqua Fairy, together with developed charger, The micro fuel cell charger, arrangement. a joint development is suitable to generate electricity, which uses oxygen and water for FOMA handsets. content stored on SD Audio and SD Video media, using Video and SD Audio on SD content stored protection technologies. copyright advanced Memory Card roadmap, its SD Association unveiled The SD look at the future lineup of SDHC (SD High- a providing of data. store high volumes Capacity) Memory Cards that can with the high-speed The SDHC Memory Card is compatible At system. file the FAT32 SD speed class and incorporates with 4GB capacity are in the present, SDHC Memory Cards as well as 8GB version, In 2007, plans are to release an market. Cards and a 4GB Micro 4GB and 8GB Mini SDHC Memory of a we should see the arrival SDHC Memory Card. In 2008, 16GB Mini SDHC Memory 16GB SDHC Memory Card, a Memory Card. In 2009 and Card and an 8GB Micro SDHC with the introduction will continue to grow, capacities beyond, of a 32GB SDHC Memory Card, a 32GB Mini SDHC Memory Card and a 16GB Micro SDHC Memory Card. sections: the separated into two The booth was The Broadband Broadband Corner and the Broadcast Corner. "Minna-no-Videoya-san" Corner introduced the Sony-style a video video store) and So-net's P-TV, (everyone's meanwhile, The Broadcast Corner, transmission service. programs recorded using of television a variety showcased Video recorder and Memory Stick Sugoroku HDD/DVD Sony's which were transferred to media and played back via Recorder, a PlayStation Portable (PSP) machine. also a media display section, featuring prototype There was Duo 8GB, as well as the displays of the Memory Stick PRO Memory Stick Micro, which is yet to be released in Japan. 2006 JAPAN as CEATEC Other recording media showcased Optical Discs) Volumetric (Stacked SVOD included Maxell's system. Each disc is ultrathin, measuring only 92 m, yet holds are They 4.7GB of data on each side, or 9.4GB on both sides. in a 6.5cm cartridge that can hold 100 discs, for a total stacked booth also featured a The Maxell storage capacity of 940GB. prototype hologram disc with 300GB storage capacity. TDK booth featured a prototype six-layer Blu-ray Disc The six-layer disc and first It is the world's with 200GB capacity. numerical aperture (NA) incorporates a blue laser and large high- TDK's high-sensitivity, lens system. It employs in- developed recording materials technology, transmissivity enabling house, as well as sophisticated layer stack technology, layer to be the recording membrane, spacer layer and cover storage addition to large In accuracy. with superlative stacked recording speed of 72Mbps. the disc boasts a fast capacity, well as demonstrations of various services aimed at realizing of various well as demonstrations as its portal. with acTVila the digital home Living set up for the Digital area was A separate display common which promotes Alliance (DLNA), Network This area aimed at realizing home networks. specifications manufacturers, various products by featured network-capable Sharp, NEC, Sony, such as , Mitsubishi Electric, a feature was Another Pioneer. and Kenwood Toshiba, Engine, Digital Home Yahoo! transmission demonstration of a DLNA- from Yahoo! via enabling users to access information enabled device. DLNA-related also displayed Electronics manufacturers for example, Toshiba, booths. technologies in their own sharing capabilities of its offerings, demonstrated the DLNA RD-A1 HD recorder, V10 video content between a Gigashot VARDIA Qosmio laptop computer and recorder, DVD Hitachi and Panasonic In addition, Sony, recorder. HDD/DVD booths. demonstrations in their respective held home network line power commercializing high-definition The race toward which enables communication (HD-PLC) technology, points, power household electrical communication via regular is gathering pace. On September 13, 2006, Japan's Ministry of of and Communications announced its approval Affairs Internal report issued A government high-speed PLC for in-home use. for acceptable leakage levels on October 4 announced specific In response, radiation when using PLC. radio-frequency by the HD-PLC adaptors and NEC plan to unveil Panasonic end of the year. Line Communication Promoters' The High Speed Power booth at CEATEC Alliance of Japan (PLC-J) had its own companies conducted HD-PLC 2006, where various JAPAN The companies demonstrations based on real-life scenarios. Sumitomo Electric Communications, NEC, included Panasonic Access and Matsushita Industries, Mitsubishi Electric, Fujitsu (National). Electric Works Recording Media Storage Capacities Increase with Recording Media Storage Capacities Increase Full HD Era Approaching the approach of the Full HD era, the storage capacities of With The recording media are increasing at a swifter pace than ever. Association, whose mission is to promote the proliferation SD of the SD Memory Card, operated a booth focusing on SD to enjoy storage media. It proposed ways Video Audio and SD 1,980. Among NTT DoCoMo's present 1,980.

handset lineup, only the F902iS is capable of accessing the handset lineup, only the F902iS to increase the expects in the future the company service, but number of compatible handsets. the array of booth was Another highlight of the NTT DoCoMo These included a 3D technologies still under development. new natural solid shapes, as well as display capable of showing Division "Acoustic OFDM" (Orthogonal Frequency information to a technology for transmitting Multiplexing), also The company mobile telephones in the form of sound. fuel cell (PEFC) a micro polymer electrolyte exhibited to FOMA handsets that uses oxygen and water for recharger These and other items underscored the generate electricity. of NTT DoCoMo. formidable technological prowess In contrast to NTT DoCoMo, KDDI displayed a series of handset models yet to be launched in its "au" booth. brand-new W43SA, these included such In addition to the 1-seg W41SH, as well as the W43K and unreleased models as the which are compatible with KDDI's "au W47T, DRAPE and Phone Service," scheduled for launch in December Television 2006. Demonstrations of this service were held at the booth. company's KDDI plans to launch a number of services to coincide with EZ including EZ Channel Plus, au My Page, the start of MNP, Flash, Emoji-Gokan (pictogram compatibility) and News music also offers The company Service. Phonebook Delivery services, such as LISMO, and numerous other services with appeal designed to attract customers to its "au" powerful offerings. digital radio broadcasts Prototype handsets capable of receiving held were another feature of the KDDI booth, where staff demonstrations of models replaying video content and high- Tokyo. quality audio content produced by FM The NTT DoCoMo booth also featured two prototype handsets prototype handsets booth also featured two The NTT DoCoMo Compatible with 1- digital radio signals. capable of receiving static images, simple broadcasts, both can receive and 3-seg seg audio and are equipped with images and 5.1-channel moving can display data they Moreover, browsers. P2 profile broadcasts. to capture the attention of visitors is a music offering A new Records for Tower by Napster and service provided distribution a flat monthly fee of Quickly Becoming a Practical Home Networks Reality of home in the evolution to emerge begun trends have New practical application is really and the race toward networks, heating up. Platform set up in the TV Portal Zone was a special This year, portal Arena, introducing and demonstrating a new Business called service for broadband-compliant digital televisions, announced on October service, which was The new "acTVila." image- it will offer 2, will start on February 1, 2007. Initially, services, with plans to add streaming and video- and text-based TV Portal Zone The services during 2007. on-demand (VOD) as digital televisions, also featured an array of network-capable

CEATEC JAPAN 2006 08 CEATEC JAPAN 2006 09 6. EXHIBITION TRENDS TRENDS EXHIBITION 6. Growing Applications for Touch-Panel Devices Touch-Panel for Applications Growing continue to appear, technologies for touch-panel devices New range of applications. suited to a growing making these devices an LCD showcased Technology Matsushita Display Toshiba The display display with an embedded touch-panel function. incorporates system-on-glass (SOG) technology combining an optical sensor and signal processing circuit within the LCD demonstrated practical applications for the The company itself. using one display with light-pen input technology, new sensing input shadow capability and another with finger could only display devices Whereas previous capability. technology adds an input function to the information, this new its potential applications. thus expanding display, Electronics demonstrated a prototype "hit the target Tyco game" touch panel called Matomato-kun. It is a 32-inch LCD elasticity method touch monitor that uses an ultrasound surface a rubber ball The player throws to absorb ultrasonic waves. on the screen. mounted with suction disks at a target concept compared the wall" Matomato-kun is a slightly "off with traditional panels operated by the touch of a finger. a prototype touch panel based Systems showcased Panel Touch on the acoustic pulse recognition (APR) method, which uses touch. to detect the location of a finger acoustic waves edge of the sensors in four locations around the Vibration screen detect acoustic pulses created when the screen is Panasonic displayed a fuel cell system for next-generation cell system for next-generation displayed a fuel Panasonic a fuel cell and This hybrid system, combining mobile devices. to generated electricity. uses methanol lithium-ion battery, the exceeded, output of the fuel cell is When the maximum It is also very for the shortfall. lithium-ion battery compensates only 400cc of space. compact, occupying to create hydrogen by simply has found a way Hitachi Maxell The hydrogen thus into water. mixing aluminum powder fuel cell system, a a 10W-class formed is used to power company. displayed by the prototype of which was a compact, direct-methanol-type fuel cell. showcased Toshiba structure and optimized the a new developed The company materials and the new New the cell thinner. packaging to make is Toshiba structure enable high-density methanol to be used. fuel cells. and passive both active currently developing Fuel Cells for Mobile Devices Mobile Devices Fuel Cells for the number of was 2006 JAPAN Another highlight of CEATEC NTT DoCoMo, Panasonic, fuel cells for mobile devices. all displayed prototypes of their Toshiba and Hitachi Maxell latest offerings. mounted fuel cell an externally NTT DoCoMo showcased with which it has Aqua Fairy, together with developed charger, The micro fuel cell charger, arrangement. a joint development is suitable to generate electricity, which uses oxygen and water for FOMA handsets. content stored on SD Audio and SD Video media, using Video and SD Audio on SD content stored protection technologies. copyright advanced Memory Card roadmap, its SD Association unveiled The SD look at the future lineup of SDHC (SD High- a providing of data. store high volumes Capacity) Memory Cards that can with the high-speed The SDHC Memory Card is compatible At system. file the FAT32 SD speed class and incorporates with 4GB capacity are in the present, SDHC Memory Cards as well as 8GB version, In 2007, plans are to release an market. Cards and a 4GB Micro 4GB and 8GB Mini SDHC Memory of a we should see the arrival SDHC Memory Card. In 2008, 16GB Mini SDHC Memory 16GB SDHC Memory Card, a Memory Card. In 2009 and Card and an 8GB Micro SDHC with the introduction will continue to grow, capacities beyond, of a 32GB SDHC Memory Card, a 32GB Mini SDHC Memory Card and a 16GB Micro SDHC Memory Card. sections: the separated into two The Memory Stick booth was The Broadband Broadband Corner and the Broadcast Corner. "Minna-no-Videoya-san" Corner introduced the Sony-style a video video store) and So-net's P-TV, (everyone's meanwhile, The Broadcast Corner, transmission service. programs recorded using of television a variety showcased Video recorder and Memory Stick Sugoroku HDD/DVD Sony's which were transferred to media and played back via Recorder, a PlayStation Portable (PSP) machine. also a media display section, featuring prototype There was Duo 8GB, as well as the displays of the Memory Stick PRO Memory Stick Micro, which is yet to be released in Japan. 2006 JAPAN as CEATEC Other recording media showcased Optical Discs) Volumetric (Stacked SVOD included Maxell's system. Each disc is ultrathin, measuring only 92 m, yet holds are They 4.7GB of data on each side, or 9.4GB on both sides. in a 6.5cm cartridge that can hold 100 discs, for a total stacked booth also featured a The Maxell storage capacity of 940GB. prototype hologram disc with 300GB storage capacity. TDK booth featured a prototype six-layer Blu-ray Disc The six-layer disc and first It is the world's with 200GB capacity. numerical aperture (NA) incorporates a blue laser and large high- TDK's high-sensitivity, lens system. It employs in- developed recording materials technology, transmissivity enabling house, as well as sophisticated layer stack technology, layer to be the recording membrane, spacer layer and cover storage addition to large In accuracy. with superlative stacked recording speed of 72Mbps. the disc boasts a fast capacity, well as demonstrations of various services aimed at realizing of various well as demonstrations as its portal. with acTVila the digital home Living set up for the Digital area was A separate display common which promotes Alliance (DLNA), Network This area aimed at realizing home networks. specifications manufacturers, various products by featured network-capable Sharp, NEC, Sony, such as Fujitsu, Mitsubishi Electric, a feature was Another Pioneer. and Kenwood Toshiba, Engine, Digital Home Yahoo! transmission demonstration of a DLNA- from Yahoo! via enabling users to access information enabled device. DLNA-related also displayed Electronics manufacturers for example, Toshiba, booths. technologies in their own sharing capabilities of its offerings, demonstrated the DLNA RD-A1 HD recorder, V10 video content between a Gigashot VARDIA Qosmio laptop computer and recorder, DVD Hitachi and Panasonic In addition, Sony, recorder. HDD/DVD booths. demonstrations in their respective held home network line power commercializing high-definition The race toward which enables communication (HD-PLC) technology, points, power household electrical communication via regular is gathering pace. On September 13, 2006, Japan's Ministry of of and Communications announced its approval Affairs Internal report issued A government high-speed PLC for in-home use. for acceptable leakage levels on October 4 announced specific In response, radiation when using PLC. radio-frequency by the HD-PLC adaptors and NEC plan to unveil Panasonic end of the year. Line Communication Promoters' The High Speed Power booth at CEATEC Alliance of Japan (PLC-J) had its own companies conducted HD-PLC 2006, where various JAPAN The companies demonstrations based on real-life scenarios. Sumitomo Electric Communications, NEC, included Panasonic Access and Matsushita Industries, Mitsubishi Electric, Fujitsu (National). Electric Works Recording Media Storage Capacities Increase with Recording Media Storage Capacities Increase Full HD Era Approaching the approach of the Full HD era, the storage capacities of With The recording media are increasing at a swifter pace than ever. Association, whose mission is to promote the proliferation SD of the SD Memory Card, operated a booth focusing on SD to enjoy storage media. It proposed ways Video Audio and SD 1,980. Among NTT DoCoMo's present 1,980.

The NTT DoCoMo booth also featured two prototype handsets prototype handsets booth also featured two The NTT DoCoMo Compatible with 1- digital radio signals. capable of receiving static images, simple broadcasts, both can receive and 3-seg seg audio and are equipped with images and 5.1-channel moving can display data they Moreover, browsers. P2 profile broadcasts. to capture the attention of visitors is a music offering A new Records for Tower by Napster and service provided distribution a flat monthly fee of is capable of accessing the handset lineup, only the F902iS to increase the expects in the future the company service, but number of compatible handsets. the array of booth was Another highlight of the NTT DoCoMo These included a 3D technologies still under development. new natural solid shapes, as well as display capable of showing Division "Acoustic OFDM" (Orthogonal Frequency information to a technology for transmitting Multiplexing), also The company mobile telephones in the form of sound. fuel cell (PEFC) a micro polymer electrolyte exhibited to FOMA handsets that uses oxygen and water for recharger These and other items underscored the generate electricity. of NTT DoCoMo. formidable technological prowess In contrast to NTT DoCoMo, KDDI displayed a series of handset models yet to be launched in its "au" booth. brand-new W43SA, these included such In addition to the 1-seg W41SH, as well as the W43K and unreleased models as the which are compatible with KDDI's "au W47T, DRAPE and Phone Service," scheduled for launch in December Television 2006. Demonstrations of this service were held at the booth. company's KDDI plans to launch a number of services to coincide with EZ including EZ Channel Plus, au My Page, the start of MNP, Flash, Emoji-Gokan (pictogram compatibility) and News music also offers The company Service. Phonebook Delivery services, such as LISMO, and numerous other services with appeal designed to attract customers to its "au" powerful offerings. digital radio broadcasts Prototype handsets capable of receiving held were another feature of the KDDI booth, where staff demonstrations of models replaying video content and high- Tokyo. quality audio content produced by FM Quickly Becoming a Practical Home Networks Reality of home in the evolution to emerge begun trends have New practical application is really and the race toward networks, heating up. Platform set up in the TV Portal Zone was a special This year, portal Arena, introducing and demonstrating a new Business called service for broadband-compliant digital televisions, announced on October service, which was The new "acTVila." image- it will offer 2, will start on February 1, 2007. Initially, services, with plans to add streaming and video- and text-based TV Portal Zone The services during 2007. on-demand (VOD) as digital televisions, also featured an array of network-capable

CEATEC JAPAN 2006 08 CEATEC JAPAN 2006 11 6. EXHIBITION TRENDS TRENDS EXHIBITION 6. users to take 1-seg programs, recorded using PCs or mobile programs, recorded 1-seg users to take terminals, play them back via car navigation telephones, and portable players. game consoles and tuner booth featured a 1-seg Forum Core Module Willcom The slot. It can be connected to with a Compact Flash (CF) card to receive with CF slots, enabling them and other devices PDAs broadcasts. 1-seg products, of new a variety Murata Seisakusho showcased tuners and terrestrial digital radio surface-wave including 1-seg items can be used to receive such and demonstrated how filters, also demonstrated 1-seg company The broadcasts. 1-seg tuner module with of a 1-seg broadcasts using a combination highlight the to in an effort SD Memory Card slot and a PDA, broadcasting. appeal of 1-seg New Automobile-Use Devices and Technologies and Devices Automobile-Use New a major impact on also having is Digital convergence 2006, JAPAN At CEATEC automobile-related industries. displayed a host of new electronic component manufacturers The displays technologies and products for use in automobiles. automobiles will next-generation a glimpse of how provided and attracted much attention from visitors. evolve go- an electrically powered off showed Technology Renesas with a microcontroller that is compatible with cart fitted LAN high-speed automotive a next-generation, FlexRay, an "x-by- has developed the company protocol. Using FlexRay, wire" system to connect the go-cart's sensors and actuators via These technologies underscore the importance of a network. control technologies in the cars of the future. demonstrated an onboard camera with a viewing The company the widest in the industry. angle of 190 degrees, single module containing such first also displayed the world's batteryless tire functions as an onboard terrestrial digital tuner, pressure monitoring system (TPMS) and onboard giant (GMR) sensor. magnetoresistive lithium- Murata Seisakusho's displays included a high-power (HEVs) and a ion secondary battery for hybrid electric vehicles The company laminated piezoelectric fuel injector actuator. laminated ceramic condenser a smooth-surface also showcased circuits, scheduled for mass production in the latter for inverter half of 2007. a prototype composite GPS/TEC showed antenna, as well as an onboard CMOS camera unit, pneumatic sensor module and satellite digital audio radio service antenna. (SDARS) booth featured an engine control unit, a 3225-size 's for airbag systems and a 520-size crystal use. Its onboard camera offerings oscillator for car navigation module incorporating a 300,000-pixel included a front-view module as well as a rear-view monochrome CMOS sensor, CCD sensor. with a 250,000-pixel time for the first JAPAN Nissan Motor participated in CEATEC of its Carwings system the latest version off in 2006, showing for linking mobile telephones and automobiles. event, manufacturers displayed various prototypes of 1-seg- displayed various manufacturers event, 2005. JAPAN and modules at CEATEC enabled equipment of 1-seg treated to a diversity visitors were however, This year, products, in multiple including commercially available devices, of broadcasting, it seems that the commencement With booths. suddenly blossomed. has market the 1-seg models in its Portaro range of portable two showcased Toshiba players, slated for launch in December 2006. Both DVD The SDF-P90DT tuners. with 1-seg models are fitted (IPS) LCD panel. In incorporates a 9-pin in-plane switching videos, it can play back video captured on addition to DVD videos and MP3 DivX media, as well as and DVD-RW DVD-R data recorded onto CD-R or CD-RW. is a compact DVD the SD-P50DT, device, Toshiba The other videos, player with a 5-inch LCD screen. It can play back DVD also Toshiba videos recorded onto CD-R/RW. as well as DivX player, DVD portable displayed a prototype 1-seg-compatiable in-house, that can be connected to its Dyna range of developed PCs. a prototype tuner module capable of showcased Panasonic ISDB-T terrestrial digital broadcasts. It is fitted 3-seg receiving in-house, and can IC, developed with a dedicated receiver broadcasts. both digital radio and 1-seg receive booth featured a World" The "Expanding Digital Broadcasting These included devices. collection of 1-seg-compatible and a PC card USB module prototypes of a digital radio/1-seg TBS. In addition to reception of digital module, both from P2 also receive broadcasts, the modules can radio and 1-seg data broadcasts and electronic program guides. profile first the world's Japan has developed Technology Zentek digital 1-seg SDIO-compliant digital tuner capable of receiving digital 1-seg tuner enables users to view The broadcasts. SD Memory Card mobile terminal with an broadcasts via any digital held demonstrations of 1-seg The company slot. broadcast reception at its booth. Content Protection for Recordable Media (CPRM) is a protocol and deletion of digital moving for controlling the copying, Association applied At its booth, the SD Memory Card content. programs, recorded onto 1-seg CPRM technology to copy onto SD Memory Cards. It then demonstrated devices, various (tentatively management software content 1-seg SD-Video named SD-MobileImpact) to play back the programs via PC This technology will enable and other compatible devices. - interacted with each other. Demonstrations were held other. interacted with each - called Network Robot Platform. There, three visible robots There, Robot Platform. called Network The Birth of 1-Seg Broadcasting Sees Multiple The Birth of 1-Seg Broadcasting Compatible Devices a terrestrial digital television the birth of 1-seg, April 2006 saw Leading up to this broadcasting protocol for mobile devices. one each developed by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, ATR and and ATR Industries, by Mitsubishi Heavy one each developed Toshiba by IT Makers Proposed Design Devices Near-Future to showcase the exhibition IT giants NEC and Fujitsu used from varying developed designs, with near-future devices perspectives. designs. Once is a with near-future PCs two Fujitsu showcased PC because it Table Turn computer called notebook large a record turntable. Designed with entertainment in looks like panorama 5.1-channel virtual with 360-degree mind, it is fitted surround technology to maximize the musical speaker the PC is not in operation, an when Even experience. enabling users to edit music illumination guide remains active, with ease. Ultra Mobile, a compact, tablet PC Also from Fujitsu was Basic operations are about the same size as a CD jacket. performed using a stylus pen, which writes directly onto the a reveals LCD screen. Rotating the LCD screen by 45 degrees enabling the user to switch to control panel with buttons, can also be attached, A keyboard simple operation mode. typing in the traditional PC style. allowing ubiquitous NEC demonstrated three prototype near-future (talking called Kotohana was The first devices. network users feelings and that recognizes the a device flower), four colored LEDs, those feelings by flashing one of expresses each reflecting the color of a flower. a positioning and information Glass Navi, The second was terminal using GPS. By connecting the binoculars-shaped the user can access information about terminal to a network, his or her current location. It can also select a desired search By looking through the display. location using a radar-type display of the actual "binoculars," the user can see an overlaid image. image and the navigation P-ISM, the ultimate ubiquitous was The third NEC device linked different computing system. P-ISM consists of five (1) a mobile telephone with pen-type writing devices: (3) an ultracompact projector (2) a virtual keyboard, capability, enabling unit, (4) a camera scanner and (5) a personal ID key are connected by way All devices cashless monetary transfers. of close-radius, mobile transmission capability. inventions are proactive The aforementioned devices designs and unheard-of functions. incorporating innovative to their practical application. people are looking forward Many in multiple locations across the exhibition venue, with the venue, across the exhibition in multiple locations their new off services and showing various robots offering possibilities. touched. A comparison between the regular acoustic profile and acoustic profile the regular A comparison between touched. panel is touched enables the generated when the the profile of the touch. It the location and the motion system to pinpoint an Systems to demonstrate Panel Touch time for the first was around three development APR touch panel since commencing years ago. Other Robots Highly Murata Seisaku-kun and Popular JAPAN. this year's CEATEC Once again, robots were a hit at Murata was the greatest attention-grabber Not surprisingly, Just 50cm high and Seisaku-kun, made by Murata Seisakusho. he is quite small. However, weighing 5kg, Murata Seisaku-kun and is equipped at a speed of around 2km/h can ride a bicycle with sensors to detect obstacles, inclines and curves. the robot could ride and stop in a straight line on a Last year, Thanks to various over. flat balance beam without falling hills and on the top of ride up and down upgrades, it can now popularity, ever-growing With an S-shaped balance beam. Murata Seisaku-kun attracts more and more visitors each year. practical-use service Fujitsu demonstrated "enon," an advanced and other places commercial facilities robot for use in offices, where people assemble. It can assist in such tasks as providing guidance, escorting guests, transporting objects and security patrolling. a personal robot equipped PaPeRo, was NEC's contribution recognition technology than can perform tasks in with voice by has been enhanced PaPeRo word. response to the spoken sophisticated functions, including image recognition It can it to recognize and remember faces. enabling technology, also determine the distance between itself and a human thanks into its right and left sides. Moreover, cameras, built to two so it in its body, has four sensors in its head and five PaPeRo can sense when and where it is touched. companion robot that perches on a driving Pioneer showcased The robot greets and otherwise the car dashboard. and praising safe driving communicates with the driver, in comical complaining when things get rough. It also moves photos according to the mood inside the car and can take ways of interesting scenery. the Ubiquitous was JAPAN A highlight of this year's CEATEC featuring a section Symposium 2006 Showcase, Network

