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Research & Development
Software & Services
Personal identification and authentication are critical to making e-government
and e-commerce secure. We continued to advance research on biometric
identification—including systems based on fingerprints, voiceprints, facial
features, and palm vein characteristics—and developed a smart card-based
personal authentication system that incorporates biometric technology.
Platforms
As a world leader in grid computing research, focusing on enterprise
environments, we advanced the practical application of this next-generation
server technology, which enables multiple computers to work as one and
gives users access to whatever computing resources they need without
having to be aware of individual system performance or status. This
technology is especially beneficial to any sector with intensive computational
demands, such as finance or manufacturing, as it allows for more efficient
use of internal resources.
Electronic Devices
Among our notable achievements in the field of electronic devices was the
development of a high-output amplifier based on gallium nitride for use in
3G mobile communications base stations. Previous amplifiers needed to run
on a lower voltage than the rest of the base station system, requiring a step-
down transformer with its associated losses. But the gallium nitride amplifier
can withstand higher operating voltages, reducing power losses and
increasing base station efficiency.
In an IT sector characterized by constant change and intensifying competition, success depends on
continually developing new and truly differentiated technologies. At Fujitsu Laboratories, we are pursuing
the advanced technologies that are critical to the future development of our networked society. Spanning
services, computing and communications systems, as well as the electronic devices, materials, packaging
and cooling technologies upon which they depend, Fujitsu's R&D activities are carried out on a global basis
by leading researchers in these fields.
Key Research Accomplishments in Fiscal 2002
Future Areas of Focus
We are at the brink of a new era in information technology, in which interconnected computers and
networking devices are becoming an integral and pervasive part of our everyday surroundings: the
era of ubiquitous computing. To help make this new era a reality, in software and services, we are
working on ubiquitous system solutions, system security and knowledge management technologies.
In platforms, we are focusing on business applications of grid computing and ways to merge optical,
wireless, and IP-based networking. And in electronic devices, we are developing a single-chip VLIW
multiprocessor, as well as next-generation CMOS technologies and advanced devices for wireless base
stations. We are also continuing our work on some of the core underpinnings of these technologies,
such as environmentally friendly materials, high-density/high-precision packaging technologies,
cooling technologies, and reliability assessment technologies.
Biometric mouse with palm vein
pattern recognition device
Contactless palm vein pattern
biometric authentication system