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Business Strategies for Medium-Term
Management Plan Update
Q How would you sum up the scal year ended March 31, 2015?
For two consecutive years ended December 31, 2013 and 2014, the semiconductor
market was booming and posted record-high sales. Nikon, however, is involved in the
semiconductor lithography system market, which shrank in 2014 compared with the
previous year, buffeted by the at investment that has accompanied rapid growth in
smartphones and tablet computers. As the number of units Nikon sold was also down
from the previous scal year, the market shrinkage had harsh consequences in the
scal year ended March 31, 2015.
The semiconductor lithography system market is expected to remain at for a
while. Although it is difcult to expect any signicant growth in this business, we are
focusing on how and whether to acquire a larger share of the market. Shipments of the
highly acclaimed NSR-S630D ArF immersion scanner commenced during the scal
year, and demonstrations of this model on the actual mass production front line of our
customers hold the key. In the rst quarter of the scal year ending March 31, 2016,
we shipped the 450mm immersion scanner, which was ordered by the U.S.-based
Global 450 Consortium in July 2013.
Q Please tell us about the reorganization of the corporate structure.
Since the establishment of the Semiconductor Lithography Business Unit in June
2014, we have focused on fortifying our structure to conduct business management
faster. We have been engaged in transforming the balance of resources across our
entire organization. Previously, we focused on strengthening the development depart-
ment, as improving the competitiveness of our lithography systems had been deemed
an important issue. In this endeavor, we have been successful, since the performance
To optimize lithography sys-
tems for customer processes
and sustain stable operations
Focus on NSR-S630D sales,
expanding ArF immersion
scanner share
Promoting further efciency
improvements, aim to exceed
breakeven-point sales of ¥120
billion to post prot in scal
year ending March 31, 2018
18 NIKON REPORT 2015
Precision Equipment Business
Toshikazu Umatate
Senior Vice President
General Manager of Semiconductor Lithography Business Unit
We provide support from our customers’ perspectives
and aim to make the transformation from a business
that simply markets products to a business model that
provides solutions.
Message
Semiconductor Lithography Business Unit
Overview of Divisions and Business Units