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Canon is actively advancing R&D on materials technolo
-
g
ies, includin
g
anti-refl ection coatin
g
s for lenses.
of its develo
p
ment
p
rocesses. In 2008, we contin
-
ued to promote our integrated IT systems based on
a uni
fi
ed 3D-CAD system that
f
acilitates the sharing
o
f
desi
g
n in
f
ormation and links desi
g
n throu
g
h
production to stren
g
then concurrent processes.
T
h
e Compan
y
a
l
so starte
d
new initiatives to
reduce failure costs that stem from desi
g
n chan
g
es
and to completely eliminate the need for proto
-
types. We will pursue innovations of our current
virtual prototyping technologies, which include
Digital Mockup and Computer-Aided Engineering.
E
ff
orts to improve product development quality
were boosted b
y
the 2008 completion o
f
the
state-of-the-art Tamagawa measurement and testing
facility, which can test for industry accreditation specifi
-
cations such as noise and radio
f
requencies and
fl
ame
retardance. Located in Kawasaki, Japan, the laborator
y
will up
g
rade the Group’s measurement precision
capa
b
i
l
ities an
d
comp
l
iance wit
h
pu
bl
ic stan
d
ar
d
s.
Explorin
g
Next-Generation Technolo
g
ie
s
Canon is strengt
h
ening its
b
asic researc
h
in
d
o-
mains that offer considerable future
p
otential. For
materials technology in particular, the Company
has been pursuing extensive research on numerous
materials, includin
g
nanomaterials and various
semiconductor materials,
f
or the development o
f
new
d
evices an
d
components. Canon wi
ll
promote
researc
h
into its ca
p
a
b
i
l
ities in t
h
ese areas an
d
develop technologies that trigger paradigm shifts
.
To
k
eep pace wit
h
g
l
o
b
a
l
tec
h
no
l
ogy tren
d
s,
Ca
n
o
n
co
ll
abo
r
ates
in
ad
v
a
n
ced
r
esea
r
c
h wi
t
h
leading universities and institutes worldwide. In
2008, Canon announced plans
f
or collaborative
research with the Universit
y
o
f
Arizona’s Colle
g
e o
f
Optical Sciences
f
ocusin
g
on a broad ran
g
e o
f
tec
h
no
l
o
g
ies, inc
l
u
d
in
g
optica
l
materia
l
s an
d
measurement an
d
me
d
ica
l
-re
l
ate
d
a
ppl
ications
.
Measuring e
l
ectro-
ma
g
net
i
c waves
e
mitte
d
b
y printers:
the Tamagawa
m
easu
r
e
m
e
n
t
a
n
d
testing
f
acility
co
n
t
ri
butes
to
e
n
h
ancing t
h
e
e
ffi cienc
y
of testin
g
o
perations an
d
raisin
g
the level of
p
recision measure-
ment tec
h
no
l
ogy
.