CEATEC JAPAN 2006 10 CEATEC JAPAN 2006 11 6. EXHIBITION TRENDS TRENDS EXHIBITION 6. users to take 1-seg programs, recorded using PCs or mobile programs, recorded 1-seg users to take terminals, play them back via car navigation telephones, and portable players. game consoles and tuner booth featured a 1-seg Forum Core Module Willcom The slot. It can be connected to with a Compact Flash (CF) card to receive with CF slots, enabling them and other devices PDAs broadcasts. 1-seg products, of new a variety Murata Seisakusho showcased tuners and terrestrial digital radio surface-wave including 1-seg items can be used to receive such and demonstrated how filters, also demonstrated 1-seg company The broadcasts. 1-seg tuner module with of a 1-seg broadcasts using a combination highlight the to in an effort SD Memory Card slot and a PDA, broadcasting. appeal of 1-seg New Automobile-Use Devices and Technologies and Devices Automobile-Use New a major impact on also having is Digital convergence 2006, JAPAN At CEATEC automobile-related industries. displayed a host of new electronic component manufacturers The displays technologies and products for use in automobiles. automobiles will next-generation a glimpse of how provided and attracted much attention from visitors. evolve go- an electrically powered off showed Technology Renesas with a microcontroller that is compatible with cart fitted LAN high-speed automotive a next-generation, FlexRay, an "x-by- has developed the company protocol. Using FlexRay, wire" system to connect the go-cart's sensors and actuators via These technologies underscore the importance of a network. control technologies in the cars of the future. Alps Electric demonstrated an onboard camera with a viewing The company the widest in the industry. angle of 190 degrees, single module containing such first also displayed the world's batteryless tire functions as an onboard terrestrial digital tuner, pressure monitoring system (TPMS) and onboard giant (GMR) sensor. magnetoresistive lithium- Murata Seisakusho's displays included a high-power (HEVs) and a ion secondary battery for hybrid electric vehicles The company laminated piezoelectric fuel injector actuator. laminated ceramic condenser a smooth-surface also showcased circuits, scheduled for mass production in the latter for inverter half of 2007. a prototype composite GPS/TEC Mitsumi Electric showed antenna, as well as an onboard CMOS camera unit, pneumatic sensor module and satellite digital audio radio service antenna. (SDARS) booth featured an engine control unit, a 3225-size Kyocera's crystal oscillator for airbag systems and a 520-size crystal use. Its onboard camera offerings oscillator for car navigation module incorporating a 300,000-pixel included a front-view module as well as a rear-view monochrome CMOS sensor, CCD sensor. with a 250,000-pixel time for the first JAPAN Nissan Motor participated in CEATEC of its Carwings system the latest version off in 2006, showing for linking mobile telephones and automobiles. event, manufacturers displayed various prototypes of 1-seg- displayed various manufacturers event, 2005. JAPAN and modules at CEATEC enabled equipment of 1-seg treated to a diversity visitors were however, This year, products, in multiple including commercially available devices, of broadcasting, it seems that the commencement With booths. suddenly blossomed. has market the 1-seg models in its Portaro range of portable two showcased Toshiba players, slated for launch in December 2006. Both DVD The SDF-P90DT tuners. with 1-seg models are fitted (IPS) LCD panel. In incorporates a 9-pin in-plane switching videos, it can play back video captured on addition to DVD videos and MP3 DivX media, as well as and DVD-RW DVD-R data recorded onto CD-R or CD-RW. is a compact DVD the SD-P50DT, device, Toshiba The other videos, player with a 5-inch LCD screen. It can play back DVD also Toshiba videos recorded onto CD-R/RW. as well as DivX player, DVD portable displayed a prototype 1-seg-compatiable in-house, that can be connected to its Dyna range of developed PCs. a prototype tuner module capable of showcased Panasonic ISDB-T terrestrial digital broadcasts. It is fitted 3-seg receiving in-house, and can IC, developed with a dedicated receiver broadcasts. both digital radio and 1-seg receive booth featured a World" The "Expanding Digital Broadcasting These included devices. collection of 1-seg-compatible and a PC card USB module prototypes of a digital radio/1-seg TBS. In addition to reception of digital module, both from P2 also receive broadcasts, the modules can radio and 1-seg data broadcasts and electronic program guides. profile first the world's Japan has developed Technology Zentek digital 1-seg SDIO-compliant digital tuner capable of receiving digital 1-seg tuner enables users to view The broadcasts. SD Memory Card mobile terminal with an broadcasts via any digital held demonstrations of 1-seg The company slot. broadcast reception at its booth. Content Protection for Recordable Media (CPRM) is a protocol and deletion of digital moving for controlling the copying, Association applied At its booth, the SD Memory Card content. programs, recorded onto 1-seg CPRM technology to copy onto SD Memory Cards. It then demonstrated devices, various (tentatively management software content 1-seg SD-Video named SD-MobileImpact) to play back the programs via PC This technology will enable and other compatible devices. - interacted with each other. Demonstrations were held other. interacted with each - called Network Robot Platform. There, three visible robots There, Robot Platform. called Network The Birth of 1-Seg Broadcasting Sees Multiple The Birth of 1-Seg Broadcasting Compatible Devices a terrestrial digital television the birth of 1-seg, April 2006 saw Leading up to this broadcasting protocol for mobile devices. one each developed by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, ATR and and ATR Industries, by Mitsubishi Heavy one each developed Toshiba by IT Makers Proposed Design Devices Near-Future to showcase the exhibition IT giants NEC and Fujitsu used from varying developed designs, with near-future devices perspectives. designs. Once is a with near-future PCs two Fujitsu showcased PC because it Table Turn computer called notebook large a record turntable. Designed with entertainment in looks like panorama 5.1-channel virtual with 360-degree mind, it is fitted surround technology to maximize the musical speaker the PC is not in operation, an when Even experience. enabling users to edit music illumination guide remains active, with ease. Ultra Mobile, a compact, tablet PC Also from Fujitsu was Basic operations are about the same size as a CD jacket. performed using a stylus pen, which writes directly onto the a reveals LCD screen. Rotating the LCD screen by 45 degrees enabling the user to switch to control panel with buttons, can also be attached, A keyboard simple operation mode. typing in the traditional PC style. allowing ubiquitous NEC demonstrated three prototype near-future (talking called Kotohana was The first devices. network users feelings and that recognizes the a device flower), four colored LEDs, those feelings by flashing one of expresses each reflecting the color of a flower. a positioning and information Glass Navi, The second was terminal using GPS. By connecting the binoculars-shaped the user can access information about terminal to a network, his or her current location. It can also select a desired search By looking through the display. location using a radar-type display of the actual "binoculars," the user can see an overlaid image. image and the navigation P-ISM, the ultimate ubiquitous was The third NEC device linked different computing system. P-ISM consists of five (1) a mobile telephone with pen-type writing devices: (3) an ultracompact projector (2) a virtual keyboard, capability, enabling unit, (4) a camera scanner and (5) a personal ID key are connected by way All devices cashless monetary transfers. of close-radius, mobile transmission capability. inventions are proactive The aforementioned devices designs and unheard-of functions. incorporating innovative to their practical application. people are looking forward Many in multiple locations across the exhibition venue, with the venue, across the exhibition in multiple locations their new off services and showing various robots offering possibilities. touched. A comparison between the regular acoustic profile and acoustic profile the regular A comparison between touched. panel is touched enables the generated when the the profile of the touch. It the location and the motion system to pinpoint an Systems to demonstrate Panel Touch time for the first was around three development APR touch panel since commencing years ago. Other Robots Highly Murata Seisaku-kun and Popular JAPAN. this year's CEATEC Once again, robots were a hit at Murata was the greatest attention-grabber Not surprisingly, Just 50cm high and Seisaku-kun, made by Murata Seisakusho. he is quite small. However, weighing 5kg, Murata Seisaku-kun and is equipped at a speed of around 2km/h can ride a bicycle with sensors to detect obstacles, inclines and curves. the robot could ride and stop in a straight line on a Last year, Thanks to various over. flat balance beam without falling hills and on the top of ride up and down upgrades, it can now popularity, ever-growing With an S-shaped balance beam. Murata Seisaku-kun attracts more and more visitors each year. practical-use service Fujitsu demonstrated "enon," an advanced and other places commercial facilities robot for use in offices, where people assemble. It can assist in such tasks as providing guidance, escorting guests, transporting objects and security patrolling. a personal robot equipped PaPeRo, was NEC's contribution recognition technology than can perform tasks in with voice by has been enhanced PaPeRo word. response to the spoken sophisticated functions, including image recognition It can it to recognize and remember faces. enabling technology, also determine the distance between itself and a human thanks into its right and left sides. Moreover, cameras, built to two so it in its body, has four sensors in its head and five PaPeRo can sense when and where it is touched. companion robot that perches on a driving Pioneer showcased The robot greets and otherwise the car dashboard. and praising safe driving communicates with the driver, in comical complaining when things get rough. It also moves photos according to the mood inside the car and can take ways of interesting scenery. the Ubiquitous was JAPAN A highlight of this year's CEATEC featuring a section Symposium 2006 Showcase, Network

CEATEC JAPAN 2006 10 CEATEC JAPAN 2006 13 Sponsor: Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry Trade Sponsor: Ministry of Economy, Research and Development on Ubiquitous Sensor Network Technologies on Ubiquitous Sensor Network Research and Development Appliance Use of Information Advanced Research Project on the Platform Business Arena KadenNet 2006 (Networked Home Appliances 2006) Ubiquitous Network Symposium 2006 Showcase Asia Ubiquitous Broadband Platform Project Robot Project Network also held on October 6 at the conference A symposium was 2006. JAPAN room, in conjunction with CEATEC services are debuting, new Today, home information and new appliances and mobile equipment centered on the are emerging special exhibit This Internet. digital a look at the new provided and reliability that will services, convenience network also Visitors society of the future. characterize the network technologies, including information new experienced instant and accurate data searching technologies allowing and user-friendly from sources around the world, retrieval operation technologies. a wide networking Today, and range of devices appliances used in everyday life has led to the emergence of The effect services. of new is the these innovations lifestyles. creation of new established with In 2005, the Net Kaden Grand Prize was and proliferation of the aim of promoting the development these services. In Japanese, the term "Net Kaden" refers to added appliances and services that create this type of new held for the second The aim of the Net Kaden exhibit, value. of to promote consumer awareness was time this year, information appliances and services. at ceremony, 2006 featured an award JAPAN CEATEC were which the winners of the Grand Prize and other awards were presented with prizes, and the Winners announced. also a There was presentations. winning companies gave prize-winning appliances and showcasing special exhibit services. The booths in this exhibit area The booths in this exhibit of research the findings showcased projects on ubiquitous networking sponsored by the Ministry of Internal and Communications. Affairs Microchip Project Project UAA Ubila Project Tags Use of Electronic Advanced Research Project on the 7. OUTLINE OF SPONSOR EVENTS AND SPECIAL EXHIBITS AND SPECIAL EVENTS OF SPONSOR OUTLINE 7. Expanding Digital Broadcasting World (NHK/JEITA) Expanding DigitalWorld Broadcasting RFID PLAZA HATS PLAZA HATS Accessibility Plaza Digital is "expanding" throughout Digital is "expanding" Japan. December 2006 will see full nationwide digital television There are also the broadcasting. digital to enjoy ways new diverse broadcasts, including digital broadcasting, recording equipment, PC tuners, one-segment tuners. systems with digital television and car navigation dimension step into a new the first NHK is also set to take an which will provide technology, with its Super Hi-Vision This special and services. incredibly realistic experience in the smooth transition from facet highlighted every exhibit broadcasting. analog to digital television on The focus was Exhibit: and test results of the achievements Hibiki Project, a program sponsored by Japan's Ministry of Economy, and Industry (METI) to develop Trade look an easy-to-follow electronic tags, to provide inexpensive at industrial reformations brought about by RFID. The theme of this Conference, a panel Conference: academia and discussion with participants from industry, to Next-Generation Tags "From Electronic METI, was in the electronic tag RFID." Outlining current events a look at a futuristic IT offered the program field, society structured around the core of next-generation technologies, such as electronic automatic identification tag sensors, autonomous calculation functions and communication functions. This year's HATS Conference Conference This year's HATS centered on interoperability demonstrations using broadband services, SIP (Session Initiation Protocol), VoIP in MPEG4, and fax services, IP) over (voice using SIP. routers and PBX interconnection LANs, network (TTC) also Committee Technology Telecommunication The in Japan. activities introduced its technology unification The Info-communication Access Council exhibit included demonstrations of telephone equipment, cellular telephones and media- services designed to exchange meet the particular requirements of the elderly and physically challenged, as activities. well as an outline of the Council's overall Special Hosted by Sponsors Exhibits 6. EXHIBITION TRENDS TRENDS EXHIBITION 6. . - 3 3 and incorporates micro- 3 level thin-wall molding and press technologies. thin-wall level of an a prototype Electronics Group exhibited Tyco The It was pneumatic connector for connecting air flows. innovative joints used in various to replace conventional developed devices. Connectors and Converters Keep Pace with Advances Advances with Pace Keep Converters Connectors and Equipment in Electronic latest featured a multitude of the 2006 JAPAN CEATEC These and products. technologies connection and conversion in electronic rapid advances are designed to accommodate become more compact, sophisticated, portable as they devices and higher speeds. and wireless, with increasing capacities its Optical Film a prototype of Mitsumi Electric unveiled and optical cable that uses a waveguide Cable, a flexible a high transmission speed of 1.5Gbps. noise and features low it LPZ Series of stacking showed Tsushin Kogyo Honda interference (EMI) protection. connectors with electromagnetic a pitch of 0.3mm and a height of 0.7mm, these compact, With Used in the world. profile thin connectors boast the lowest circuit) connectors, printed mainly as board-to-FPC (flexible from 1.5mm to enable the stacking height to be reduced they 0.7mm. Alps Electric displayed a prototype of its ultracompact "One Type TACT Switch," with a volume of less than 1mm Switch," with a volume TACT Type Circuit Components Offer New Technologies for for Technologies Components Offer New Circuit Communications Wireless a host of new of circuit components exhibited Manufacturers sectors, such as digital growth various technologies targeting home appliances, wireless communications equipment, PCs in The wireless communications sector, and automobiles. in component compactness and major advances saw particular, and devices functionality with respect to high-frequency modules designed for mobile telephones, wireless LANs, 1-seg also and GPS equipment. Major manufacturers receivers Band (UWB) for Wide products for Ultra displayed new short distances. enhanced wireless communication over Solution" system and Total its "UWB TDK exhibited service, which emphasized the appeal of its UWB evaluation This service has been introduced commenced in October 2006. Chiba City, Center in Ichikawa Technical TDK into the services for wireless UWB evaluation Prefecture, providing under both equipment and support for acquiring certification Japanese and U.S. standards. Measuring 2.30mm long, 1.60mm wide and 0.27mm high, the of only 0.994mm switch has a volume

