History Highlights

1910 • Founded by Namihei Odaira as 1975 • Hitachi High Crown Control Mill developed an electrical repair shop • Succeeded in first domestic 1978 • Completed world’s first field emission electron manufacture of three 5-HP microscope with record-high resolution (3.6775-kW) electric motors • Experimental color camera with solid-state miniature as the company’s first products image device developed 1910

1982 • Hitachi Europe Ltd. established 1915 • Completed 10,000-HP (7,355-kW) water turbine • Succeeded in world’s first micro-level observation of magnetic field by the use of electron beam holography 1924 • Completed the first large-scale • Listed on New York Stock Exchange DC electric locomotives to be manufactured in Japan 1984 • Started mass production of 256-kbit DRAMs 1924 1931 • Completed 10,000-A hydraulic electrolytic 1985 • Completed the “JT-60” large-scale Tokamak device 1932 • Completed Hitachi’s first electric refrigerator for break-even plasma experiments • The Hitachi Foundation was established to promote 1943 • Completed 85,000-kW Francis water turbine and cultural, educational and scientific exchanges 70,000-kVA alternating current generator between Japan and the U.S.

1952 • Completed 21,000-kW two-stage pump-turbine 1988 • Hitachi Asia Pte. Ltd. established 1954 • Completed the first large-scale cold strip mill to be produced in Japan 1989 • Developed world’s fastest superconductive 1955 • Completed 100,000-kW Francis water turbine computer and 93,000-kVA alternating current generator • Developed superconductive MR imaging equipment • Established two R&D centers in the U.S. and two 1958 • Electron microscope awarded 1958 laboratories in Europe the grand prix at the World Exposition in Brussels 1990 • Released very large-scale computer with the world’s 1959 • Completed electronic computers fastest processing speed at that time based on transistors • Hitachi America, Ltd. established 1991 • Developed inverter-controlled 1961 • Completed experimental nuclear reactor electric locomotive with the world’s largest control capacity 1964 • Completed the first cars for the Shinkansen • Developed highly sensitive image (bullet train) pickup tubes 1991 • Completed monorail system running between Haneda Airport and Hamamatsu-cho, Tokyo 1993 • Developed Shinkansen (bullet train) with new 1968 • Developed hybrid LSI maximum service speed of 270 km/h • Developed 300-m/min elevators for high-rise buildings 1994 • Hitachi (China), Ltd. established • Developed the original 32-bit RISC 1969 • Completed on-line banking system SuperH family • Developed and mass-produced all-transistor color televisions 1995 • Developed Super TFT LCD module featuring ultra-wide 1970 • Developed computer-aided viewing angles traffic control system for the • Developed 10-Gbit/s fiber- Shinkansen (bullet train) optic transmission equipment 1973 • Developed new-type image 1995 pickup tube 1970 1998 • Developed 320-Gbit/s optical 1974 • Commercial operation began 1974 data transmission system at Japan’s first 460,000-kW • Developed the experimental nuclear power station 128-Mbit single-electron • Released the first series of memory general-purpose large-scale computers

1998

HITACHI TECHNOLOGY 2005–2006 85 1999 • Established dependable autonomous hard real-time 2003 • Development and commerciali- management technology zation of a compact, highly accurate, high-speed finger vein authentication system 2000 • Developed 52.5-Gbit/in2 perpendicular magnetic • Successful measurement of recording infant brain functions using optical topography 2003 •Dr. Hideaki Koizumi, a Hitachi Fellow, presented a 2001 • Developed Notary and Certificate Authority systems lecture at the 400th Anniversary of the Foundation of for e-government the Pontifical Academy of Sciences, Vatican City • Developed mobile web-gateway system • Developed application processor for mobile phones 2004 • Developed world’s smallest sensor-net terminal with a battery life of over one year • Developed high-temperature lead-free solder paste

2002 • Developed world’s first silent water-cooling notebook PC • Developed world’s smallest 0.3-mm2 noncontact IC chip • Developed compact DNA analysis system genetic for SNP typing 2002

