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Our Businesses
ESD
(Electronic Systems and Devices)
We have two types of pen tablets; both open up a world
of possibilities and help our customers experience
more. Our high-performance, professional range is for
specialists and skilled amateurs. Our consumer pen
tablets are for more general users and are easy and fun
to operate.
Our interactive pen displays enable users to write,
draw, sketch and scribble directly on the screen.
Without getting too technical, this is due to the pen
sensor being incorporated into the LCD display. Almost
all Tablet PC manufacturers worldwide use our pen
sensors. Our components allow notebook PCs to be
operated with a digital pen or even with the touch of
fingers. Our multi-touch sensor system which realizes
with high-speed and high-precision, position sensing of
multiple fingers also is being developed.
Our successful and varied product line-up makes us the
clear leader in the pen tablet market. We command an
impressive 86 percent of the global market (our
estimate) and 95.4 percent of the Japanese market
(BCN research 2009). It will not stop there. We expect
the market to accelerate substantially. Not only
Windows Vista installed pen input function as standard,
but also next generation OS Windows 7 will support
multi-touch input in addition. We believe our compo-
nent business will be the way forward.
Our company is made up of two business sectors – Electronic Systems and Devices (ESD) and Engineering Collabora-
tive Solutions (ECS). ESD develops and manufacturers pen tablets and pen sensor components as well as touch
technologies. These are the tools that enable users to input digital data in the same way as using a traditional pen on
paper or a paint brush on canvas. ECS develops CAD-based software packages and related systems for the manufac-
turing industry.