CEATEC JAPAN 2006 12 CEATEC JAPAN 2006 13 Sponsor: Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry Trade Sponsor: Ministry of Economy, Research and Development on Ubiquitous Sensor Network Technologies on Ubiquitous Sensor Network Research and Development Appliance Use of Information Advanced Research Project on the Platform Business Arena KadenNet 2006 (Networked Home Appliances 2006) Ubiquitous Network Symposium 2006 Showcase Asia Ubiquitous Broadband Platform Project Robot Project Network also held on October 6 at the conference A symposium was 2006. JAPAN room, in conjunction with CEATEC services are debuting, new Today, home information and new appliances and mobile equipment centered on the are emerging special exhibit This Internet. digital a look at the new provided and reliability that will services, convenience network also Visitors society of the future. characterize the network technologies, including information new experienced instant and accurate data searching technologies allowing and user-friendly from sources around the world, retrieval operation technologies. a wide networking Today, and range of devices appliances used in everyday life has led to the emergence of The effect services. of new is the these innovations lifestyles. creation of new established with In 2005, the Net Kaden Grand Prize was and proliferation of the aim of promoting the development these services. In Japanese, the term "Net Kaden" refers to added appliances and services that create this type of new held for the second The aim of the Net Kaden exhibit, value. of to promote consumer awareness was time this year, information appliances and services. at ceremony, 2006 featured an award JAPAN CEATEC were which the winners of the Grand Prize and other awards were presented with prizes, and the Winners announced. also a There was presentations. winning companies gave prize-winning appliances and showcasing special exhibit services. The booths in this exhibit area The booths in this exhibit of research the findings showcased projects on ubiquitous networking sponsored by the Ministry of Internal and Communications. Affairs Microchip Project Project UAA Ubila Project Tags Use of Electronic Advanced Research Project on the 7. OUTLINE OF SPONSOR EVENTS AND SPECIAL EXHIBITS AND SPECIAL EVENTS OF SPONSOR OUTLINE 7. Expanding Digital Broadcasting World (NHK/JEITA) Expanding DigitalWorld Broadcasting RFID PLAZA HATS PLAZA HATS Accessibility Plaza Digital is "expanding" throughout Digital is "expanding" Japan. December 2006 will see full nationwide digital television There are also the broadcasting. digital to enjoy ways new diverse broadcasts, including digital broadcasting, recording equipment, PC tuners, one-segment tuners. systems with digital television and car navigation dimension step into a new the first NHK is also set to take an which will provide technology, with its Super Hi-Vision This special and services. incredibly realistic experience in the smooth transition from facet highlighted every exhibit broadcasting. analog to digital television on The focus was Exhibit: and test results of the achievements Hibiki Project, a program sponsored by Japan's Ministry of Economy, and Industry (METI) to develop Trade look an easy-to-follow electronic tags, to provide inexpensive at industrial reformations brought about by RFID. The theme of this Conference, a panel Conference: academia and discussion with participants from industry, to Next-Generation Tags "From Electronic METI, was in the electronic tag RFID." Outlining current events a look at a futuristic IT offered the program field, society structured around the core of next-generation technologies, such as electronic automatic identification tag sensors, autonomous calculation functions and communication functions. This year's HATS Conference Conference This year's HATS centered on interoperability demonstrations using broadband services, SIP (Session Initiation Protocol), VoIP in MPEG4, and fax services, IP) over (voice using SIP. routers and PBX interconnection LANs, network (TTC) also Committee Technology Telecommunication The in Japan. activities introduced its technology unification The Info-communication Access Council exhibit included demonstrations of telephone equipment, cellular telephones and media- services designed to exchange meet the particular requirements of the elderly and physically challenged, as activities. well as an outline of the Council's overall Special Hosted by Sponsors Exhibits 6. EXHIBITION TRENDS TRENDS EXHIBITION 6. . - 3 3 and incorporates micro- 3 level thin-wall molding and press technologies. thin-wall level of an a prototype Electronics Group exhibited Tyco The It was pneumatic connector for connecting air flows. innovative joints used in various to replace conventional developed devices. Connectors and Converters Keep Pace with Advances Advances with Pace Keep Converters Connectors and Equipment in Electronic latest featured a multitude of the 2006 JAPAN CEATEC These and products. technologies connection and conversion in electronic rapid advances are designed to accommodate become more compact, sophisticated, portable as they devices and higher speeds. and wireless, with increasing capacities its Optical Film a prototype of Mitsumi Electric unveiled and optical cable that uses a waveguide Cable, a flexible a high transmission speed of 1.5Gbps. noise and features low it LPZ Series of stacking showed Tsushin Kogyo Honda interference (EMI) protection. connectors with electromagnetic a pitch of 0.3mm and a height of 0.7mm, these compact, With Used in the world. profile thin connectors boast the lowest circuit) connectors, printed mainly as board-to-FPC (flexible from 1.5mm to enable the stacking height to be reduced they 0.7mm. Alps Electric displayed a prototype of its ultracompact "One Type TACT Switch," with a volume of less than 1mm Switch," with a volume TACT Type Circuit Components Offer New Technologies for for Technologies Components Offer New Circuit Communications Wireless a host of new of circuit components exhibited Manufacturers sectors, such as digital growth various technologies targeting home appliances, wireless communications equipment, PCs in The wireless communications sector, and automobiles. in component compactness and major advances saw particular, and devices functionality with respect to high-frequency modules designed for mobile telephones, wireless LANs, 1-seg also and GPS equipment. Major manufacturers receivers Band (UWB) for Wide products for Ultra displayed new short distances. enhanced wireless communication over Solution" system and Total its "UWB TDK exhibited service, which emphasized the appeal of its UWB evaluation This service has been introduced commenced in October 2006. Chiba City, Center in Ichikawa Technical TDK into the services for wireless UWB evaluation Prefecture, providing under both equipment and support for acquiring certification Japanese and U.S. standards. Measuring 2.30mm long, 1.60mm wide and 0.27mm high, the of only 0.994mm switch has a volume

CEATEC JAPAN 2006 12 CEATEC JAPAN 2006 15 629 155 15,271 Attendees 3 16 140 Sessions Tracks ) 115:30-16:30 Convention Hall A 115:30-16:30 Convention Hall B 11:00-12:00 Convention Hall A 12:30-13:30 Convention Hall B 12:30-13:30 Convention Hall A 14:00-15:00 Convention Hall B 14:00-15:00 Convention Hall A 15:30-16:30 Convention Hall B 15:30-17:00 Convention rom the leaders. from technology and product development, to from technology and product development, Fri ( Digital Network Track Product Design Forum Total K-28 K-29 K-30 K-31 K-22 K-25 K-26 K-27 Mr. Koji Hase Mr. Fujii Takayuki Mr. Reiji Asakura Mr. Mr. Scott Smyers Mr. Ikuo Minakata Mr. Abe Tsuyoshi Mr. Ian Pulford Mr. Arakawa Toru Mr. Masao Matsumoto Mr. Mutsumi Nakata Mr. Emmanuel Dieppedalle Mr. Bernard YVETOT Mr. Mori Tatsuo Mr. Tanaka Toshifumi Mr. Masayuki Kozuka Mr. Digitization of Broadcasting and Convergence between Communications and Broadcasting Powering the Connected Home ICT : French R&D initiative & policies : -New organization for public R&D -The ICT competitiveness cluster Quantum leap !! Blu-ray Disc DLNA enabled Digital AV Network DLNA enabled Digital AV Chairman, DLNA Board of Directors / President, DLNA Corporation Division, / Vice President, Network and Systems Architecture Center of America, Sony Electronics Platform Technology / Digital Living Network Allliance (DLNA) DLNA member of Board of Directors / Executive Technology Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. Officer, / Digital Living Network Allliance (DLNA) Marketing Headquaters, Intel Corporation General Manager, to a Services Company Transformation Telco Japan Corporation BT President & Representative Director, Beyond Digital Convergence -Current Realities and the Future Within Our Reach- CO., LTD. President, ACCESS Chief Executive Officer, Home information appliances in a ubiquitous network society Policy Coordination, for Technology Director-General Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communication of the Information and Communications Deputy Director-General Policy Bureau, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communication BU Home Asia Pacific, Regional Marketing Manager, NXP Semiconductors(Philips Semiconductors) Vice President, Invest in France Agency Paris Office Business Dividision Department No.3 General Manager, Sony Corporation Optical Products Division, Recording Media Senior Manager, TDK Corporation Storage Devices Business Strategy Office General Manager, Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. New Technology Senior Vice President, Worldwide Home Video Warner Services Operations/Technical Director, Disney Japan Buena Vista Home Entertainment Walt Critic on digital media, Hi-Vision lover 10/6 857 361 790 1,811 Attendees 7 13 13 32 Sessions Tracks ) 11:00-12:00 Convention Hall B 11:00-12:00 Convention Hall B 12:30-13:30 Convention Hall A 14:00-15:00 Convention 12:30-13:30 Convention Hall A 12:30-13:30 Convention Hall B 12:30-13:30 Convention Hall A 14:00-15:00 Convention Hall B 14:00-15:00 Convention Hall A 15:30-16:30 Convention Hall B 15:30-16:30 Convention Hall A 12:30-13:30 Convention Hall B 14:00-15:00 Convention Thu ( Electronic Components, Devices & Industrial Equipment Track Software & Solution Track Information System Track Communication Network Track K-17 K-19 K-20 K-21 K-10 K-11 K-12 K-13 K-14 K-15 K-18 Mr. Satoru Ito Mr. Masashi Muromachi Mr. Sei-ichi Takayanagi Dr. The New Solution Renesas Technology Proposes The New Solution Renesas Technology -Initiatives to cope with diversifying applications and the growing mobile trend in the digital convergence age- semiconductor strategy Toshiba's -changing everyday life using cutting- edge technology The Significance of International Standards -In Commemoration of the IEC Centenary- Mr. Masami Ochiai Mr. Mr. Fumio Ohtsubo Mr. Kunio Ishikawa Mr. Kazuo Furukawa Mr. Masahiro Inoue Mr. Hiroshi Mikitani Mr. Ito Yasuhiko Mr. Sachio Semmoto, Ph.D. Dr. Mobile Possibilities for Society's Digital Convergence Value Creation for Better Living, Value Focusing on "Manufacturing" President, Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. Where Mobile Services Are and Where They Are Going Senior Executive Vice President, NTT DoCoMo, Inc. Hitachi's activities for the fusion between the broadcasting and the communication President, Hitachi, Ltd. Everywhere strategy The Yahoo! Japan Corporation President & CEO, Yahoo Rakuten's growth strategy and the future of Internet business Chairman & CEO, Rakuten, Inc. Convergence of Network and Individuals Executive Vice President, KDDI Corporation Corp. Chairman & CEO, Renesas Technology Impact of Mobile Broadband Revolution Chairman & CEO, eAccess Ltd. Founder, Semiconductor Company President and CEO, Executive Officer, Corporate Executive Vice President, Corporation Semiconductor Company Toshiba Immediate Past President (Deputy President), International Electrotechnical Commission Corporation Toshiba Advisor, Technology Co., Ltd. Director, Chairman, Index Holdings 10/5 571 7,954 1,061 1,082 Attendees 5 27 11 13 Sessions

Professor, Faculty of Policy Management Professor, / ) Tracks ) 10:30-11:20 Convention Hall 10:30-11:20 Convention Hall A 13:00-14:00 Convention Hall A 13:00-14:00 Convention Hall A 14:30-15:30 Convention Hall A 13:00-14:00 Convention Hall A 16:00-17:00 Convention Hall A 13:00-14:00 Convention Hall A 13:00-14:00 Convention Wed Tue ( ( 8. CONFERENCE 8. K-04 K-05 K-06 K-07 K-08 K-01 K-02 K-03 Keynote Speeches Mr. Koji Kainuma Mr. Seki Yoshiyuki Mr. Eng. Hideo Okinaka, Dr. Dr. Kazuhiro Tsuga Mr. Jiro Kokuryo, M.B.A., D.B.A. Dr. Naoyuki Akikusa Mr. Masaru Kitsuregawa Mr. Nanako Ishido Mr. Hidetaka Suzuki Mr. Utsumi Yoshio Mr. Nobuo Saito Mr. Masao Isshiki Dr. Norihiro Ishikawa, Ph. D. Dr. Matsumoto Yoshinobu Mr. Kazuhiro Kitagawa Mr. Kazuo Sakai Mr. Mr. Eric B. Kim Mr. Atsutoshi Nishida Mr. Ryuhei Katsuno Mr. Field Innovation -the Forefront of the Innovation Process- What is "Information Voyage?" - Information changes our lifestyles- Expectations for the Japanese ICT industry Opening New Horizons of the Digital Era Next Generation of Digital Entertainment Vision Enabling a Converged World Senior Vice President and General Manager of Digital Home Group, Intel Corporation Innovation of the Digital Life Prompted by the Real HD World Corporation Toshiba President and Chief Executive Officer, Symposium on networking home information appliances of the Information and Communications Policy Bureau Deputy Director-General Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications and Information Policy Bureau for IT Strategy / Commerce Deputy Director-General and Industry Trade Minister of Economy, / FUJI TELEVISION NETWORK, INC. Div. Technical Director, Executive Technical Spectrum Division Standards and Technical Vice President and General Manager, KDDI Corporation Executive Officer / Matsushita Electric Industrial Co.,Ltd. Institute at SFC Keio Research Executive Director, Keio University Chairman, FUJITSU LIMITED Kitsuregawa Lab. / The University of Tokyo Sub-chief director / CANVAS & Economy Division. Information Technology Assistant manager, and Industry Trade The Ministry of Economy, Union Secretary-General, International Telecommunication Professor Emeritus Keio University, Dean, Global Media Studies Komazawa University, Home IT Business Promotion Div. Senior Manager, TOSHIBA CONSUMER MARKETING CORPORATION Service Development Department / NTT DoCoMo, Inc. & Solution Director, InkjetPrnter&PhotoProductsOperation Div. TProject Manager, CORPORATION Graduate School of Media and Governance, Project Associate Professor Keio University Digital Entertainment Partner Group, General Manager, Microsoft Co., Ltd. 2nd Floor, International Conference Hall (Convention Hall) Hall (Convention International Conference 2nd Floor, In CEATEC JAPAN Keynote Speeches, key voices in the electronics and IT industries outline their strategies and visions in areas Keynote Speeches, key voices in the electronics JAPAN In CEATEC corporate management and market creation. Only CEATEC JAPAN gives its visitors so many rare opportunities to listen and learn f JAPAN Only CEATEC corporate management and market creation. Keynote Speeches Sessions Trend Advanced Sessions Special Sessions 10/4 10/3 Conference Results Cooperation: Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun Nikkan Kogyo Cooperation: JISSO/PROTEC Forum Japan 2006 Forum JISSO/PROTEC Dates: October 4-6 Location: Exhibition Hall 9, Room Special Conference JARA Sponsorship: JEITA, of Japan's electronics industry could be The advancement through the application of said to depend on differentiation monozukuri using Jisso technologies. In this forum, top are reaching new companies how engineers showed models. business technology heights and proposing new Internet "intebro" Broadcasting by Students: JETRO BIZMATCH@CEATEC JAPAN 2006 JAPAN BIZMATCH@CEATEC JETRO Monozukuri Innovation PLAZA Workshop Juniors & Kids Electronics This special exhibit was held for elementary and was This special exhibit junior high school students and their parents, of creation with an the joys who experienced aim to sparking interest in electronics. will soldered electronic components Participants to boards and assemble electronic product were presented to the models. Finished works participants. Date: October 7 Location: Central Mall, 2F plan Technology of University Tokyo Students at the At and manage the intebro Internet broadcasting station. broadcasts made from live this year, JAPAN CEATEC The students covered studio. the on-site exhibition from their unique point of view, JAPAN CEATEC on the web throughout the exhibition. producing original programming viewable Location: Central Mall, 2F Companies from around the world are showing are showing Companies from around the world for an increasing interest in the Japanese markets home information appliances and IT solutions, demand for which is forecast to continue opportunities foster business To rapidly. growing and collaborations between foreign companies in these with technologies, products and services Organization Trade External the Japan fields, and provided set up this special exhibit (JETRO) meetings. business for one-on-one facilities Dates: October 3-5 Hall Location: Event industries are rediscovering Japan's manufacturing improving of monozukuri and are the significance In the electronic product quality and competitiveness. Japan leads the world fields, components and devices technologies such as "ultra-compactness," in sectors requiring high-level and demand for these products consideration, pitch" and environmental "narrow focused on such technologies, letting visitors This exhibit is increasing rapidly. monozukuri in an electronics workshop. experience Hall Location: Event 7. OUTLINE OF SPONSOR EVENTS AND SPECIAL EXHIBITS EVENTS AND OF SPONSOR OUTLINE 7. Simultaneous Events Jisso Process Technology Exhibition 2006 Technology Jisso Process ( 2006) JISSO/PROTEC Dates: October 4-6 Location: Exhibition Halls 9 & 10 Association (JARA) Robot Sponsorship: Japan JAPAN held concurrently with CEATEC This exhibition, from 2006, gathered the latest information and achievements of circuit mounting and in the fields around the world industry processing technologies. Designed to convey opportunities business and provide information to the world 2006 also strove and visitors, JISSO/PROTEC for exhibitors as well of the industry, to further development to contribute and profitability. as to enhanced productivity (1st Floor, International Conference Hall) International Conference (1st Floor, Car Electronics PlazaCar Electronics -Sustained Components and Devices- by Electronic Local Government Plaza Cross-Sector Interchange Pavilion Must-see Item Navigation Navigation Must-see Item Components, Exhibit in the Electronic (New Devices and Industrial Equipment Stage) Specialty schools in engineering, industry, Specialty schools in engineering, industry, information and design presented their research curriculums in this results and high-level Of particular interest to middle and high exhibit. school students seeking education in IT and designed to foster was electronics, this exhibit young talents and promote collaborations sectors. between the academic and private Hall Location: Event Reception Interchange Cross-Sector October 6, 5:30 p.m.-7:00 p.m. Date/Time: Location: Restaurant NOA This exhibit featured panels showing the main the main featured panels showing This exhibit in the products and technologies of exhibitors easy for visitors to find and Stage, making it fast looking for. are what they Mall Location: 2F, components and for electronic The market is vehicles used in automotive devices and as semiconductor devices expanding use electronic components come into increasing train systems. By staging this program around the themes of power in vehicle control systems, chassis control systems, car body control systems, and engineers enticed automotive telecommunications control systems, this exhibit possibilities. business and led to new Location: Exhibition Hall 6 Japan are in governments regional Today, establishing subsidy schemes and other actively to encourage leading-edge companies incentives in to set up research and production facilities Plaza The Local Government their regions. entities. Here, they local government such of many the activities showcased of their schemes, including land had the opportunity to promote the benefits programs. acquisition and capital investment Hall Location: Event Design Forum Product October 7, 1:00 p.m.-5:00 p.m. Date/Time: Hall) Location: International Conference Hall (Convention Special Exhibits Kanto Regional Finals of the FSI-All Japan Robot-Sumo Tournament Date: October 7 Hall Location: Event Association of Principals Sponsorship: National Senior High Schools, Technical of FUJISOFT Inc. Finals Celebrating its 18th competition, the Kanto Regional held was Tournament of the FSI-All Japan Robot-Sumo the past year by between radio-controlled robots made over high school students in the Kanto region.

