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COMPONENTS AND DEVICES
Matsushita develops and supplies components and devices used in various
products ranging from AV equipment and information and communication
devices to home appliances and industrial equipment. Components and
devices are increasingly important in helping equipment become more sophis-
ticated, smaller and lighter, and more energy efficient. Matsushita is facilitating
even closer cooperation between component and device divisions and
finished product divisions right from the development phase. This approach
allows the Company to quickly develop and supply components and devices
which match the concepts of finished products.
In fiscal 2008, in the semiconductor business, Matsushita accelerated
efforts to use the UniPhier® system LSIs in finished products, and also created
distinctive products in the discrete device, analog LSI and image sensor fields.
In the electronic devices and electric motors businesses, Matsushita launched
new cutting-edge key devices to enhance equipment performance.
Matsushita will continue to develop and strengthen its competitive products,
and thereby contribute to the creation of competitive products in its finished
product divisions. Furthermore, the Company will strive to expand sales to
external manufacturing customers to achieve growth and enhance profitability.
Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. 2008 29