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EXCELLENT GLOBAL CORPORATION PLAN—PHASE III
Canon has achieved global No. 1 market
positions for various core products and
will strive to further its market leadership.
In the office imaging business, riding
the momentum of the market shift to
color imaging models, Canon is strength-
ening its color network products in the
world. Canon will continue to leverage its
Multifunctional Embedded Application
Platform (MEAP) to expand its solutions
business in global markets.
In cameras, the Company capitalized
on the remarkable growth of the digital
SLR camera market. With a lineup of
products for a broad range of users from
beginners to professionals, Canon will
strive to maintain its commanding lead in
the digital camera market. The Company
is taking major steps to bolster in-house
production of Complementary Metal
Oxide Semiconductor (CMOS) sensors, a
key component in digital cameras and
digital video camcorders. Specifically,
Canon will establish a new facility for
CMOS development through production
in Kawasaki, Japan. This move will further
expand Canon’s in-house production
capacity as well as reduce costs.
In semiconductor exposure equip-
ment, Canon released the FPA-7000AS7
immersion lithography scanning stepper.
The Company will reinforce its lineup of
ArF scanning steppers, including dry and
immersion types, in an aim to expand
market share.
Furthermore, the Company will
promote cross-media imaging as a
fundamental concept for the continuous
expansion of its businesses. In specific
terms, the Company will realize high-level
synergies through the consolidation of
input and output, image processing and
color management and other imaging
technologies.
Canon’s FPA-7000AS7 immersion lithography
scanning stepper was launched in 2007
1. Achieving the overwhelming No.1 position worldwide
in all current core businesses