CEATEC JAPAN 2006 14 CEATEC JAPAN 2006 15 629 155 15,271 Attendees 3 16 140 Sessions Tracks ) 11:00-12:00 Convention Hall B 11:00-12:00 Convention Hall A 12:30-13:30 Convention Hall B 12:30-13:30 Convention Hall A 14:00-15:00 Convention Hall B 14:00-15:00 Convention Hall A 15:30-16:30 Convention Hall B 15:30-17:00 Convention 115:30-16:30 Convention Hall A 115:30-16:30 Convention rom the leaders. from technology and product development, to from technology and product development, Fri ( Digital Network Track Product Design Forum Total K-28 K-29 K-30 K-31 K-25 K-26 K-27 K-22 Mr. Koji Hase Mr. Fujii Takayuki Mr. Reiji Asakura Mr. Mr. Mutsumi Nakata Mr. Emmanuel Dieppedalle Mr. Bernard YVETOT Mr. Mori Tatsuo Mr. Tanaka Toshifumi Mr. Masayuki Kozuka Mr. Mr. Scott Smyers Mr. Ikuo Minakata Mr. Abe Tsuyoshi Mr. Ian Pulford Mr. Arakawa Toru Mr. Masao Matsumoto Mr. Digitization of Broadcasting and Convergence between Communications and Broadcasting Powering the Connected Home ICT : French R&D initiative & policies : -New organization for public R&D -The ICT competitiveness cluster Quantum leap !! Blu-ray Disc Telco Transformation to a Services Company Transformation Telco Beyond Digital Convergence -Current Realities and the Future Within Our Reach- Home information appliances in a ubiquitous network society DLNA enabled Digital AV Network DLNA enabled Digital AV Chairman, DLNA Board of Directors / President, DLNA Corporation Division, / Vice President, Network and Systems Architecture Center of America, Sony Electronics Platform Technology / Digital Living Network Allliance (DLNA) DLNA member of Board of Directors / Executive Technology Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. Officer, / Digital Living Network Allliance (DLNA) Marketing Headquaters, Intel Corporation General Manager, Japan Corporation BT President & Representative Director, CO., LTD. President, ACCESS Chief Executive Officer, Policy Coordination, for Technology Director-General Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communication of the Information and Communications Deputy Director-General Policy Bureau, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communication BU Home Asia Pacific, Regional Marketing Manager, NXP Semiconductors(Philips Semiconductors) Vice President, Invest in France Agency Paris Office Business Dividision Department No.3 VAIO General Manager, Sony Corporation Optical Products Division, Recording Media Senior Manager, TDK Corporation Storage Devices Business Strategy Office General Manager, Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. New Technology Senior Vice President, Worldwide Home Video Warner Services Operations/Technical Director, Disney Japan Buena Vista Home Entertainment Walt Critic on digital media, Hi-Vision lover 10/6 857 361 790 1,811 Attendees 7 13 13 32 Sessions Tracks ) 12:30-13:30 Convention Hall B 12:30-13:30 Convention Hall A 14:00-15:00 Convention 11:00-12:00 Convention Hall B 11:00-12:00 Convention 14:00-15:00 Convention Hall B 14:00-15:00 Convention 12:30-13:30 Convention Hall A 12:30-13:30 Convention Hall B 12:30-13:30 Convention Hall A 14:00-15:00 Convention Hall B 14:00-15:00 Convention Hall A 15:30-16:30 Convention Hall B 15:30-16:30 Convention Hall A 12:30-13:30 Convention Thu ( Electronic Components, Devices & Industrial Equipment Track Software & Solution Track Information System Track Communication Network Track K-19 K-20 K-17 K-21 K-10 K-11 K-12 K-13 K-14 K-15 K-18 Mr. Masashi Muromachi Mr. Sei-ichi Takayanagi Dr. Mr. Satoru Ito Mr. Toshiba's semiconductor strategy Toshiba's -changing everyday life using cutting- edge technology The Significance of International Standards -In Commemoration of the IEC Centenary- The New Solution Renesas Technology Proposes The New Solution Renesas Technology -Initiatives to cope with diversifying applications and the growing mobile trend in the digital convergence age- Mr. Masami Ochiai Mr. Mr. Fumio Ohtsubo Mr. Kunio Ishikawa Mr. Kazuo Furukawa Mr. Masahiro Inoue Mr. Hiroshi Mikitani Mr. Ito Yasuhiko Mr. Sachio Semmoto, Ph.D. Dr. Mobile Possibilities for Society's Digital Convergence Value Creation for Better Living, Value Focusing on "Manufacturing" President, Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. Where Mobile Services Are and Where They Are Going Senior Executive Vice President, NTT DoCoMo, Inc. Hitachi's activities for the fusion between the broadcasting and the communication President, Hitachi, Ltd. Everywhere strategy The Yahoo! Japan Corporation President & CEO, Yahoo Rakuten's growth strategy and the future of Internet business Chairman & CEO, Rakuten, Inc. Convergence of Network and Individuals Executive Vice President, KDDI Corporation Corp. Chairman & CEO, Renesas Technology Impact of Mobile Broadband Revolution Chairman & CEO, eAccess Ltd. Founder, Semiconductor Company President and CEO, Executive Officer, Corporate Executive Vice President, Corporation Semiconductor Company Toshiba Immediate Past President (Deputy President), International Electrotechnical Commission Corporation Toshiba Advisor, Technology IBIDEN Co., Ltd. Director, Chairman, Index Holdings 10/5 571 7,954 1,061 1,082 Attendees 5 27 11 13 Sessions

Professor, Faculty of Policy Management Professor, / ) Tracks ) 13:00-14:00 Convention Hall A 13:00-14:00 Convention Hall A 13:00-14:00 Convention 10:30-11:20 Convention Hall 10:30-11:20 Convention Hall A 13:00-14:00 Convention Hall A 13:00-14:00 Convention Hall A 14:30-15:30 Convention Hall A 13:00-14:00 Convention Hall A 16:00-17:00 Convention Wed Tue ( ( 8. CONFERENCE 8. K-04 K-05 K-06 K-07 K-08 K-01 K-02 K-03 Keynote Speeches Mr. Koji Kainuma Mr. Seki Yoshiyuki Mr. Eng. Hideo Okinaka, Dr. Dr. Kazuhiro Tsuga Mr. Jiro Kokuryo, M.B.A., D.B.A. Dr. Naoyuki Akikusa Mr. Masaru Kitsuregawa Mr. Nanako Ishido Mr. Hidetaka Suzuki Mr. Utsumi Yoshio Mr. Nobuo Saito Mr. Masao Isshiki Dr. Norihiro Ishikawa, Ph. D. Dr. Matsumoto Yoshinobu Mr. Kazuhiro Kitagawa Mr. Kazuo Sakai Mr. Mr. Eric B. Kim Mr. Atsutoshi Nishida Mr. Ryuhei Katsuno Mr. Field Innovation -the Forefront of the Innovation Process- What is "Information Voyage?" - Information changes our lifestyles- Expectations for the Japanese ICT industry Opening New Horizons of the Digital Era Next Generation of Digital Entertainment Vision Enabling a Converged World Senior Vice President and General Manager of Digital Home Group, Intel Corporation Innovation of the Digital Life Prompted by the Real HD World Corporation Toshiba President and Chief Executive Officer, Symposium on networking home information appliances of the Information and Communications Policy Bureau Deputy Director-General Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications and Information Policy Bureau for IT Strategy / Commerce Deputy Director-General and Industry Trade Minister of Economy, / FUJI TELEVISION NETWORK, INC. Div. Technical Director, Executive Technical Spectrum Division Standards and Technical Vice President and General Manager, KDDI Corporation Executive Officer / Matsushita Electric Industrial Co.,Ltd. Institute at SFC Keio Research Executive Director, Keio University Chairman, FUJITSU LIMITED Kitsuregawa Lab. / The University of Tokyo Sub-chief director / CANVAS & Economy Division. Information Technology Assistant manager, and Industry Trade The Ministry of Economy, Union Secretary-General, International Telecommunication Professor Emeritus Keio University, Dean, Global Media Studies Komazawa University, Home IT Business Promotion Div. Senior Manager, TOSHIBA CONSUMER MARKETING CORPORATION Service Development Department / NTT DoCoMo, Inc. & Solution Director, InkjetPrnter&PhotoProductsOperation Div. TProject Manager, SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION Graduate School of Media and Governance, Project Associate Professor Keio University Digital Entertainment Partner Group, General Manager, Microsoft Co., Ltd. 2nd Floor, International Conference Hall (Convention Hall) Hall (Convention International Conference 2nd Floor, In CEATEC JAPAN Keynote Speeches, key voices in the electronics and IT industries outline their strategies and visions in areas Keynote Speeches, key voices in the electronics JAPAN In CEATEC gives its visitors so many rare opportunities to listen and learn f JAPAN Only CEATEC corporate management and market creation. Keynote Speeches Sessions Trend Advanced Sessions Special Sessions 10/4 10/3 Conference Results Cooperation: Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun Nikkan Kogyo Cooperation: JISSO/PROTEC Forum Japan 2006 Forum JISSO/PROTEC Dates: October 4-6 Location: Exhibition Hall 9, Room Special Conference JARA Sponsorship: JEITA, of Japan's electronics industry could be The advancement through the application of said to depend on differentiation monozukuri using Jisso technologies. In this forum, top are reaching new companies how engineers showed models. business technology heights and proposing new Internet "intebro" Broadcasting by Students: JETRO BIZMATCH@CEATEC JAPAN 2006 JAPAN BIZMATCH@CEATEC JETRO Monozukuri Innovation PLAZA Workshop Juniors & Kids Electronics This special exhibit was held for elementary and was This special exhibit junior high school students and their parents, of creation with an the joys who experienced aim to sparking interest in electronics. will soldered electronic components Participants to boards and assemble electronic product were presented to the models. Finished works participants. Date: October 7 Location: Central Mall, 2F plan Technology of University Tokyo Students at the At and manage the intebro Internet broadcasting station. broadcasts made from live this year, JAPAN CEATEC The students covered studio. the on-site exhibition from their unique point of view, JAPAN CEATEC on the web throughout the exhibition. producing original programming viewable Location: Central Mall, 2F Companies from around the world are showing are showing Companies from around the world for an increasing interest in the Japanese markets home information appliances and IT solutions, demand for which is forecast to continue opportunities foster business To rapidly. growing and collaborations between foreign companies in these with technologies, products and services Organization Trade External the Japan fields, and provided set up this special exhibit (JETRO) meetings. business for one-on-one facilities Dates: October 3-5 Hall Location: Event industries are rediscovering Japan's manufacturing improving of monozukuri and are the significance In the electronic product quality and competitiveness. Japan leads the world fields, components and devices technologies such as "ultra-compactness," in sectors requiring high-level and demand for these products consideration, pitch" and environmental "narrow focused on such technologies, letting visitors This exhibit is increasing rapidly. monozukuri in an electronics workshop. experience Hall Location: Event 7. OUTLINE OF SPONSOR EVENTS AND SPECIAL EXHIBITS EVENTS AND OF SPONSOR OUTLINE 7. Simultaneous Events Jisso Process Technology Exhibition 2006 Technology Jisso Process ( 2006) JISSO/PROTEC Dates: October 4-6 Location: Exhibition Halls 9 & 10 Association (JARA) Robot Sponsorship: Japan JAPAN held concurrently with CEATEC This exhibition, from 2006, gathered the latest information and achievements of circuit mounting and in the fields around the world industry processing technologies. Designed to convey opportunities business and provide information to the world 2006 also strove and visitors, JISSO/PROTEC for exhibitors as well of the industry, to further development to contribute and profitability. as to enhanced productivity (1st Floor, International Conference Hall) International Conference (1st Floor, Car Electronics PlazaCar Electronics -Sustained Components and Devices- by Electronic Local Government Plaza Cross-Sector Interchange Pavilion Must-see Item Navigation Navigation Must-see Item Components, Exhibit in the Electronic (New Devices and Industrial Equipment Stage) This exhibit featured panels showing the main the main featured panels showing This exhibit in the products and technologies of exhibitors easy for visitors to find and Stage, making it fast looking for. are what they Mall Location: 2F, components and for electronic The market is vehicles used in automotive devices and as semiconductor devices expanding use electronic components come into increasing train systems. By staging this program around the themes of power in vehicle control systems, chassis control systems, car body control systems, and engineers enticed automotive telecommunications control systems, this exhibit possibilities. business and led to new Location: Exhibition Hall 6 Japan are in governments regional Today, establishing subsidy schemes and other actively to encourage leading-edge companies incentives in to set up research and production facilities Plaza The Local Government their regions. entities. Here, they local government such of many the activities showcased of their schemes, including land had the opportunity to promote the benefits programs. acquisition and capital investment Hall Location: Event Specialty schools in engineering, industry, information and design presented their research curriculums in this results and high-level Of particular interest to middle and high exhibit. school students seeking education in IT and designed to foster was electronics, this exhibit young talents and promote collaborations sectors. between the academic and private Hall Location: Event Reception Interchange Cross-Sector October 6, 5:30 p.m.-7:00 p.m. Date/Time: Location: Restaurant NOA Design Forum Product October 7, 1:00 p.m.-5:00 p.m. Date/Time: Hall) Location: International Conference Hall (Convention Special Exhibits Kanto Regional Finals of the FSI-All Japan Robot-Sumo Tournament Date: October 7 Hall Location: Event Association of Principals Sponsorship: National Senior High Schools, Technical of FUJISOFT Inc. Finals Celebrating its 18th competition, the Kanto Regional held was Tournament of the FSI-All Japan Robot-Sumo the past year by between radio-controlled robots made over high school students in the Kanto region.

CEATEC JAPAN 2006 14 CEATEC JAPAN 2006 17 JFE MINERAL COMPANY, LTD. JFE MINERAL COMPANY, MFG. CO., LTD. JOINSOON ELECTRONICS JOYIN CO., LTD. JPC CO., LTD. Nihon Pulse Industry Co., Ltd. & Co., Inc. K. Tokiwa KAGA COMPONENTS CO., LTD. KAMI ELECTRONICS IND. CO., LTD. Co., Ltd. KFE JAPAN KISHIMOTO SANGYO CO., LTD. DAISANKASEI CO.,LTD. Kitakami Office Plaza Knowles Electronics Japan K.K. Knowles Electronics LLC KOA CORPORATION KODENSHI CORP. KOGYOCHOSAKAI PUBLISHING CO., LTD. & Industry Foundation Kumamoto Technology KYOCERA Corporation KYOCERA ELCO Corporation KYOCERA OPTEC Co., Ltd. LAND-iS Corporation LEADER ELECTRONICS CORP. Co., LTD. (JAPAN) LEXEL BATTERY LITTELFUSE K.K. MAC EIGHT CO., LTD. MARUBUN CORPORATION CO., LTD. MARUWA ELECTRIC CO., LTD. MATSUO Ltd. Matsushita Electric Works, Matsushita Automation Controls, Co., Ltd. MEIHO ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. INC. MICRON TECHNOLOGY, Microvision, Inc. MIDORI PRECISIONS CO., LTD. City Science City Mie Prefecture Tsu CORPORATION MITSUBISHI MATERIALS MILLS LIMITED MITSUBISHI PAPER MITSUMI ELECTRIC CO., LTD. Miyazaki Prefectural Government CO., LTD. MOLEX JAPAN Monozukuri Innovation Plaza THE NIKKAN KOGYO SHIMBUN, LTD. CORPORATION ATRATECH Chuo Spring Co.,Ltd. Fujikin Incorporated Engineering,Ltd. Hitachi Tool Miki Pulley Co.,Ltd. NACHI-FUJIKOSHI CORP. NEC Electronics Corporation. NEC TOKIN Corporation. NSK Ltd. NTN Corporation. TDK Corporation. TECNISCO LIMITED TEIKOKU ELECTRIC MFG.CO.,LTD. TOKAI RUBBER INDUSTRIES,LTD. Metal Industries,Ltd. TOYODA IRON WORKS CO.,LTD./Sumitomo MOUBIC, INC. MURAKAMI Co., Ltd. Co., Ltd. NAGASE & CO., LTD. NANABOSHI ELECTRIC MFG. CO., LTD. NEC San-ei Instruments, Ltd. NEC TOKIN Corporation NEONET INC. Freedom Group Inc. New Japan Radio Co., Ltd. CORPORATION ELECTRONICS CORP. COPAL KOGYO CO., LTD. NIHON DEMPA NIHON KAIHEIKI IND. CO., LTD. Niigata Prefectural Government Nikkei Business Publications, Inc. Nikkei Business Publications, Inc. CO., LTD. NIPPON AIRCRAFT SUPPLY NIPPON ANTENNA CO., LTD. NIPPON CHEMI-CON CORPORATION Nippon Mektron, Ltd. CORPORATION NISHIYAMA NISOUL CO., LTD. ITRON CORPORATION NORITAKE NTT Electronics Corporation OHIZUMI MFG. CO., LTD. Ohm Sha, Ltd. Okamoto Glass Co., Ltd. ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES CO., LTD. OKAYA Co., Ltd. Oki Engineering Co., Ltd. Inc. OmniVision Technologies, Weifang Gongda Tele-communications Co., Ltd. Gongda Tele-communications Weifang Chip One Stop, Inc. CHRONIX Inc. CITIZEN Group CO., LTD. CITIZEN ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. CO., LTD. CITIZEN SYSTEMS JAPAN CO., LTD. CITIZEN DISPLAYS CO., LTD. CITIZEN MIYOTA PRECISION CO., LTD. SAYAMA CITIZEN FINE TECH CO., LTD. CITIZEN TOHOKU CO., LTD. CO., LTD. CITIZEN T.I.C City of Hakodate FUTURE UNIVERSITY-HAKODATE CMK CORPORATION COMBOTRONIC LTD. Control Plan Ugen. Java System Core Staff Co., Ltd. CQ Publishing Co., Ltd. DAIKEN CHEMICAL CO., LTD. DAISHINKU CORP. DDK Ltd. Dempa Publications, Inc. DisplaySearch DM Card Japan Co., Ltd. DX ANTENNA CO., LTD. E&E Japan Co., Ltd. E2 Publishing EIMUDENSHI KABUSHIKIKAISHA ELECTRONIC JOURNAL, Inc. electronica 2006 - Messe Munchen EPSON TOYOCOM CORPORATION ETO CO., LTD. FDK CORPORATION FOSTER ELECTRIC CO., LTD. Fuji Sankei Business i./THE NIHONKOGYO SHIMBUN COMPANY LIMITED Fuji Sankei Business i./THE NIHONKOGYO SHIMBUN COMPANY FUJIKURA CORPORATION Gicho Publishing & Advertising Co., Ltd. ENTERPRISE CORP. GO FORWARD HAMAI ELECTRIC LAMP CO., LTD. Hamamatsu Metrix Co., Ltd. PHOTONICS K.K. HAMAMATSU HIROSE ELECTRIC CO., LTD. Hitachi AIC Inc. Hitachi Metals Group Hitachi Ferrite Electronics, Ltd. Hitachi Metals Precision, Ltd. Hitachi Metals, Ltd. NEOMAX CO., LTD. Nippon Amorphous Metals Co.,Ltd. CO., LTD. HOKURIKU ELECTRIC INDUSTRY HONDA TSUSHIN KOGYO CO., LTD. Development Council Hong Kong Trade Ltd. Bois Technology Ltd. Elec & Eltek Display Technology Golden Power Rubber Products Ltd. Silicone Rubber Mfy Ltd. Hi-Tech (HK) Ltd. MNR Technology PowerHuB Industrial Co., Ltd. RCL Display Ltd. Sun Fai Industrial Company Semiconductors Ltd. Truly Xinruilian Electronics (HK) Co. Hosiden Corporation Optics Division CORPORATION HOYA Hyogo-Kobe Investment Support Center icrex CO., LTD. INABA DENKI SANGYO CO., LTD. INCOM Co., Ltd. Information Processing Society of Japan Interface Corporation International Rectifier Japan Co., Ltd. & Engineering Services Co., Ltd. International Test IMAC CO., LTD. I-PEX Co., Ltd. Ishizuka Electronics Corporation Isuzu Glass Co., Ltd. ITOCHU Hong Kong Ltd. MACHINE CO., LTD. AUTOMATIC JAPAN Limited Electronics Industry, Japan Aviation EC Center JEITA Industries Association Japan Electronics and Information Technology DISTRIBUTORS & OF ELECTRONIC PARTS FEDERATION JAPAN DEALERS INC. FINECHEM COMPANY, JAPAN MEMS Co., LTD. JAPAN SEOUL SEMICONDUCTOR JAPAN Advanced Capacitor Technologies,Inc. ALPS ELECTRIC CO., LTD. America II Japan Inc. Amtrans Corporation APISTE CORPORATION Arm Group Companies ARM ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. CO., LTD. DIATEC Ryoko Electronic Industries Ltd. Asahi Kasei Electronics Company Limited ASHIDA SOUND CO., LTD. ASIP Solutions, Inc. Aspect System Co., Ltd. INC., BMO JAPAN Bosch Group Bosch Sensortec Robert Bosch Automotive Electronics CO., LTD. BYD JAPAN Car Electronics Plaza Enterprise Exhibits Zone ALPS ELECTRIC CO., LTD. CMK CORPORATION Hitachi Appliances, Inc. CO., LTD. HOKURIKU ELECTRIC INDUSTRY MITSUMI ELECTRIC CO., LTD. OHIZUMI MFG. CO., LTD. SOSHIN ELECTRIC CO., LTD. SUSUMU CO., LTD. TDK Corporation TOKO, INC. Theme Zone, Panel Exhibition CHRONIX Inc. CITZEN ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. CO., LTD. CITZEN MIYOTA CO., LTD. CITZEN WATCH CMK CORPORATION DAISHINKU CORP. EPSON TOYOCOM CORPORATION FUJIKURA CORPORATION PHOTONICS K.K. HAMAMATSU Heartland Data Co. Hitachi Metals, Ltd. CO., LTD. HOKURIKU ELECTRIC INDUSTRY HONDA TSUSHIN KOGYO CO., LTD. Ishizuka Electronics Corporation MEMS Co., LTD. JAPAN OPTO, INC. MITSUMI ELECTRIC CO., LTD. Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd. New Japan Radio Co., Ltd. NICHICON CORPORATION KOGYO CO., LTD. NIHON DEMPA NIPPON CHEMI-CON CORPORATION ITRON CORPORATION NORITAKE OHIZUMI MFG. CO., LTD. Oki Engineering Co., Ltd. OPTREX CORPORATION OSRAM Opto Semiconductors GmbH Corp. Renesas Technology SMK CORPORATION SOSHIN ELECTRIC CO., LTD. STMicroelectronics SUMIDA CORPORATION SUSUMU CO., LTD. TDK Corporation TOKO, INC. Electronics AMP K. K. Tyco CO., LTD. MANUFACTURING WAKA MATERIALS YAMASHITA CCPIT Electronics & Information Sub-Council (CCPIT ECC) CO.,LTD ANSHNA YES OPTOELECTRONICS DISPLAY FULLING & CEIEC CO.,LTD LIANYUNGANG RICH-OMEN COMMERCIAL CO.,LTD Co.,Ltd McNair Technology NINGBO BRIGHTECH OPTOELECTRONICS CO.,LTD SANGNY TECHNOLOGY CO.,LTD CIRCUIT TECH CO.,LTD SHENZHEN FASTPRINT SHENZHEN HORN ELECTROACOUSTIC TECHNOLOGY CO.,LTD SHENZHEN SUNLORD ELECTRONICS CO.,LTD LIMITED UNITECH BATTERY XINJIANG JOINWORLD CO.,LTD CEIEIRD IN HOKURIKU Chiba Prefectural Government China Electronics Appliance Corporation Brightek Optoelectronic Co., Ltd. Greatest Electronics Co., Ltd Kan Battery Co., Ltd. Shenzhen Jinghua Displays Co., Ltd. Shenzhen Zanty Electronics Co., Ltd Electronic Components, Devices & Industrial Equipment Stage Components, Electronic JASTEC Co., Ltd. SoftBank BB Corp. THE UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO NHK FUJITSU LIMITED HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY Mitsubishi Corporation UNIVERSITY WASEDA TV Portal Zone SHARP CORPORATION Sony Corporation TOSHIBA CORPORATION Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. Hitachi, Ltd. Premier Mounts Co., Ltd. PULAX Corporation SanDisk Limited (Japan) SANSTREAM SD Card Association Security Sangyo Shimbun. Inc. SEEBOX. co Sentivision Ltd. SHARP CORPORATION Sky Co., LTD. Sony Corporation / Sony Marketing (Japan) Inc. SORUN CORPORATION Sorun-Comsec Consulting Co., Ltd. SPC Consortium Association Electrical and Electronic Manufacturers' Taiwan Asuka Semiconductor Inc. Inc. Goldennet Technology Corp. Hamg Shing Technology ITRI Main Super Enterprises Co., Ltd. Co., Ltd. Silverstone Technology Spectec Computer Co., Ltd. Electron Co., Ltd. Micro Voice Taiwan Co., Ltd. Technology Vogue Japan Co., Ltd. Targus Brain Company Ltd. Techno TEIKOKU Printing Inks Mfg. Co., Ltd. Inc. Tekenetworks, Development Area Economic-Technological Tianjin TOSHIBA CORPORATION TOYO TECHNOLOGY LIMITED CORPORATION TSUSHO ELECTRONICS TOYOTA 2way Shinbunsha Inc Tzero Technologies U'eyes Design inc. UNIVERSAL ELECTRONICS INC. SA Varioptic Victor Company of Japan, Limited (JVC) WILLCOM CORE MODULE FORUM Inc. Wireless Technologies, Bluenext Japan Ltd. ZENRIN CO., LTD. Japan, Inc. Zentek Technology Inc. ZenTcom, ZOX CO., LTD. Facsimile Group & Facsimile Committee CIAJ Image Data Communications Inc. Intercom, TTC Group Committee Technology The Telecommunication HD DVD Promotion Group Heartland Data Co. of Japan High Speed Power Line Communication Promoters" Alliance Hitachi Maxell, Ltd. Hitachi, Ltd. Hitachi, Ltd. Hitachi Electronics Services Co., Ltd. Hitachi Information & Communication Engineering, Ltd. Hitachi Industrial Equipment Systems Co., Ltd. Hitachi Kokusai Electric Inc. i-accele, corp. Equipment Constructor's Information & Telecommunication Associton Co., Ltd. IC Technology Berlin IFA-Messe International CES Internet Initiative Japan Inc. Ishikawa Optics & Arts Corporation iVDR Hard Disk Drive Consortium KDDI CORPORATION Kissei Comtec Co., Ltd. Kogent, Inc. OPTO, INC. CORP. Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. Memory Stick MICROBOARDS TECHNOLOGY INC. Corp., MiraDeed Technology Corporation KOBATEL MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION MORITO CO., LTD. CO., LTD. MULTISOUP National Institute of Information and Communications Technologies Institute International Research Advanced Telecommunications Inc. ATR-Promotions Eudyna Devices Inc. Fujitsu Limited Hitachi, Ltd. Mitsubishi Electric Corporation Oki Electric Industry Co., Ltd. Corporation Toshiba YRP Ubiquitous Networking Laboratory NEC Group NEC Corporation NEC Soft, Ltd. NemeriX SA Nero K. K. Net KADEN 2006 Award CO., LTD. NETWORK-JAPAN NGC Corporation Nikkei Business Publications, Inc. NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD. NOMAD GRACE Corporation NTT Advanced Technology NTT DoCoMo, Inc. OUEN Co., Ltd. Corporation Graduate School of Materials Photonic Device Science Laboratory, Science, Nara Institute of Science and Technology piXlogic Platform Business Arena Mobile multiuse Zone Communications and Information network Association of Japan NTT DoCoMo, Inc. KDDI CORPORATION SoftBank Mobail Corp. ACCESS Co., Ltd. PUCC Digital Community Zone KYUSHU UNIVERITY Digital Community Project City Digital Community Project Takamatu Intellectual Access to Information Zone NTT Resonant Inc Accessibility Plaza FUJITSU LIMITED Microsoft Co., Ltd. NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE EAST CORPORATION NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE WEST CORPORATION NTT DoCoMo,Inc. plusvoice SANYO Electric Co., Ltd. Unicom corporation CO., LTD. ADAMS COMMUNICATIONS ALPHA SYSTEMS INC. am/pm japan corporation CORPORATION ASAHI WOOD PROCESSING CO., LTD. Association of Radio Industries and Businesses (ARIB) Inc. Technologies ATI BCN, Inc. Blu-ray Disc Association BN TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION BOSE KABUSHIKI KAISHA Canadian Pavilion - Pavillon du Canada ARIUS 3D Canada Inc. Japan K.K. Technologies ATI Government of Alberta Canada Alberta Japan Office Corporation iFire Technology IMEX SYSTEMS INC. Ontario Ministry Economic Development and Trade SENSIO Spatial View Inc. Inc. Technologies ValtX CANON INC. TOSHIBA CORPORATION SED Inc. CCPIT Electronics & Information Sub-Council (CCPIT ECC) CHANGZHOU TRAFUL ELECTRONIC CO.,LTD TITEK ELECTRONICS LIMITED China Electronics Appliance Corporation China Film Equipment Corporation Co., Ltd. Shenzhen AEE Technology China International Consumer Electronics Show Computer Software Association of Japan CPI INC. International Microsystems Inc. CO., LTD. JAPAN PARK DALIAN SOFTWARE Dalian UCOM Software Co., Ltd. ELECTRONICS, INC. DELTA TIMES Co., LTD. DEMPA Digital Living Network Alliance Digital Streams Co., Ltd. Dow Jones Japan K.K. Dynaconnective Co., Ltd. ECHONET CONSORTIUM eMARK & VUNEX Entis co., ltd. (NHK JEITA) Expanding Digital Broadcasting World Digital Radio Promotion Association CABLE TELEVISION ASSOCIATION JAPAN The Association for Promotion of Digital Broadcasting The Association for Promotion of Satellite Broadcasting System Engineering Co., Ltd. FA FAnet FUJIX. Co., Ltd. Computer Co., Ltd. TAPS Five Associations' Panel Exhibit on Environmental Issues INC. FREPARNETWORKS, FUJISOFT INCORPORATED FUJITSU LIMITED PLAZA HATS SIP Group In4S Inc. NEC Infrontia Corporation Oki Electric Industry Co., Ltd. MPEG4 Group Fujitsu Limited Hitachi Information & Communication Engineering, Ltd. NEC Engineering, Ltd. Sony Corporation PBX Group Fujitsu Limited Ltd. Hitachi Communication Technologies, NEC Infrontia Corporation Oki Electric Industry Co., Ltd. Digital Stage Network 9. EXHIBITORS 9.

