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Others PCs and others – Epson Sales Japan Corporation
Epson Direct Corporation
(2) Electronic devices business segment
This segment comprises the display business, the quartz device business, and the semiconductor business.
This segment mainly includes the development, manufacture and sales of small- and medium-sized LCDs,
crystal oscillators and CMOS LSIs.
Based on their ultra-fine and ultra-precision processing technologies, low-power consumption technologies
and high-density mounting technologies, businesses in this segment offer a wide range of electronic devices
that are compact, thin, and which save energy. Products are aimed at mobile phones and various other
applications. Products are also developed and manufactured to respond to the needs of other businesses
within the Group.
Details of the main businesses are as follows.
Display business
The display business is responsible for the development, manufacture and sales of small- and medium-sized
LCDs mainly for mobile phone terminals, and HTPS-TFT panels for 3LCD projectors, and others.
Quartz device business
The quartz device business is responsible for the development, manufacture and sales of crystal units,
crystal oscillators, and optical devices for industrial and consumer products in a wide range of markets.
Semiconductor business
The semiconductor business is responsible for the development, manufacture and sales of CMOS LSIs and
others with low drive voltage, low power consumption and high durability mainly for mobile phone
terminals and other information communications equipment, and PC peripherals. It also develops
semiconductors and base technologies for other Group businesses.
The major subsidiaries and affiliates involved in each segment are as follows:
Business
category Main products Main subsidiaries and affiliates
Manufacturing companies Sales companies
Display business Small- and
medium-sized
LCDs, HTPS-TFT
panels for 3LCD
projectors and
others
Epson Imaging Devices
Corporation
Suzhou Epson Co., Ltd.
Epson Imaging Devices
(Phils.) Inc.
Epson Imaging Devices
Corporation
Epson Toyocom Corporation
Epson Electronics America, Inc.
Epson Europe Electronics GmbH
Epson (China) Co., Ltd.
Epson Hong Kong Ltd.
Epson Taiwan Technology &
Trading Ltd.
Epson Singapore Pte. Ltd.
Quartz device
business
Crystal units,
crystal oscillators,
optical devices and
others
Epson Toyocom
Corporation
Orient Watch Co., Ltd.
Epson Toyocom Malaysia
Sdn. Bhd.
Semiconductor
business
CMOS LSIs and
others
Tohoku Epson Corporation
Singapore Epson Industrial
Pte. Ltd.
(3) Precision products business segment
This segment comprises the watch business, the optical products business, and the factory automation
products business. This segment mainly includes the development, manufacture and sales of watches,
watch movements, plastic corrective lenses, horizontally articulated robots and others.
Based on their ultra-fine and ultra-precision processing technologies that originated in mechanical watches,
and high-density mounting technologies, this segment is the birthplace of Epson’ s micromechatronics
technologies.
Details of the main businesses are as follows.