Financial Highlights (consolidated) Net Sales Millions of yen Net Income Millions of yen Year 2003 2004 2005 Year 2003 2004 2005 8,191,752 8,632,450 9,027,043 27,867 15,876 51,496 Capital Investment Millions of yen Overseas Sales Millions of yen Year 2003 2004 2005 Year 2003 2004 2005 787,496 816,547 959,593 2,645,209 2,977,594 3,277,440 Years ended March Trademarks name explanation page Intel Intel is a registered trademark of Intel Corporation in the US. 5 Itanium is a registered trademark of Intel Corporation in the US. 5 Xeon Xeon is a registered trademark of Intel Corporation in the US. 5 AIX AIX is a registered trademark of International Business Machines Corp. 15 Globus Toolkit Globus Toolkit is a trademark of the University of Chicago. 15 Linux is a trademark of Linus Torvalds. 15 Power4+ Power4+ is a trademark of International Business Machines Corp. 15 SCore SCore was originally developed by the Real World Computing Partnership. 15 UNICORE grid UNICORE grid middleware was developed as part of the UNICORE Project and UNICORE PLUS Project. 15 CMMI CMMI is a registered trademark of the Software Engineering Institute of the USA. 16 COBIT COBIT is a registered trademark of the Information Systems Audit and Control Association and the IT Governance Institute. 16 ITIL ITIL is a registered trademark of The Office of Government Commerce. 16 J2EE Java and all Java-based trademarks and logos are trademarks or registered trademarks of Sun Microsystems, Inc. in the United States and other countries. 17 Java Java and all Java-based trademarks and logos are trademarks or registered trademarks of Sun Microsystems, Inc. in the United States and other countries. 17 POWER5 POWER5 is a trademark of the International Business Machines Corp. 20 POWER4 POWER4 is a trademark of the International Business Machines Corp. 21 UNIX UNIX is a registered trademark in the United States and other countries, licensed exclusively through X/Open Company Limited. 21 Microsoft Microsoft is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corp. in the U.S. and other countries. 23 Oracle Oracle is a registered trademark of Oracle Corporation. 23 Sybase Sybase is a trademark of Sybase, Inc. or its subsidiaries. 23 Windows Windows is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation in the U.S. and other countries. 23 Ethernet Ethernet is a registered trademark of Xerox Corp. 25 au au is a registered trademark of the KDDI Corporation. 26 Office Wise Office Wise is a registered trademark of the KDDI Corporation. 26 Pentium Pentium is a registered trademark of Intel Corporation. 44 DeviceNet DeviceNet is a registered trademark of ODVA (Open DeviceNet Vendor Association). 51 Windows Media Windows Media is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation in the U.S. and other countries. 70 Bluetooth Bluetooth is a trademark of Bluetooth SIG, Inc. 82 CompactFlash CompactFlash is a trademark of SanDisk Corporation, registered in the United States and other countries. 82 ECHONET ECHONET is a trademark of ECHONET Consortium. 83 FLOW-3D FLOW-3D is a registered trademark of Flow Science, Inc. 84

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86 HITACHI TECHNOLOGY 2005–2006 Organization of Hitachi, Ltd. (As of April, 2005) Corporate Marketing Group Strategic Marketing and Planning Division Business Incubation Division Customer Satisfaction Promotion Center Total Solutions Division Research & Development Group Central Research Laboratory Board of Directors Advanced Research Laboratory Hitachi Group Headquarters Hitachi Research Laboratory Systems Development Laboratory Chairman of the Board Hitachi Group - Legal and Corporate Communications Mechanical Engineering Research Laboratory Corporate Brand Management Office Production Engineering Research Laboratory Hitachi Group - Corporate Strategy Design Division President Group Company Office Intellectual Property Group Corporate Planning & Development Office Corporate Technology Office Power Systems Senior Executive Committee Corporate Information Technology Office Power Systems Sales Management Division Group Finance Strategy Office Power & Industrial Systems R&D Laboratory Group Procurement Strategy Office Thermal & Hydroelectric Systems Division Global Business Division Nuclear Systems Division Overseas Offices Advanced Medical Support Services Division Satellite Systems Division Business Development Power & Industrial Systems Division Business Development Office Hitachi Works Finance Industrial Systems Finance Department I Industrial Systems Sales Management Division Global Treasury Center Transportation Systems Division Finance Department III Public & Municipal Systems Division Human Capital Industrial Systems Division Human Capital Office Energy Solution Service Division Employee Relations & Human Resources Department Kasado Works Occupational Health Promotion Center Power & Industrial Systems Business Administration Division Legal and Corporate Communications Urban Planning and Development Systems Secretarial Office Information & Telecommunication Systems Legal Division Strategy Planning & Development Office Corporate Communications Division E-Solutions Division Business Solution Systems Division MONOZUKURI Outsourcing Services Division Investment Planning Office Smart Identification Solutions Division Corporate Environmental Policy Division Mu-Solutions Division Corporate Quality Assurance Division Global Solutions Division MONOZUKURI Engineering Division General-Market Business Management Division Corporate Auditing Platform Solutions Division Internal Auditing Office Applications Development Division Corporate Export Regulation Division Financial Information Systems Division Government & Public Corporation Information Systems Sales Management Division Compliance Division Government & Public Corporation Information Systems Division Invention Management Division Industrial Manufacturing & Services Systems Division Information & Control Systems Division Medical Systems Business Division Global Business Planning & Operations Division (Information & Telecommunication Systems) Information Security Division Software Division Disk Array Systems Division Storage Area Network Systems Solution Division Board of Directors Office Network Systems Solutions Division Enterprise Server Division Micro Device Division Consumer Business Group Ubiquitous Platform Systems Internet Systems Platform Division Ubiquitous Platform Systems R&D Laboratory Digital Media Division Ubiquitous Platform Systems Sales Management Division Automotive Systems Quality Management Division Automotive Systems Advanced Technical Center Sales Management Division Electric Powertrain System Division 1st Business Management Division Engine Management System Division Chassis System Division 2nd Business Management Division Engine Components Division 3rd Business Management Division Suspension & Brake Division Car Information Systems Division Life Science Group Defense Systems Group Personal Health Care Venture Company WirelessInfo Venture Company HUMAN Care Innovations Venture Company Semiconductor Business Division Group Procurement Division Corporate Education & Training Center Head Office Business Support Division Information Technology Division Authorized Dealer Management Center Tax Accounting Center Hokkaido Area Operation Tohoku Area Operation Kanto Area Operation Yokohama Area Operation Hokuriku Area Operation Chubu Area Operation Kansai Area Operation Chugoku Area Operation Shikoku Area Operation Kyushu Area Operation Odaira Memorial Tokyo Hitachi Hospital Hitachi Hospital Taga Hospital Ibaraki Hospital Center Mito Hospital Hitachi Health Care Center Tsuchiura Medical & Health Care Center Hitachi Totsuka General Hospital

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