CEATEC JAPAN 2006 16 CEATEC JAPAN 2006 17 JFE MINERAL COMPANY, LTD. JFE MINERAL COMPANY, MFG. CO., LTD. JOINSOON ELECTRONICS JOYIN CO., LTD. JPC CO., LTD. Nihon Pulse Industry Co., Ltd. & Co., Inc. K. Tokiwa KAGA COMPONENTS CO., LTD. KAMI ELECTRONICS IND. CO., LTD. Co., Ltd. KFE JAPAN KISHIMOTO SANGYO CO., LTD. DAISANKASEI CO.,LTD. Kitakami Office Plaza Knowles Electronics Japan K.K. Knowles Electronics LLC KOA CORPORATION KODENSHI CORP. KOGYOCHOSAKAI PUBLISHING CO., LTD. & Industry Foundation Kumamoto Technology KYOCERA Corporation KYOCERA ELCO Corporation KYOCERA OPTEC Co., Ltd. LAND-iS Corporation LEADER ELECTRONICS CORP. Co., LTD. (JAPAN) LEXEL BATTERY LITTELFUSE K.K. MAC EIGHT CO., LTD. MARUBUN CORPORATION CO., LTD. MARUWA ELECTRIC CO., LTD. MATSUO Ltd. Matsushita Electric Works, Matsushita Automation Controls, Co., Ltd. MEIHO ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. INC. MICRON TECHNOLOGY, Microvision, Inc. MIDORI PRECISIONS CO., LTD. City Science City Mie Prefecture Tsu CORPORATION MITSUBISHI MATERIALS MILLS LIMITED MITSUBISHI PAPER MITSUMI ELECTRIC CO., LTD. Miyazaki Prefectural Government CO., LTD. MOLEX JAPAN Monozukuri Innovation Plaza THE NIKKAN KOGYO SHIMBUN, LTD. CORPORATION ATRATECH Chuo Spring Co.,Ltd. Fujikin Incorporated Engineering,Ltd. Hitachi Tool Miki Pulley Co.,Ltd. NACHI-FUJIKOSHI CORP. NEC Electronics Corporation. NEC TOKIN Corporation. NSK Ltd. NTN Corporation. TDK Corporation. TECNISCO LIMITED TEIKOKU ELECTRIC MFG.CO.,LTD. TOKAI RUBBER INDUSTRIES,LTD. Metal Industries,Ltd. TOYODA IRON WORKS CO.,LTD./Sumitomo MOUBIC, INC. MURAKAMI Co., Ltd. Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd. NAGASE & CO., LTD. NANABOSHI ELECTRIC MFG. CO., LTD. NEC San-ei Instruments, Ltd. NEC TOKIN Corporation NEONET INC. Freedom Group Inc. New Japan Radio Co., Ltd. NICHICON CORPORATION ELECTRONICS CORP. NIDEC COPAL KOGYO CO., LTD. NIHON DEMPA NIHON KAIHEIKI IND. CO., LTD. Niigata Prefectural Government Nikkei Business Publications, Inc. Nikkei Business Publications, Inc. CO., LTD. NIPPON AIRCRAFT SUPPLY NIPPON ANTENNA CO., LTD. NIPPON CHEMI-CON CORPORATION Nippon Mektron, Ltd. CORPORATION NISHIYAMA NISOUL CO., LTD. ITRON CORPORATION NORITAKE NTT Electronics Corporation OHIZUMI MFG. CO., LTD. Ohm Sha, Ltd. Okamoto Glass Co., Ltd. ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES CO., LTD. OKAYA Oki Electric Industry Co., Ltd. Oki Engineering Co., Ltd. Inc. OmniVision Technologies, Weifang Gongda Tele-communications Co., Ltd. Gongda Tele-communications Weifang Chip One Stop, Inc. CHRONIX Inc. CITIZEN Group CO., LTD. CITIZEN WATCH CITIZEN ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. CO., LTD. CITIZEN SYSTEMS JAPAN CO., LTD. CITIZEN DISPLAYS CO., LTD. CITIZEN MIYOTA PRECISION CO., LTD. SAYAMA CITIZEN FINE TECH CO., LTD. CITIZEN TOHOKU CO., LTD. CO., LTD. CITIZEN T.I.C City of Hakodate FUTURE UNIVERSITY-HAKODATE CMK CORPORATION COMBOTRONIC LTD. Control Plan Ugen. Java System Core Staff Co., Ltd. CQ Publishing Co., Ltd. DAIKEN CHEMICAL CO., LTD. DAISHINKU CORP. DDK Ltd. Dempa Publications, Inc. DisplaySearch DM Card Japan Co., Ltd. DX ANTENNA CO., LTD. E&E Japan Co., Ltd. E2 Publishing EIMUDENSHI KABUSHIKIKAISHA ELECTRONIC JOURNAL, Inc. electronica 2006 - Messe Munchen EPSON TOYOCOM CORPORATION ETO CO., LTD. FDK CORPORATION FOSTER ELECTRIC CO., LTD. Fuji Sankei Business i./THE NIHONKOGYO SHIMBUN COMPANY LIMITED Fuji Sankei Business i./THE NIHONKOGYO SHIMBUN COMPANY FUJIKURA CORPORATION Futaba Corporation Gicho Publishing & Advertising Co., Ltd. ENTERPRISE CORP. GO FORWARD HAMAI ELECTRIC LAMP CO., LTD. Hamamatsu Metrix Co., Ltd. PHOTONICS K.K. HAMAMATSU HIROSE ELECTRIC CO., LTD. Hitachi AIC Inc. Hitachi Metals Group Hitachi Ferrite Electronics, Ltd. Hitachi Metals Precision, Ltd. Hitachi Metals, Ltd. NEOMAX CO., LTD. Nippon Amorphous Metals Co.,Ltd. CO., LTD. HOKURIKU ELECTRIC INDUSTRY HONDA TSUSHIN KOGYO CO., LTD. Development Council Hong Kong Trade Ltd. Bois Technology Ltd. Elec & Eltek Display Technology Golden Power Rubber Products Ltd. Silicone Rubber Mfy Ltd. Hi-Tech (HK) Ltd. MNR Technology PowerHuB Industrial Co., Ltd. RCL Display Ltd. Sun Fai Industrial Company Semiconductors Ltd. Truly Xinruilian Electronics (HK) Co. Hosiden Corporation Optics Division CORPORATION HOYA Hyogo-Kobe Investment Support Center icrex CO., LTD. INABA DENKI SANGYO CO., LTD. INCOM Co., Ltd. Information Processing Society of Japan Interface Corporation International Rectifier Japan Co., Ltd. & Engineering Services Co., Ltd. International Test IMAC CO., LTD. I-PEX Co., Ltd. Ishizuka Electronics Corporation Isuzu Glass Co., Ltd. ITOCHU Hong Kong Ltd. MACHINE CO., LTD. AUTOMATIC JAPAN Limited Electronics Industry, Japan Aviation EC Center JEITA Industries Association Japan Electronics and Information Technology DISTRIBUTORS & OF ELECTRONIC PARTS FEDERATION JAPAN DEALERS INC. FINECHEM COMPANY, JAPAN MEMS Co., LTD. JAPAN SEOUL SEMICONDUCTOR JAPAN Advanced Capacitor Technologies,Inc. ALPS ELECTRIC CO., LTD. America II Japan Inc. Amtrans Corporation APISTE CORPORATION Arm Group Companies ARM ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. CO., LTD. DIATEC Ryoko Electronic Industries Ltd. Asahi Kasei Electronics Company Limited ASHIDA SOUND CO., LTD. ASIP Solutions, Inc. Aspect System Co., Ltd. INC., BMO JAPAN Bosch Group Bosch Sensortec Robert Bosch Automotive Electronics CO., LTD. BYD JAPAN Car Electronics Plaza Enterprise Exhibits Zone ALPS ELECTRIC CO., LTD. CMK CORPORATION Hitachi Appliances, Inc. CO., LTD. HOKURIKU ELECTRIC INDUSTRY MITSUMI ELECTRIC CO., LTD. OHIZUMI MFG. CO., LTD. SOSHIN ELECTRIC CO., LTD. SUSUMU CO., LTD. TDK Corporation TOKO, INC. Theme Zone, Panel Exhibition CHRONIX Inc. CITZEN ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. CO., LTD. CITZEN MIYOTA CO., LTD. CITZEN WATCH CMK CORPORATION DAISHINKU CORP. EPSON TOYOCOM CORPORATION FUJIKURA CORPORATION PHOTONICS K.K. HAMAMATSU Heartland Data Co. Hitachi Metals, Ltd. CO., LTD. HOKURIKU ELECTRIC INDUSTRY HONDA TSUSHIN KOGYO CO., LTD. Ishizuka Electronics Corporation MEMS Co., LTD. JAPAN OPTO, INC. KONICA MINOLTA MITSUMI ELECTRIC CO., LTD. Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd. New Japan Radio Co., Ltd. NICHICON CORPORATION KOGYO CO., LTD. NIHON DEMPA NIPPON CHEMI-CON CORPORATION ITRON CORPORATION NORITAKE OHIZUMI MFG. CO., LTD. Oki Engineering Co., Ltd. OPTREX CORPORATION OSRAM Opto Semiconductors GmbH Corp. Renesas Technology RUBYCON CORPORATION SMK CORPORATION SOSHIN ELECTRIC CO., LTD. STMicroelectronics SUMIDA CORPORATION SUSUMU CO., LTD. TDK Corporation TOKO, INC. Electronics AMP K. K. Tyco CO., LTD. MANUFACTURING WAKA MATERIALS YAMASHITA CCPIT Electronics & Information Sub-Council (CCPIT ECC) CO.,LTD ANSHNA YES OPTOELECTRONICS DISPLAY FULLING & CEIEC CO.,LTD LIANYUNGANG RICH-OMEN COMMERCIAL CO.,LTD Co.,Ltd McNair Technology NINGBO BRIGHTECH OPTOELECTRONICS CO.,LTD SANGNY TECHNOLOGY CO.,LTD CIRCUIT TECH CO.,LTD SHENZHEN FASTPRINT SHENZHEN HORN ELECTROACOUSTIC TECHNOLOGY CO.,LTD SHENZHEN SUNLORD ELECTRONICS CO.,LTD LIMITED UNITECH BATTERY XINJIANG JOINWORLD CO.,LTD CEIEIRD IN HOKURIKU Chiba Prefectural Government China Electronics Appliance Corporation Brightek Optoelectronic Co., Ltd. Greatest Electronics Co., Ltd Kan Battery Co., Ltd. Shenzhen Jinghua Displays Co., Ltd. Shenzhen Zanty Electronics Co., Ltd Electronic Components, Devices & Industrial Equipment Stage Components, Electronic JASTEC Co., Ltd. SHARP CORPORATION SoftBank BB Corp. THE UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO NHK FUJITSU LIMITED HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY Mitsubishi Corporation UNIVERSITY WASEDA TV Portal Zone SHARP CORPORATION Sony Corporation TOSHIBA CORPORATION Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. Hitachi, Ltd. Premier Mounts Co., Ltd. PULAX Corporation SanDisk Limited (Japan) SANSTREAM SD Card Association Security Sangyo Shimbun. Inc. SEEBOX. co Sentivision Ltd. SHARP CORPORATION Sky Co., LTD. Sony Corporation / Sony Marketing (Japan) Inc. SORUN CORPORATION Sorun-Comsec Consulting Co., Ltd. SPC Consortium Association Electrical and Electronic Manufacturers' Taiwan Asuka Semiconductor Inc. Inc. Goldennet Technology Corp. Hamg Shing Technology ITRI Main Super Enterprises Co., Ltd. Co., Ltd. Silverstone Technology Spectec Computer Co., Ltd. Electron Co., Ltd. Micro Voice Taiwan Co., Ltd. Technology Vogue Japan Co., Ltd. Targus Brain Company Ltd. Techno TEIKOKU Printing Inks Mfg. Co., Ltd. Inc. Tekenetworks, Development Area Economic-Technological Tianjin TOSHIBA CORPORATION TOYO TECHNOLOGY LIMITED CORPORATION TSUSHO ELECTRONICS TOYOTA 2way Shinbunsha Inc Tzero Technologies U'eyes Design inc. UNIVERSAL ELECTRONICS INC. SA Varioptic Victor Company of Japan, Limited (JVC) WILLCOM CORE MODULE FORUM Inc. Wireless Technologies, Bluenext Japan Ltd. ZENRIN CO., LTD. Japan, Inc. Zentek Technology Inc. ZenTcom, ZOX CO., LTD. Facsimile Group & Facsimile Committee CIAJ Image Data Communications Inc. Intercom, TTC Group Committee Technology The Telecommunication HD DVD Promotion Group Heartland Data Co. of Japan High Speed Power Line Communication Promoters" Alliance Hitachi Maxell, Ltd. Hitachi, Ltd. Hitachi, Ltd. Hitachi Electronics Services Co., Ltd. Hitachi Information & Communication Engineering, Ltd. Hitachi Industrial Equipment Systems Co., Ltd. Hitachi Kokusai Electric Inc. i-accele, corp. Equipment Constructor's Information & Telecommunication Associton Co., Ltd. IC Technology Berlin IFA-Messe International CES Internet Initiative Japan Inc. Ishikawa Optics & Arts Corporation iVDR Hard Disk Drive Consortium KDDI CORPORATION Kissei Comtec Co., Ltd. Kogent, Inc. OPTO, INC. KONICA MINOLTA MASPRO DENKOH CORP. Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. Memory Stick MICROBOARDS TECHNOLOGY INC. Corp., MiraDeed Technology Corporation KOBATEL MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION MORITO CO., LTD. CO., LTD. MULTISOUP National Institute of Information and Communications Technologies Institute International Research Advanced Telecommunications Inc. ATR-Promotions Eudyna Devices Inc. Fujitsu Limited Hitachi, Ltd. Mitsubishi Electric Corporation Oki Electric Industry Co., Ltd. Corporation Toshiba YRP Ubiquitous Networking Laboratory NEC Group NEC Corporation NEC Soft, Ltd. NemeriX SA Nero K. K. Net KADEN 2006 Award CO., LTD. NETWORK-JAPAN NGC Corporation Nikkei Business Publications, Inc. NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD. NOMAD GRACE Corporation NTT Advanced Technology NTT DoCoMo, Inc. OUEN Co., Ltd. Corporation PENTAX Graduate School of Materials Photonic Device Science Laboratory, Science, Nara Institute of Science and Technology PIONEER CORPORATION piXlogic Platform Business Arena Mobile multiuse Zone Communications and Information network Association of Japan NTT DoCoMo, Inc. KDDI CORPORATION SoftBank Mobail Corp. ACCESS Co., Ltd. PUCC Digital Community Zone KYUSHU UNIVERITY Digital Community Project City Digital Community Project Takamatu Intellectual Access to Information Zone NTT Resonant Inc Accessibility Plaza FUJITSU LIMITED Microsoft Co., Ltd. NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE EAST CORPORATION NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE WEST CORPORATION NTT DoCoMo,Inc. plusvoice SANYO Electric Co., Ltd. Unicom corporation CO., LTD. ADAMS COMMUNICATIONS ALPHA SYSTEMS INC. am/pm japan corporation ANRITSU CORPORATION ASAHI WOOD PROCESSING CO., LTD. Association of Radio Industries and Businesses (ARIB) Inc. Technologies ATI BCN, Inc. Blu-ray Disc Association BN TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION BOSE KABUSHIKI KAISHA Canadian Pavilion - Pavillon du Canada ARIUS 3D Canada Inc. Japan K.K. Technologies ATI Government of Alberta Canada Alberta Japan Office Corporation iFire Technology IMEX SYSTEMS INC. Ontario Ministry Economic Development and Trade SENSIO Spatial View Inc. Inc. Technologies ValtX CANON INC. TOSHIBA CORPORATION SED Inc. CCPIT Electronics & Information Sub-Council (CCPIT ECC) CHANGZHOU TRAFUL ELECTRONIC CO.,LTD TITEK ELECTRONICS LIMITED China Electronics Appliance Corporation China Film Equipment Corporation Co., Ltd. Shenzhen AEE Technology China International Consumer Electronics Show Computer Software Association of Japan CPI INC. International Microsystems Inc. CO., LTD. JAPAN PARK DALIAN SOFTWARE Dalian UCOM Software Co., Ltd. ELECTRONICS, INC. DELTA TIMES Co., LTD. DEMPA Digital Living Network Alliance Digital Streams Co., Ltd. Dow Jones Japan K.K. Dynaconnective Co., Ltd. ECHONET CONSORTIUM eMARK & VUNEX Entis co., ltd. (NHK JEITA) Expanding Digital Broadcasting World Digital Radio Promotion Association CABLE TELEVISION ASSOCIATION JAPAN The Association for Promotion of Digital Broadcasting The Association for Promotion of Satellite Broadcasting System Engineering Co., Ltd. FA FAnet FUJIX. Co., Ltd. Computer Co., Ltd. TAPS Five Associations' Panel Exhibit on Environmental Issues INC. FREPARNETWORKS, FUJISOFT INCORPORATED FUJITSU LIMITED PLAZA HATS SIP Group In4S Inc. NEC Infrontia Corporation Oki Electric Industry Co., Ltd. MPEG4 Group Fujitsu Limited Hitachi Information & Communication Engineering, Ltd. NEC Engineering, Ltd. Sony Corporation PBX Group Fujitsu Limited Ltd. Hitachi Communication Technologies, NEC Infrontia Corporation Oki Electric Industry Co., Ltd. Digital Stage Network 9. EXHIBITORS 9.

