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2
AT A GLANCE
Precision Equipment
Nikon contributes to our
increasingly sophisticated
information society with its leading
steppers and scanners, used in
semiconductor and LCD panel
manufacturing worldwide.
Market Trends
The market contracted as capital
investment by manufacturers cooled
for both IC and LCD steppers and
scanners. We anticipate a recovery in
market conditions for IC steppers and
scanners from the second half of the
fiscal year ending March 2014, and
market expansion for LCD steppers
and scanners, centered on 6th-
generation plates.
Nikon has chosen the field of health and medical-related areas as a new
business domain, as it offers the potential for a synergistic benefit with our
optics, image processing, precision control, and inspection technologies.
Analysis and diagnostic support will be an area of particular focus, and
we have begun laying the groundwork for basic research along several
lines, including image analysis and diagnosis at the genetic and cellular
AUGMENTING
Imaging Products
For a new dimension of pleasure
from photography, Nikon
develops and markets imaging
products worldwide with various
features using sophisticated
digital imaging technology.
Market Trends
The compact digital camera market
continues to shrink in the fiscal year
ending March 2014. By contrast,
we anticipate that the market for
interchangeable lens-type digital
cameras will continue to grow.
ADVANCING
Instruments
Nikon’s microscopic ultra-precision
tools are used extensively in
bioscience, and contribute to
greater efficiency in high-precision
measurements in the field of
industrial instruments.
Development of
New Business
Market Trends
We expect harsh market conditions
to continue in both the bioscience
and industrial instruments fields.
However, in the bioscience field we
foresee a recovery in government
spending, mainly in Japan, while in
the industrial instruments field we
anticipate continued expansion of
Asian markets.
AMPLIFYING