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For Toshiba, electronic components are the means to drive technological
progress and a major source of grow th and earnings. The company is
targeting markets related to mobile devices and networks to acceler-
ate the growth in system LSI sales. In discrete components, Toshiba
is preeminent in the global market, and bolstering its product line and
profitability with new products for mobile applications. Flash memories
are being cultivated as the nucleus for the business, and Toshiba
seeks the lion’s share of the market for NAND flash, a technology
invented by Toshiba. In DRAMs, we w ill seek efficiency in R&D and
production including enhanced collaboration with global partners. In
this way, the company retains strengths in the three key product
areas of the semiconductor business. In other areas, low-temperature
polysilicon TFT LCDs and advanced lithium-ion rechargeable batteries
have both defined new capabilities in their markets. They are moving
into the mainstream and toward rapid grow th.
Electronic Components >>
The world’s first single chip MPEG-4 system LSI with embedded
DRAM achieves the breakthrough integration in necessary for
realizing videophones.
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Low-temperature polysilicon LCDs boast low power con-
sumption and outstanding sharpness, performance that
earned them the Display of the Year Award from Society
for Information Display.
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Inter-companyValue Chain >>