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4,478 3,194 2,093 9.1% 7.8% 2.3% 6.0% 4.1% 0.6% 0.3% 9.1% 2.4% 6.4% Total 35,674 90.9% 65.1% 43.9% 21.2% 34.8% 13.7% 29.0% 61.9% 20.1% 28.5% 25.3% 17.3% 198,745 153,306 194,267 276 114 1,054 6,448 29,675 21,783 28,621 Sat., Oct. 7 29 39 49 59 ～ ～ ～ ～ PR Age Male 371 321 Gender 20 30 40 50 Female Over 60 Job title Interrest Manager Under 19 1,292 7,294 General staff 48,470 39,192 47,178 Semiconductors Fri., Oct. 6 Home & Personal Business & Society Passive Components Digital Network Stage Electronic Display Devices Owner / Director / Boad member Structural and Functional Components Electronic Measuring Instrumentation, Materials, Batteries and Power Sources Testing Equipment and Manufacturing Equipment Testing 633 178 1,091 6,164 Electronic Components, Devices & Industrial Equipment Stage 47,208 39,142 46,117 Thu., Oct. 5 910 312 1.7% 2.4% 1.6% 3.2% 0.9% 8.7% 1.2% 4.5% 1.7% 0.5% 6.1% 8.0% 3.0% 1.2% 2.2% 1.3% 1.2% 4.6% 2.5% 1.5% 2.5% 1.2% 4.3% 1.7% 1.8% 1,041 7,151 11.3% 20.0% 14.6% 21.3% 13.1% 22.7% 16.8% 10.7% 42,155 32,741 41,114 Wed., Oct. 4 Wed., 1,004 1,168 8,617 31,237 20,448 31,237 Tue., Oct. 3 Tue., Sales R & D Design Business Operation Consulting Occupation Purchasing Other service IT business-trade Production/ Testing Other manufacturer Information processing Investigation/ Consulting Construction/ Real estate Car/ Vehicle manufacturer Car/ Vehicle School/ Research institute Broadcasting/ Picture service Finance/ Securities/ Insurance Other business/ Student/ Other Government office/ Organization Communication service provider Other occupation/ Student/ Other Medical machinery manufacturer IT business-distribution and sales Public information/ Advertisement Investigation/ Planning/ Marketing System management/ Maintenance Publication/ Advertisement/ Printing Visitors(Total) Electronic device manufacturer/ Section Application service creator provider/ Web Management/ General affairs/ Accounting Software developer and system integrator Exhibitor-related Registrants/Press Registrants/Japan General/ Precision machinery manufacturer Registrants/Overseas Visitors(Again in 2006) The registration visitor's total 10. NUMBERS AND ANALYSIS OF VISITORS OF AND ANALYSIS NUMBERS 10. Electronics, Information and communication manufacturer/ Section 1. Number of visitors to CEATEC JAPAN 2006 JAPAN of visitors to CEATEC Number 1. visitor questionnaire) Attributes of visitors (From 2. 9. EXHIBITORS 9. Matsushita Electric Industrial Co.,Ltd. Panasonic System Solutions Company Asia Ubiquitous Platform Project YRP Ubiquitous Networking Laboratory Network Robot Project Institute International Research Advanced Telecommunications INDUSTRIES, LTD. MITSUBISHI HEAVY Corporation and Telephone Nippon Telegraph Corporation Toshiba Information Home Appliance Management project NTT Communications Corporation INFORMATION MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION TECHNOLOGY R&D CENTER UMC ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. VBEST ELECTRONICS LTD. Victrex-MC, Inc. CO., LTD. MANUFACTURING WAKA HAILI ELECTRONIC CO., LTD. WEIFANG Courier K.K. JAPAN World CO., LTD. ELECTRONICS YAMAICHI MATERIALS YAMASHITA YOKOSUKA CITY YUGYOKUEN CERAMICS CO., LTD. of Cryptography and Information University of Tsukuba,Laboratory Security University of Tsukuba Visual Media Laboratory, University of Tsukuba School of Systems Intelligent Interaction Technologies,Graduated and Information Engineering,University of Tsukuba The University of Electro-Communications University Tokai University of Technology Tokyo Media project University of Technology,Instructional Tokyo National University of Fine ÅE Tokyo Institute of Technology Tokyo Arts and Music Denki Department of Electronic and Computer Engineering,Tokyo University Creation Research Technology Institute of Technology,New Tohoku Center The University of Tokushima University of Toyama University Japan Women's Kodate Laboratry, HIROSHIMA CITY UNIVERSITY National University Corporation University of Fukui Dept. of Systems Science and Informatics, Graduate School of University Information Science and Technology,Hokkaido Institute for Electronic Science,Hokkaido University Research University Hokkaido Tokai Musashi Institute of Technology Meiji University UNIVERSITY YAMAGATA University Waseda TOYOTEC Co., Ltd. Group Electronics Tyco Electronics AMP K. K. Tyco Electronics Raychem K. K. Tyco Electronics EC K. K. Tyco Electronics M/A-COM K. K. Tyco Panel Systems K. K. Touch Ubiquitous Network Symposium 2006 Showcase Ultrasmall Chip Project YRP Ubiquitous Networking Laboratory Ubiquitous Authentication & Agent Project Hitachi, Ltd. The University of Tokyo NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATION Osaka University Ubila Project Kyushu Institute of Technology KDDI R&D Laboratories Inc. NEC Corporation FUJITSU LIMITED The University of Tokyo Keio University KDDI CORPORATION RFID project NTT Communications Corporation IBM Japan Ltd. CORPORATION NTT DATA NEC Corporation TOSHIBA CORPORATION Corporation Electric Yokogawa Ubiquitous Sensor Network INFORMATION MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION TECHNOLOGY R&D CENTER Altair Semiconductor Ltd Jungo Software Technologies BigFix, Inc. Endtone, LLC Forte Media InternetSpeech Studio Inc. Lotus Web MACRONETICS TeleVital Convergence Trinity Vibrant Media, Inc. Pte Ltd Exploit Technologies Pavilion Cross-Sector Interchange Iwate University Ehime University KAGOSHIMA UNIVERSITY Department of Information Media, Faculty of Information Technology, Kanagawa Institute of Technology Department of Information Media, Faculty of Information Technology, Kanagawa Institute of Technology Kanto Gakuin University Kyushu Institute of Technology Center for Microelectronic Systems,Kyushu Institute of Technology University Kyushu Tokai Kumamoto University KOCHI UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY KOCHI UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY University Takushoku Chiba Institute of Technology Chiba University Chiba University Flash Star Industrial Co., Ltd. (B.V.I.) Branch GloryElectronic Ltd., Taiwan Mark Hi-Light Electronic Co., Ltd. InnoDick Corp. Co., Ltd. International Super Micro Technology Jess-Link Products Co., Ltd. Shyang Enterprise Co., Ltd. Jin Yih Kingbright Electronic Co., Ltd. Co., Ltd. L&K Precision Technology Lelon Electronics Corporation Electronics Co., Ltd. Li Tone Electronics Co., Ltd. Lucent Trans Co., Ltd. Magic Technology TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD. NEOSTAR OBO Pro. 2 Inc. PTEC International Co., Ltd. Queen Core Electronics Inc. San Jose Navigation, Inc. Chinsan Electronic Ind. Co., Ltd. Taiwan Ltd. Technologies Total Co., Ltd. Unisonic Technologies Electronic Co., Ltd. Walta Jeou Pyng Plastics Industry Wan Co., Ltd. Winstar Display Co., Ltd. Cable Opto Corp. Worldwide Y & Y Unictron Enterprise Co., Ltd. LCD Ltd. Yeebo Dean Scientific Co., Ltd. Yuan Zifor Enterprise Co., Ltd. Zonkas Electronic Co., Ltd. LTD. YUDEN CO., TAIYO CO., LTD. ELECTRONICS TAJIMI K.K. TAKITEK CORPORATION TAMURA TDK Corporation TEIKOKU TSUSHIN KOGYO CO., LTD. Japan, Ltd. Tektronix Inc. Telephus THE NIKKANKOGYO SHIMBUN, LTD. THE NIKKANKOGYO SHIMBUN, LTD. THE TELECOM-ECONOMIC NEWS CO., LTD. TINNOS. Inc. Pref. Chitose City Pref. Wakayama Tochigi Industries Conference of Tochigi's Prefecture Wakayama Chitose City CO., LTD. INDUSTRY TOKAI COMMUNICATION TOKO, INC. TOKYO COSMOS ELECTRIC CO., LTD. CO., LTD. TOKYO DENPA TOKYO WELD Co., Ltd. TECHNOHOUSE CORPORATION TOSHIBA CORPORATION TOYO ELECTRO CO., LTD. Electronics Eng. Co., Ltd. Toyo TOYO GOSEI CO., LTD. JETRO BIZMATCH@CEATEC JAPAN 2006 JAPAN JETRO BIZMATCH@CEATEC Hexago Inc. Matrixstream Technologies Inc. Technologies Valt.X NETWORK SOLUTIONS COMMUNICATIONS SMART Apach Network AtomiZ AXWAY Planisware PREVISITE QuazarCom Realeyes3D SYSTAR ULYSSEO XYALIS Futuremark Corporation Audiantis Snowflake Productions GmbH 2itech Co., Ltd. Ahranta BiPulse Networks, Inc. BOINTECH CO., LTD Innerbus Co., Ltd. Nadsoft Inc. Nexcode System Co., Ltd Raonet Systems, Inc. I-Sprint Aranxa Software Zeelabs (Pvt) Ltd Asia Software Thales e-Security (Asia) Ltd. Corporation POWER SYSTEMS Co., ltd. 1 Ltd. OPTREX CORPORATION OSAKA CITY / IBPC OSAKA Osaka Special Glass Co., Ltd. OSRAM Opto Semiconductors GmbH Co., LTD. OTAX Phoeton Corp. PIONEER CORPORATION PULSTEC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD. Pure Electronics CO., LTD. Qimonda Reed Business Information Japan K.K. Corp. Renesas Technology Technology RFAD RFID PLAZA RIKEI CORPORATION ASANUMA & CO., LTD. CO., LTD. RUBYCON CORPORATION LIMITED COMPANY RYOSAN Saitama Prefecture SAKAE TSUSHIN KOGYO CO., LTD. SANYO Electric Co., Ltd. Co., Ltd. Seikwang Technologies CO., LTD. SEMICONCARRY CO., LTD. INDUSTRIAL SETTSU METAL Shared Solution ServiceCo., Ltd. Shibasoku Co., Ltd. SHIBAURA ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. Shizuoka Prefecture Asia Ltd. SigmaTel SMK CORPORATION SOSHIN ELECTRIC CO., LTD. Spansion Japan Limited CO., LTD. ELECTRIC STANLEY STMicroelectronics STS SUMIDA CORPORATION OPTICAL GLASS, INC. SUMITA Sumitomo 3M Limited Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd. SumitomoMetal (SMI) Electronics Devices Inc. SUNG MUN ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. TECH. CORP. SUNLIKE DISPLAY SUNX Limited SURUGA SEIKI CO., LTD. SUSUMU CO., LTD. Electric Co. Taiei Association Electrical and Electronic Manufacturers' Taiwan Allied Cable Corporation Bright View Electronics Capxon Electronic Industrial Co., Ltd. Elka International Ltd. Ferrico Corporation Event Hall

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4,478 3,194 2,093 9.1% 7.8% 2.3% 6.0% 4.1% 0.6% 0.3% 9.1% 2.4% 6.4% Total 35,674 90.9% 65.1% 43.9% 21.2% 34.8% 13.7% 29.0% 61.9% 20.1% 28.5% 25.3% 17.3% 198,745 153,306 194,267 276 114 1,054 6,448 29,675 21,783 28,621 Sat., Oct. 7 29 39 49 59 ～ ～ ～ ～ PR Age Male 371 321 Gender 20 30 40 50 Female Over 60 Job title Interrest Manager Under 19 1,292 7,294 General staff 48,470 39,192 47,178 Semiconductors Fri., Oct. 6 Home & Personal Business & Society Passive Components Digital Network Stage Electronic Display Devices Owner / Director / Boad member Structural and Functional Components Electronic Measuring Instrumentation, Materials, Batteries and Power Sources Testing Equipment and Manufacturing Equipment Testing 633 178 1,091 6,164 Electronic Components, Devices & Industrial Equipment Stage 47,208 39,142 46,117 Thu., Oct. 5 910 312 1.7% 2.4% 1.6% 3.2% 0.9% 8.7% 1.2% 4.5% 1.7% 0.5% 6.1% 8.0% 3.0% 1.2% 2.2% 1.3% 1.2% 4.6% 2.5% 1.5% 2.5% 1.2% 4.3% 1.7% 1.8% 1,041 7,151 11.3% 20.0% 14.6% 21.3% 13.1% 22.7% 16.8% 10.7% 42,155 32,741 41,114 Wed., Oct. 4 Wed., 1,004 1,168 8,617 31,237 20,448 31,237 Tue., Oct. 3 Tue., Sales R & D Design Business Operation Consulting Occupation Purchasing Other service IT business-trade Production/ Testing Other manufacturer Information processing Investigation/ Consulting Construction/ Real estate Car/ Vehicle manufacturer Car/ Vehicle School/ Research institute Broadcasting/ Picture service Finance/ Securities/ Insurance Other business/ Student/ Other Government office/ Organization Communication service provider Other occupation/ Student/ Other Medical machinery manufacturer IT business-distribution and sales Public information/ Advertisement Investigation/ Planning/ Marketing System management/ Maintenance Publication/ Advertisement/ Printing Visitors(Total) Electronic device manufacturer/ Section Application service creator provider/ Web Management/ General affairs/ Accounting Software developer and system integrator Exhibitor-related Registrants/Press Registrants/Japan General/ Precision machinery manufacturer Registrants/Overseas Visitors(Again in 2006) The registration visitor's total 10. NUMBERS AND ANALYSIS OF VISITORS OF AND ANALYSIS NUMBERS 10. Electronics, Information and communication manufacturer/ Section 1. Number of visitors to CEATEC JAPAN 2006 JAPAN of visitors to CEATEC Number 1. visitor questionnaire) Attributes of visitors (From 2. 9. EXHIBITORS 9. Matsushita Electric Industrial Co.,Ltd. Panasonic System Solutions Company University of Tsukuba,Laboratory of Cryptography and Information University of Tsukuba,Laboratory Security University of Tsukuba Visual Media Laboratory, University of Tsukuba School of Systems Intelligent Interaction Technologies,Graduated and Information Engineering,University of Tsukuba The University of Electro-Communications University Tokai University of Technology Tokyo Media project University of Technology,Instructional Tokyo National University of Fine ÅE Tokyo Institute of Technology Tokyo Arts and Music Denki Department of Electronic and Computer Engineering,Tokyo University Creation Research Technology Institute of Technology,New Tohoku Center The University of Tokushima University of Toyama University Japan Women's Kodate Laboratry, HIROSHIMA CITY UNIVERSITY National University Corporation University of Fukui Dept. of Systems Science and Informatics, Graduate School of University Information Science and Technology,Hokkaido Institute for Electronic Science,Hokkaido University Research University Hokkaido Tokai Musashi Institute of Technology Meiji University UNIVERSITY YAMAGATA University Waseda Asia Ubiquitous Platform Project YRP Ubiquitous Networking Laboratory Network Robot Project Institute International Research Advanced Telecommunications INDUSTRIES, LTD. MITSUBISHI HEAVY Corporation and Telephone Nippon Telegraph Corporation Toshiba Information Home Appliance Management project NTT Communications Corporation INFORMATION MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION TECHNOLOGY R&D CENTER UMC ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. VBEST ELECTRONICS LTD. Victrex-MC, Inc. CO., LTD. MANUFACTURING WAKA HAILI ELECTRONIC CO., LTD. WEIFANG Courier K.K. JAPAN World CO., LTD. ELECTRONICS YAMAICHI MATERIALS YAMASHITA YOKOSUKA CITY YUGYOKUEN CERAMICS CO., LTD. TOYOTEC Co., Ltd. Group Electronics Tyco Electronics AMP K. K. Tyco Electronics Raychem K. K. Tyco Electronics EC K. K. Tyco Electronics M/A-COM K. K. Tyco Panel Systems K. K. Touch Ubiquitous Network Symposium 2006 Showcase Ultrasmall Chip Project YRP Ubiquitous Networking Laboratory Ubiquitous Authentication & Agent Project Hitachi, Ltd. The University of Tokyo NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATION Osaka University Ubila Project Kyushu Institute of Technology KDDI R&D Laboratories Inc. NEC Corporation FUJITSU LIMITED The University of Tokyo Keio University KDDI CORPORATION RFID project NTT Communications Corporation IBM Japan Ltd. CORPORATION NTT DATA NEC Corporation TOSHIBA CORPORATION Corporation Electric Yokogawa Ubiquitous Sensor Network INFORMATION MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION TECHNOLOGY R&D CENTER Altair Semiconductor Ltd Jungo Software Technologies BigFix, Inc. Endtone, LLC Forte Media InternetSpeech Studio Inc. Lotus Web MACRONETICS TeleVital Convergence Trinity Vibrant Media, Inc. Pte Ltd Exploit Technologies Pavilion Cross-Sector Interchange Iwate University Ehime University KAGOSHIMA UNIVERSITY Department of Information Media, Faculty of Information Technology, Kanagawa Institute of Technology Department of Information Media, Faculty of Information Technology, Kanagawa Institute of Technology Kanto Gakuin University Kyushu Institute of Technology Center for Microelectronic Systems,Kyushu Institute of Technology University Kyushu Tokai Kumamoto University KOCHI UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY KOCHI UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY University Takushoku Chiba Institute of Technology Chiba University Chiba University Flash Star Industrial Co., Ltd. (B.V.I.) Branch GloryElectronic Ltd., Taiwan Mark Hi-Light Electronic Co., Ltd. InnoDick Corp. Co., Ltd. International Super Micro Technology Jess-Link Products Co., Ltd. Shyang Enterprise Co., Ltd. Jin Yih Kingbright Electronic Co., Ltd. Co., Ltd. L&K Precision Technology Lelon Electronics Corporation Electronics Co., Ltd. Li Tone Electronics Co., Ltd. Lucent Trans Co., Ltd. Magic Technology TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD. NEOSTAR OBO Pro. 2 Inc. PTEC International Co., Ltd. Queen Core Electronics Inc. San Jose Navigation, Inc. Chinsan Electronic Ind. Co., Ltd. Taiwan Ltd. Technologies Total Co., Ltd. Unisonic Technologies Electronic Co., Ltd. Walta Jeou Pyng Plastics Industry Wan Co., Ltd. Winstar Display Co., Ltd. Cable Opto Corp. Worldwide Y & Y Unictron Enterprise Co., Ltd. LCD Ltd. Yeebo Dean Scientific Co., Ltd. Yuan Zifor Enterprise Co., Ltd. Zonkas Electronic Co., Ltd. LTD. YUDEN CO., TAIYO CO., LTD. ELECTRONICS TAJIMI K.K. TAKITEK CORPORATION TAMURA TDK Corporation TEIKOKU TSUSHIN KOGYO CO., LTD. Japan, Ltd. Tektronix Inc. Telephus THE NIKKANKOGYO SHIMBUN, LTD. THE NIKKANKOGYO SHIMBUN, LTD. THE TELECOM-ECONOMIC NEWS CO., LTD. TINNOS. Inc. Pref. Chitose City Pref. Wakayama Tochigi Industries Conference of Tochigi's Prefecture Wakayama Chitose City CO., LTD. INDUSTRY TOKAI COMMUNICATION TOKO, INC. TOKYO COSMOS ELECTRIC CO., LTD. CO., LTD. TOKYO DENPA TOKYO WELD Co., Ltd. TOPCON TECHNOHOUSE CORPORATION TOSHIBA CORPORATION TOYO ELECTRO CO., LTD. Electronics Eng. Co., Ltd. Toyo TOYO GOSEI CO., LTD. JETRO BIZMATCH@CEATEC JAPAN 2006 JAPAN JETRO BIZMATCH@CEATEC Hexago Inc. Matrixstream Technologies Inc. Technologies Valt.X NETWORK SOLUTIONS COMMUNICATIONS SMART Apach Network AtomiZ AXWAY Planisware PREVISITE QuazarCom Realeyes3D SYSTAR ULYSSEO XYALIS Futuremark Corporation Audiantis Snowflake Productions GmbH 2itech Co., Ltd. Ahranta BiPulse Networks, Inc. BOINTECH CO., LTD Innerbus Co., Ltd. Nadsoft Inc. Nexcode System Co., Ltd Raonet Systems, Inc. I-Sprint Aranxa Software Zeelabs (Pvt) Ltd Asia Software Thales e-Security (Asia) Ltd. OMRON Corporation POWER SYSTEMS Co., ltd. 1 Ltd. OPTREX CORPORATION OSAKA CITY / IBPC OSAKA Osaka Special Glass Co., Ltd. OSRAM Opto Semiconductors GmbH Co., LTD. OTAX Phoeton Corp. PIONEER CORPORATION PULSTEC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD. Pure Electronics CO., LTD. Qimonda Reed Business Information Japan K.K. Corp. Renesas Technology Technology RFAD RFID PLAZA RIKEI CORPORATION ASANUMA & CO., LTD. ROHM CO., LTD. RUBYCON CORPORATION LIMITED COMPANY RYOSAN Saitama Prefecture SAKAE TSUSHIN KOGYO CO., LTD. SANYO Electric Co., Ltd. Co., Ltd. Seikwang Technologies CO., LTD. SEMICONCARRY CO., LTD. INDUSTRIAL SETTSU METAL Shared Solution ServiceCo., Ltd. Shibasoku Co., Ltd. SHIBAURA ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. Shizuoka Prefecture Asia Ltd. SigmaTel SMK CORPORATION SOSHIN ELECTRIC CO., LTD. Spansion Japan Limited CO., LTD. ELECTRIC STANLEY STMicroelectronics STS SUMIDA CORPORATION OPTICAL GLASS, INC. SUMITA Sumitomo 3M Limited Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd. SumitomoMetal (SMI) Electronics Devices Inc. SUNG MUN ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. TECH. CORP. SUNLIKE DISPLAY SUNX Limited SURUGA SEIKI CO., LTD. SUSUMU CO., LTD. Electric Co. Taiei Association Electrical and Electronic Manufacturers' Taiwan Allied Cable Corporation Bright View Electronics Capxon Electronic Industrial Co., Ltd. Elka International Ltd. Ferrico Corporation Event Hall

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3. Results of visitor questionnaire

The questionnaire from the Internet was also given on-site and after the exhibition. Visitors were classified according to their objective (Zone), and this data has been collated as follows.

Electronic Electronic Electronic Electronic Digital Components, Digital Components, Digital Components, Digital Components, Devices & Industrial Devices & Industrial Devices & Industrial Devices & Industrial Network Equipment StageConference TOTAL Network Equipment StageConference TOTAL Network Equipment StageConference TOTAL Network Equipment StageConference TOTAL Stage Stage Stage Stage Where did you travel from? Understanding of industry trends Areas you visited Provides a comprehensive look at industry trends Hokkaido 0.5 0.3 0.5 0.4 Very satisfied 14.0 12.7 14.6 13.1 Home & Personal Definitely true 36.4 35.1 36.2 35.1 Tohoku 1.6 2.4 1.4 1.9 Satisfied 42.4 41.8 38.2 42.1 Very satisfied 9.1 7.9 8.5 8.6 I think so 46.3 47.0 48.2 46.8 Chiba 16.5 13.9 13.8 15.6 Somewhat satisfied 33.2 34.1 37.3 33.8 Satisfied 43.8 43.3 45.0 43.0 No opinion 14.2 14.6 12.9 14.8 Tokyo 27.0 25.5 28.7 26.9 No opinion 7.3 8.1 7.0 7.9 Somewhat satisfied 28.1 26.6 27.5 27.6 I don't really think so 2.7 2.8 2.3 2.8 Kanagawa 23.0 23.0 24.6 22.8 Somewhat dissatisfied 2.3 2.6 2.1 2.4 No opinion 15.3 18.2 16.1 16.9 Definitely not 0.4 0.5 0.4 0.5 Saitama 10.2 10.6 7.9 10.1 Dissatisfied 0.6 0.5 0.4 0.5 Somewhat dissatisfied 2.9 3.3 1.9 3.1 Driver of the trend toward "digital convergence" Ibaragi, Tochigi and Gunma 3.8 4.6 3.9 4.3 Very dissatisfied 0.2 0.2 0.4 0.2 Dissatisfied 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 Definitely true 21.0 19.1 23.7 20.0 Hokuriku, Koshin-etsu 2.8 3.8 2.5 3.3 Information on competing companies Very dissatisfied 0.2 0.1 0.4 0.2 I think so 44.0 43.5 43.2 43.8 Tokai 4.5 5.2 5.4 4.8 Very satisfied 9.9 9.1 10.4 9.9 Business & Society No opinion 27.7 29.9 25.4 28.8 Kinki 7.4 8.0 9.0 7.3 Satisfied 35.2 32.8 34.4 33.2 Very satisfied 5.4 5.9 5.6 5.6 I don't really think so 6.4 6.4 6.3 6.4 Chugoku 0.9 0.8 0.4 0.8 Somewhat satisfied 33.4 34.0 30.7 34.0 Satisfied 36.8 39.1 41.1 37.1 Definitely not 0.9 1.1 1.4 1.0 Shikoku 0.4 0.5 0.4 0.4 No opinion 14.8 16.6 17.8 15.6 Somewhat satisfied 29.0 30.5 24.1 29.6 Valuable for product purchasing and ordering Kyushu, Okinawa 1.1 1.1 1.3 1.1 Somewhat dissatisfied 5.3 5.9 5.5 5.7 No opinion 24.7 20.5 26.2 23.5 Definitely true 17.0 16.1 16.3 17.0 Overseas 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.3 Dissatisfied 1.2 1.4 1.2 1.4 Somewhat dissatisfied 3.4 3.4 2.3 3.5 I think so 39.8 40.6 41.6 40.0 Have you attended previous CEATEC JAPAN, JES or COM-JAPAN exhibitions? Very dissatisfied 0.2 0.2 0.2 Dissatisfied 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.6 No opinion 33.6 33.8 32.3 33.6 CEATECJAPAN2005 49.8 48.3 55.2 47.9 Advance studies for possible product introduction Very dissatisfied 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.1 I don't really think so 7.9 7.7 8.2 7.7 CEATECJAPAN2004 42.6 42.3 46.6 40.9 Very satisfied 9.7 6.5 4.3 8.4 Conference Definitely not 1.7 1.8 1.6 1.7 CEATECJAPAN2003 32.9 33.1 34.4 31.7 Satisfied 30.1 30.2 29.8 31.0 Very satisfied 13.8 14.1 14.1 13.1 Valuable for product and technology development CEATECJAPAN2002 24.5 24.6 26.0 23.4 Somewhat satisfied 32.7 33.7 36.1 33.2 Satisfied 33.3 32.8 36.3 33.8 Definitely true 21.2 22.1 20.6 21.3 CEATECJAPAN2001 20.9 21.5 24.2 20.0 No opinion 19.3 20.9 14.9 19.1 Somewhat satisfied 25.1 25.3 26.8 25.2 I think so 47.4 49.5 47.7 48.0 CEATECJAPAN2000 18.4 19.3 21.7 17.7 Somewhat dissatisfied 5.1 6.7 8.5 5.8 No opinion 17.2 18.2 11.3 17.3 No opinion 26.2 23.4 26.7 25.5 Japan Electronics Show (JES) 32.2 36.1 35.7 32.6 Dissatisfied 1.8 1.1 4.3 1.4 Somewhat dissatisfied 5.8 5.5 6.7 6.0 I don't really think so 4.3 4.2 3.6 4.3 COM JAPAN 7.0 7.2 10.4 6.7 Very dissatisfied 1.3 0.9 2.1 1.1 Dissatisfied 3.0 3.2 2.8 2.9 Definitely not 0.9 0.8 1.4 0.9 NA 29.0 28.2 26.0 30.1 Business discussions Very dissatisfied 1.8 0.9 2.0 1.7 Valuable for opening new business channels What kind of ticket did you enter with? Very satisfied 9.2 9.0 12.0 10.1 Definitely true 11.7 11.5 13.3 11.6 Invitation (complimentary) 23.4 26.2 14.7 24.6 Satisfied 23.5 22.6 16.0 22.8 What is your impression of CEATEC JAPAN? I think so 34.2 36.0 34.9 34.8 Admission voucher from Newspaper/Magazine advertising0.1 0.2 0.1 Somewhat satisfied 19.3 22.6 28.0 22.2 One of Japan's leading exhibitions in the IT field No opinion 42.3 40.9 43.2 42.0 Invitation ticket for today 1.7 1.7 0.5 1.9 No opinion 36.3 35.2 28.0 34.8 Definitely true 56.2 54.2 58.1 54.6 I don't really think so 9.5 9.5 7.3 9.4 Prior registration via the web 74.0 71.2 83.5 72.7 Somewhat dissatisfied 5.0 4.5 8.0 4.4 I think so 31.3 31.6 29.7 31.8 Definitely not 2.3 2.1 1.3 2.2 Coupon obtained by mobile phone 0.8 0.7 1.3 0.7 Dissatisfied 5.0 5.3 4.0 4.4 No opinion 9.0 10.4 8.8 10.0 What is your overall opinion of CEATEC JAPAN 2003? Are you involved with purchasing (procurement) in your company? Very dissatisfied 1.7 0.8 4.0 1.3 I don't really think so 3.1 3.4 3.2 3.1 Very satisfied 7.6 7.4 8.4 7.4 Make decisions on purchases for own work 13.2 13.5 15.9 13.3 Opening business channels Definitely not 0.4 0.4 0.2 0.5 Satisfied 46.7 46.3 45.9 45.8

Provide opinions and guidance for purchases for own28.5 work 30.3 29.1 28.9 Very satisfied 5.8 6.8 6.9 6.5 A global exhibition valuable for gathering and conveying information Somewhat satisfied 35.3 35.8 35.7 36.1

Gather information for study regarding purchases for27.8 own work29.5 26.7 28.3 Satisfied 21.5 22.0 24.1 21.5 Definitely true 30.1 29.0 28.0 29.3 No opinion 5.7 5.9 5.7 5.8 NA 30.5 26.7 28.3 29.5 Somewhat satisfied 26.0 26.0 32.9 26.1 I think so 40.2 40.2 41.7 40.1 Somewhat dissatisfied 3.8 3.8 3.6 4.0 Are you involved in product development? No opinion 33.7 32.4 20.7 33.2 No opinion 21.5 22.7 22.2 22.4 Dissatisfied 0.7 0.6 0.2 0.7 Determine directives for product development 8.9 10.1 11.6 9.2 Somewhat dissatisfied 7.4 7.5 8.6 7.7 I don't really think so 7.1 6.9 7.0 7.1 Very dissatisfied 0.2 0.2 0.5 0.2 Provide opinions and guidance for product development24.6 27.9 29.7 25.5 Dissatisfied 4.0 3.5 3.4 3.3 Definitely not 1.1 1.2 1.1 1.1 Level of interest in having more exhibitors from overseas at CEATEC JAPAN

Gather information for study regarding product development26.2 29.1 24.0 26.9 Very dissatisfied 1.6 1.8 3.4 1.7 Fosters the dreams of the near future Very interested 29.2 31.4 34.6 28.9 NA 40.3 32.9 34.7 38.4 Interchange and strengthening links with customers Definitely true 30.4 27.5 28.3 28.8 Somewhat interested 49.2 49.3 45.4 49.5 What is the primary purpose of your visit? Very satisfied 11.9 10.4 5.0 11.0 I think so 44.8 44.6 48.4 44.6 No opinion 15.0 13.7 13.4 15.1 Information on products and technologies 82.7 85.9 84.2 82.5 Satisfied 30.3 31.3 20.0 30.3 No opinion 18.7 21.2 16.5 20.2 Not very interested 6.1 5.2 6.1 6.0 Understanding industry trends 73.8 76.8 86.9 73.2 Somewhat satisfied 31.9 33.8 30.0 34.3 I don't really think so 5.1 5.6 5.7 5.4 Not interested at all 0.5 0.4 0.5 0.5 Information on competing companies 30.0 33.4 29.2 30.0 No opinion 20.6 20.0 38.3 19.9 Definitely not 1.0 1.1 1.1 1.0 Exhibitors from which of the following regions interest you most Advance studies for possible product introduction 9.8 11.6 8.4 10.3 Somewhat dissatisfied 3.3 2.3 5.0 2.5 Valuable for directly experiencing future issues North America 60.9 58.0 68.8 59.6 Business discussions 2.6 3.3 4.5 2.8 Dissatisfied 0.9 1.4 1.2 Definitely true 11.4 10.6 13.1 10.9 Europe 62.8 61.4 68.6 61.7 Opening business channels 8.1 10.0 10.4 8.6 Very dissatisfied 1.1 0.8 1.7 0.8 I think so 31.4 30.8 34.6 31.2 East Asia(China, Korea, Taiwan, Hong Kong) 74.5 77.1 75.1 74.8 Interchange and strengthening links with customers9.7 12.8 10.8 10.9 General areas of interest No opinion 37.0 38.1 34.5 37.4 Other 3.6 3.5 3.4 3.5 General areas of interest 53.4 48.1 47.1 50.0 Very satisfied 26.3 25.2 24.3 25.4 I don't really think so 16.7 17.1 14.9 16.9 Overseas exhibitors from in which fields interest you most Other 6.1 6.8 8.2 6.3 Satisfied 43.3 43.4 40.3 44.0 Definitely not 3.5 3.4 2.9 3.6 Digital network-related 79.4 79.6 79.4 79.4 Somewhat satisfied 23.3 23.9 29.7 23.4 Helps build relationships between exhibitors and visitors Electronic components, devices and 70.0 70.9 72.2 70.2 manufacturing equipment-related Please rate your level of satisfaction. No opinion 3.7 4.3 3.8 3.9 Definitely true 11.5 12.0 12.4 11.6 Other 0.7 0.7 0.4 0.7 Information on products and technologies Somewhat dissatisfied 2.6 2.4 1.5 2.6 I think so 35.7 37.8 36.9 36.4 Do you plan to visit CEATEC JAPAN 2004? Very satisfied 14.9 13.5 15.3 14.0 Dissatisfied 0.6 0.6 0.4 0.5 No opinion 37.7 36.0 36.4 37.5 Definitely yes 76.8 76.4 79.5 75.7 Satisfied 38.7 38.8 37.7 38.6 Very dissatisfied 0.2 0.2 0.2 I don't really think so 13.1 12.3 12.7 12.6 Undecided 22.6 23.0 20.3 23.7 Somewhat satisfied 33.0 33.8 31.9 33.7 Definitely not 2.0 1.9 1.6 1.9 Do not plan to attend 0.6 0.6 0.6 No opinion 8.4 8.7 10.2 8.6 Provides ample information on the newest products and technologies 0.2 Somewhat dissatisfied 3.7 3.8 3.6 3.8 Definitely true 41.5 41.0 40.9 40.7 Dissatisfied 0.9 1.0 0.9 1.0 I think so 45.3 46.4 47.4 45.9 Very dissatisfied 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.3 No opinion 10.9 10.2 9.0 10.9 I don't really think so 2.1 2.1 2.5 2.2 Definitely not 0.2 0.3 0.2 0.3

20 21 10. NUMBERS AND ANALYSIS OF VISITORS CEATEC JAPAN 2006 CEATEC JAPAN 2006

3. Results of visitor questionnaire

The questionnaire from the Internet was also given on-site and after the exhibition. Visitors were classified according to their objective (Zone), and this data has been collated as follows.

Electronic Electronic Electronic Electronic Digital Components, Digital Components, Digital Components, Digital Components, Devices & Industrial Devices & Industrial Devices & Industrial Devices & Industrial Network Equipment StageConference TOTAL Network Equipment StageConference TOTAL Network Equipment StageConference TOTAL Network Equipment StageConference TOTAL Stage Stage Stage Stage Where did you travel from? Understanding of industry trends Areas you visited Provides a comprehensive look at industry trends Hokkaido 0.5 0.3 0.5 0.4 Very satisfied 14.0 12.7 14.6 13.1 Home & Personal Definitely true 36.4 35.1 36.2 35.1 Tohoku 1.6 2.4 1.4 1.9 Satisfied 42.4 41.8 38.2 42.1 Very satisfied 9.1 7.9 8.5 8.6 I think so 46.3 47.0 48.2 46.8 Chiba 16.5 13.9 13.8 15.6 Somewhat satisfied 33.2 34.1 37.3 33.8 Satisfied 43.8 43.3 45.0 43.0 No opinion 14.2 14.6 12.9 14.8 Tokyo 27.0 25.5 28.7 26.9 No opinion 7.3 8.1 7.0 7.9 Somewhat satisfied 28.1 26.6 27.5 27.6 I don't really think so 2.7 2.8 2.3 2.8 Kanagawa 23.0 23.0 24.6 22.8 Somewhat dissatisfied 2.3 2.6 2.1 2.4 No opinion 15.3 18.2 16.1 16.9 Definitely not 0.4 0.5 0.4 0.5 Saitama 10.2 10.6 7.9 10.1 Dissatisfied 0.6 0.5 0.4 0.5 Somewhat dissatisfied 2.9 3.3 1.9 3.1 Driver of the trend toward "digital convergence" Ibaragi, Tochigi and Gunma 3.8 4.6 3.9 4.3 Very dissatisfied 0.2 0.2 0.4 0.2 Dissatisfied 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 Definitely true 21.0 19.1 23.7 20.0 Hokuriku, Koshin-etsu 2.8 3.8 2.5 3.3 Information on competing companies Very dissatisfied 0.2 0.1 0.4 0.2 I think so 44.0 43.5 43.2 43.8 Tokai 4.5 5.2 5.4 4.8 Very satisfied 9.9 9.1 10.4 9.9 Business & Society No opinion 27.7 29.9 25.4 28.8 Kinki 7.4 8.0 9.0 7.3 Satisfied 35.2 32.8 34.4 33.2 Very satisfied 5.4 5.9 5.6 5.6 I don't really think so 6.4 6.4 6.3 6.4 Chugoku 0.9 0.8 0.4 0.8 Somewhat satisfied 33.4 34.0 30.7 34.0 Satisfied 36.8 39.1 41.1 37.1 Definitely not 0.9 1.1 1.4 1.0 Shikoku 0.4 0.5 0.4 0.4 No opinion 14.8 16.6 17.8 15.6 Somewhat satisfied 29.0 30.5 24.1 29.6 Valuable for product purchasing and ordering Kyushu, Okinawa 1.1 1.1 1.3 1.1 Somewhat dissatisfied 5.3 5.9 5.5 5.7 No opinion 24.7 20.5 26.2 23.5 Definitely true 17.0 16.1 16.3 17.0 Overseas 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.3 Dissatisfied 1.2 1.4 1.2 1.4 Somewhat dissatisfied 3.4 3.4 2.3 3.5 I think so 39.8 40.6 41.6 40.0 Have you attended previous CEATEC JAPAN, JES or COM-JAPAN exhibitions? Very dissatisfied 0.2 0.2 0.2 Dissatisfied 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.6 No opinion 33.6 33.8 32.3 33.6 CEATECJAPAN2005 49.8 48.3 55.2 47.9 Advance studies for possible product introduction Very dissatisfied 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.1 I don't really think so 7.9 7.7 8.2 7.7 CEATECJAPAN2004 42.6 42.3 46.6 40.9 Very satisfied 9.7 6.5 4.3 8.4 Conference Definitely not 1.7 1.8 1.6 1.7 CEATECJAPAN2003 32.9 33.1 34.4 31.7 Satisfied 30.1 30.2 29.8 31.0 Very satisfied 13.8 14.1 14.1 13.1 Valuable for product and technology development CEATECJAPAN2002 24.5 24.6 26.0 23.4 Somewhat satisfied 32.7 33.7 36.1 33.2 Satisfied 33.3 32.8 36.3 33.8 Definitely true 21.2 22.1 20.6 21.3 CEATECJAPAN2001 20.9 21.5 24.2 20.0 No opinion 19.3 20.9 14.9 19.1 Somewhat satisfied 25.1 25.3 26.8 25.2 I think so 47.4 49.5 47.7 48.0 CEATECJAPAN2000 18.4 19.3 21.7 17.7 Somewhat dissatisfied 5.1 6.7 8.5 5.8 No opinion 17.2 18.2 11.3 17.3 No opinion 26.2 23.4 26.7 25.5 Japan Electronics Show (JES) 32.2 36.1 35.7 32.6 Dissatisfied 1.8 1.1 4.3 1.4 Somewhat dissatisfied 5.8 5.5 6.7 6.0 I don't really think so 4.3 4.2 3.6 4.3 COM JAPAN 7.0 7.2 10.4 6.7 Very dissatisfied 1.3 0.9 2.1 1.1 Dissatisfied 3.0 3.2 2.8 2.9 Definitely not 0.9 0.8 1.4 0.9 NA 29.0 28.2 26.0 30.1 Business discussions Very dissatisfied 1.8 0.9 2.0 1.7 Valuable for opening new business channels What kind of ticket did you enter with? Very satisfied 9.2 9.0 12.0 10.1 Definitely true 11.7 11.5 13.3 11.6 Invitation (complimentary) 23.4 26.2 14.7 24.6 Satisfied 23.5 22.6 16.0 22.8 What is your impression of CEATEC JAPAN? I think so 34.2 36.0 34.9 34.8 Admission voucher from Newspaper/Magazine advertising0.1 0.2 0.1 Somewhat satisfied 19.3 22.6 28.0 22.2 One of Japan's leading exhibitions in the IT field No opinion 42.3 40.9 43.2 42.0 Invitation ticket for today 1.7 1.7 0.5 1.9 No opinion 36.3 35.2 28.0 34.8 Definitely true 56.2 54.2 58.1 54.6 I don't really think so 9.5 9.5 7.3 9.4 Prior registration via the web 74.0 71.2 83.5 72.7 Somewhat dissatisfied 5.0 4.5 8.0 4.4 I think so 31.3 31.6 29.7 31.8 Definitely not 2.3 2.1 1.3 2.2 Coupon obtained by mobile phone 0.8 0.7 1.3 0.7 Dissatisfied 5.0 5.3 4.0 4.4 No opinion 9.0 10.4 8.8 10.0 What is your overall opinion of CEATEC JAPAN 2003? Are you involved with purchasing (procurement) in your company? Very dissatisfied 1.7 0.8 4.0 1.3 I don't really think so 3.1 3.4 3.2 3.1 Very satisfied 7.6 7.4 8.4 7.4 Make decisions on purchases for own work 13.2 13.5 15.9 13.3 Opening business channels Definitely not 0.4 0.4 0.2 0.5 Satisfied 46.7 46.3 45.9 45.8

Provide opinions and guidance for purchases for own28.5 work 30.3 29.1 28.9 Very satisfied 5.8 6.8 6.9 6.5 A global exhibition valuable for gathering and conveying information Somewhat satisfied 35.3 35.8 35.7 36.1

Gather information for study regarding purchases for27.8 own work29.5 26.7 28.3 Satisfied 21.5 22.0 24.1 21.5 Definitely true 30.1 29.0 28.0 29.3 No opinion 5.7 5.9 5.7 5.8 NA 30.5 26.7 28.3 29.5 Somewhat satisfied 26.0 26.0 32.9 26.1 I think so 40.2 40.2 41.7 40.1 Somewhat dissatisfied 3.8 3.8 3.6 4.0 Are you involved in product development? No opinion 33.7 32.4 20.7 33.2 No opinion 21.5 22.7 22.2 22.4 Dissatisfied 0.7 0.6 0.2 0.7 Determine directives for product development 8.9 10.1 11.6 9.2 Somewhat dissatisfied 7.4 7.5 8.6 7.7 I don't really think so 7.1 6.9 7.0 7.1 Very dissatisfied 0.2 0.2 0.5 0.2 Provide opinions and guidance for product development24.6 27.9 29.7 25.5 Dissatisfied 4.0 3.5 3.4 3.3 Definitely not 1.1 1.2 1.1 1.1 Level of interest in having more exhibitors from overseas at CEATEC JAPAN

Gather information for study regarding product development26.2 29.1 24.0 26.9 Very dissatisfied 1.6 1.8 3.4 1.7 Fosters the dreams of the near future Very interested 29.2 31.4 34.6 28.9 NA 40.3 32.9 34.7 38.4 Interchange and strengthening links with customers Definitely true 30.4 27.5 28.3 28.8 Somewhat interested 49.2 49.3 45.4 49.5 What is the primary purpose of your visit? Very satisfied 11.9 10.4 5.0 11.0 I think so 44.8 44.6 48.4 44.6 No opinion 15.0 13.7 13.4 15.1 Information on products and technologies 82.7 85.9 84.2 82.5 Satisfied 30.3 31.3 20.0 30.3 No opinion 18.7 21.2 16.5 20.2 Not very interested 6.1 5.2 6.1 6.0 Understanding industry trends 73.8 76.8 86.9 73.2 Somewhat satisfied 31.9 33.8 30.0 34.3 I don't really think so 5.1 5.6 5.7 5.4 Not interested at all 0.5 0.4 0.5 0.5 Information on competing companies 30.0 33.4 29.2 30.0 No opinion 20.6 20.0 38.3 19.9 Definitely not 1.0 1.1 1.1 1.0 Exhibitors from which of the following regions interest you most Advance studies for possible product introduction 9.8 11.6 8.4 10.3 Somewhat dissatisfied 3.3 2.3 5.0 2.5 Valuable for directly experiencing future issues North America 60.9 58.0 68.8 59.6 Business discussions 2.6 3.3 4.5 2.8 Dissatisfied 0.9 1.4 1.2 Definitely true 11.4 10.6 13.1 10.9 Europe 62.8 61.4 68.6 61.7 Opening business channels 8.1 10.0 10.4 8.6 Very dissatisfied 1.1 0.8 1.7 0.8 I think so 31.4 30.8 34.6 31.2 East Asia(China, Korea, Taiwan, Hong Kong) 74.5 77.1 75.1 74.8 Interchange and strengthening links with customers9.7 12.8 10.8 10.9 General areas of interest No opinion 37.0 38.1 34.5 37.4 Other 3.6 3.5 3.4 3.5 General areas of interest 53.4 48.1 47.1 50.0 Very satisfied 26.3 25.2 24.3 25.4 I don't really think so 16.7 17.1 14.9 16.9 Overseas exhibitors from in which fields interest you most Other 6.1 6.8 8.2 6.3 Satisfied 43.3 43.4 40.3 44.0 Definitely not 3.5 3.4 2.9 3.6 Digital network-related 79.4 79.6 79.4 79.4 Somewhat satisfied 23.3 23.9 29.7 23.4 Helps build relationships between exhibitors and visitors Electronic components, devices and 70.0 70.9 72.2 70.2 manufacturing equipment-related Please rate your level of satisfaction. No opinion 3.7 4.3 3.8 3.9 Definitely true 11.5 12.0 12.4 11.6 Other 0.7 0.7 0.4 0.7 Information on products and technologies Somewhat dissatisfied 2.6 2.4 1.5 2.6 I think so 35.7 37.8 36.9 36.4 Do you plan to visit CEATEC JAPAN 2004? Very satisfied 14.9 13.5 15.3 14.0 Dissatisfied 0.6 0.6 0.4 0.5 No opinion 37.7 36.0 36.4 37.5 Definitely yes 76.8 76.4 79.5 75.7 Satisfied 38.7 38.8 37.7 38.6 Very dissatisfied 0.2 0.2 0.2 I don't really think so 13.1 12.3 12.7 12.6 Undecided 22.6 23.0 20.3 23.7 Somewhat satisfied 33.0 33.8 31.9 33.7 Definitely not 2.0 1.9 1.6 1.9 Do not plan to attend 0.6 0.6 0.6 No opinion 8.4 8.7 10.2 8.6 Provides ample information on the newest products and technologies 0.2 Somewhat dissatisfied 3.7 3.8 3.6 3.8 Definitely true 41.5 41.0 40.9 40.7 Dissatisfied 0.9 1.0 0.9 1.0 I think so 45.3 46.4 47.4 45.9 Very dissatisfied 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.3 No opinion 10.9 10.2 9.0 10.9 I don't really think so 2.1 2.1 2.5 2.2 Definitely not 0.2 0.3 0.2 0.3

20 21 11. ADVERTISING AND PUBLICITY CEATEC JAPAN 2006 CEATEC JAPAN 2006

The following advertising and publicity were carried out in line with CEATEC JAPAN 2006. 1. PUBLICITY ACTIVITIES 5. CREATION OF PR TOOLS (PRINT)

(1) Activities directed toward the press and media� � (1) Posters (B1, B2, B3) Issued press release calling for applications to exhibit (Feb.8) Opened Online Press Center (Sept. 1 to Oct. 31) For distribution to exhibitors and cooperating organizations Issued press release on "Product Design Forum 2006" (June 16) Issued press release on "Deploying new mobile business card system" (Sept. 30) (2) Japanese invitation cards set Held press conference to announce exhibition outline in Tokyo (July 20) Held press conference to provide general information about the exhibition (Oct. 2) (3) English invitation cards set Issued press release on exhibition outline (July 20) Opened Press Center at the exhibition site (Oct. 3 to Oct. 7) (4) Site map Implemented activities to attract media to the exhibition (September) Issued press release on closing of the exhibition (Oct. 7) (5) English guidebook (6) Daily news for exhibitors Distributed each day to all exhibitors. (2) Number of Press Visitors (3) Number of Articles in Print and Web Media (Articles on events at the site, Guide of viewpoint, bulletins on business matters and news flash of visitors questionnaire). CEATEC JAPAN 2005 CEATEC JAPAN 2006 CEATEC JAPAN 2005 CEATEC JAPAN 2006 (10/4-10/8) (10/3-10/7) (10/4-10/8) (10/3-10/7) Before the exhibition 226 231 138 (July 21, 2005 in Tokyo) 155 (July 20, 2006 in Tokyo) Press conferences During the exhibition 241 303 178 (Oct. 3, 2005 in Tokyo) 178 (Oct. 2, 2006 in Tokyo) After the exhibition 119 124 Exhibitor's articles and other 293 346 Press Center Total: 2,076 Total: 2,093 WEB 401 431 (registered press visitors) Foreign press: 275 Foreign press: 276 Total 1,280 1,435

(4) TV Publicity 44 televislon pieces in and out side Japan.

2. ADVERTISEMENTS 3. CEATEC JAPAN E-mail Magazine

(1) Newspaper ad CEATEC JAPAN OFFICIAL MAIL MAGAZINE was sent every Friday 8/28-10/3 20 media by e-mail to visitors to the previous exhibition who requested (2) Magazine ad information on this year's event. 7/10-9/29 21 media Number of distributions: Approx. 160,000 (only to visitors who (3) Internet ad requested information) Total of 16 magazines issued from the first one 7/1-10/3 20 media on March 3 to CEATEC JAPAN 2006 opening.

4. CEATEC JAPAN Web Magazine

The first volume was issued on July 20. Since then, viewpoints of CEATEC JAPAN and newsworthy information were rapidly introduced. Total number of issuance: 50

22 23 11. ADVERTISING AND PUBLICITY CEATEC JAPAN 2006 CEATEC JAPAN 2006

The following advertising and publicity were carried out in line with CEATEC JAPAN 2006. 1. PUBLICITY ACTIVITIES 5. CREATION OF PR TOOLS (PRINT)

(1) Activities directed toward the press and media� � (1) Posters (B1, B2, B3) Issued press release calling for applications to exhibit (Feb.8) Opened Online Press Center (Sept. 1 to Oct. 31) For distribution to exhibitors and cooperating organizations Issued press release on "Product Design Forum 2006" (June 16) Issued press release on "Deploying new mobile business card system" (Sept. 30) (2) Japanese invitation cards set Held press conference to announce exhibition outline in Tokyo (July 20) Held press conference to provide general information about the exhibition (Oct. 2) (3) English invitation cards set Issued press release on exhibition outline (July 20) Opened Press Center at the exhibition site (Oct. 3 to Oct. 7) (4) Site map Implemented activities to attract media to the exhibition (September) Issued press release on closing of the exhibition (Oct. 7) (5) English guidebook (6) Daily news for exhibitors Distributed each day to all exhibitors. (2) Number of Press Visitors (3) Number of Articles in Print and Web Media (Articles on events at the site, Guide of viewpoint, bulletins on business matters and news flash of visitors questionnaire). CEATEC JAPAN 2005 CEATEC JAPAN 2006 CEATEC JAPAN 2005 CEATEC JAPAN 2006 (10/4-10/8) (10/3-10/7) (10/4-10/8) (10/3-10/7) Before the exhibition 226 231 138 (July 21, 2005 in Tokyo) 155 (July 20, 2006 in Tokyo) Press conferences During the exhibition 241 303 178 (Oct. 3, 2005 in Tokyo) 178 (Oct. 2, 2006 in Tokyo) After the exhibition 119 124 Exhibitor's articles and other 293 346 Press Center Total: 2,076 Total: 2,093 WEB 401 431 (registered press visitors) Foreign press: 275 Foreign press: 276 Total 1,280 1,435

(4) TV Publicity 44 televislon pieces in and out side Japan.

2. ADVERTISEMENTS 3. CEATEC JAPAN E-mail Magazine

(1) Newspaper ad CEATEC JAPAN OFFICIAL MAIL MAGAZINE was sent every Friday 8/28-10/3 20 media by e-mail to visitors to the previous exhibition who requested (2) Magazine ad information on this year's event. 7/10-9/29 21 media Number of distributions: Approx. 160,000 (only to visitors who (3) Internet ad requested information) Total of 16 magazines issued from the first one 7/1-10/3 20 media on March 3 to CEATEC JAPAN 2006 opening.

4. CEATEC JAPAN Web Magazine

The first volume was issued on July 20. Since then, viewpoints of CEATEC JAPAN and newsworthy information were rapidly introduced. Total number of issuance: 50

22 23 12. CEATEC JAPAN OFFICIAL WEB SITE CEATEC JAPAN 2006

1.URL 2. PAGE VIEW

September October Total

2,916,285 3,967,066 6,883,351

3. Number of accesses according to language 4. Access (Classification by countries/To 20th place)

(%) English 1 Japan (3,236,363) 11 The Netherlands (4,318)

Japanese 94.7% Chinese 2 USA (527,465) 12 Cocos (Keeling) Islands (Territory of Australia)(4,168) English 4.5% 3 Taiwan (13,217) 13 France (3,685) Chinese 0.8% 4 Brazil (12,109) 14 Canada (3,500) 5 Singapore(9,049) 15 UK (3,280) 6 Italy (8,152) 16 Australia (2,744) Japanese 7 Germany (6,965) 17 China (2,471) 8 Argentina (6,420) 18 Poland (2,313) 9 Korea (5,822) 19 Rossia (2,286) 10 Hong Kong (4,714) 20 Mexico (2,242)

5. HOMEPAGE SCALE

WEB Server DB Server

Language File Count Byte Count English Japanese Total

English 2,016 10MB Exhibitor Information 706 706 1,412 Japanese 2,071 10MB CEATEC JAPAN Information 11 11 22 Chinese 790 4.1MB CEATEC JAPAN Press Releases 3 3 6 Download data 500 352MB Exhibitor Press Releases 8 23 31 Other 1854 8MB Must-see Item Navigation 106 106 212 Total 7,231 384MB Web Magazine 52 56 108 Conference 140 140 280 Total 1,026 1,045 2,071

6. KEYWORD RANKING This is a ranking based on the key word that the access user used on a CEATEC JAPAN 2006 official web site. Japanese Website

Rank Keyword

1 LCD displays 2 Passive Components(Resistors, capacitors, transformers, inductor, oscillators (OSCs), filters) 3 Connecting components (connectors, switches, relays), 4 Sensors 5 FPD televisions 6 Inorganic and organic electroluminescence (EL) displays, 7 LED display 8 Cellular telephones 9 Other display devices

Electronic circuit boards (ridge-print, flexible, module boards, 10 other electronic circuit boards)

English Website

Rank Keyword

1 Home theater systems 2 Digital cameras 3 Set-top boxes (STBs) 4 LCDs 5 DVD, Next-generation Digital disk equipment 6 Cellular telephones 7 FPD TVs 8 Other passive components 9 Digital videotape recorders 10 Car navigation systems

24 Sponsored by: CEATEC JAPAN Organizing Committee

Communications and Information network Association of Japan 17F, Tokyo Sankei Bldg. 1-7-2, Ohtemachi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-0004, Japan www.ciaj.or.jp

Japan Electronics and Information Technology Industries Association 3F, Mitsui Sumitomo Kaijo Bldg. Annex 3-11, Kanda Surugadai, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 101-0062, Japan www.jeita.or.jp

Computer Software Association of Japan 4F, Shuwa-tameike Bldg. 2-4-2, Nagata-cho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 101-0014, Japan www.csaj.jp

Contact: CEATEC JAPAN Management Office Japan Electronics Show Association (JESA)

5F, Sumitomo Shibadaimon Bldg. No. 2, 1-12-16, Shibadaimon, Minato-ku, Tokyo 105-0012, Japan Tel: +81-3-5402-7603 Fax: +81-3-5402-7606 E-mail: [email protected]