Yokowoʼs Value Creation

Yokowoʼs Value Creation Process
While utilizing our “6 types of capital,” the Yokowo Group provides value to society through a multi-layered
combination of our core competencies (micro-precision processing, microwaves (high frequency), and advanced
devices). Looking forward, our aim is to achieve a sustainable society through our business activities that are based
upon the four pillars of our basic management policies, and to strive to continue to create value unique to Yokowo.

Key Inputs◦Production capital・Capital investment:¥4.43 billion

Reduction in environmental
impact◦Sales¥

Details→p.8

59.97 billion

Proposing products needed by
future generations, utilizing ourcore technologies
Details→ p.23

844

¥3.2 billion◦Representative
products

2. Procurement◦Financial capital・Total assets:¥56.86 billion
・Cash & cash equiv.:¥15.46 billion

・GNSS Antennas

3. Production

Building the worldʼs preeminent
local production system

Details→ p.9

Improved, more resilient social
infrastructure

Circuit Testing
Connectors
・Probe Cards

4. SalesCircuit Testing
Connector

Expanding sales to 6 cities in theAmericas, and 10 countries andregions in Europe, Asia, andaround the world
Details→p.3

Wireless
Communication
Equipment
Details→ p.10

・Hi-Giga Sockets

Wireless Communication
Equipment
・Spring Connectors

・Domestic group companies: 4・Overseas group companies: 18

Quality first・Electricity
・Water

35,110 MWh
283,178 m3

Promotion of evolutionary
management(4 innovations)Technology-based enterpriseMulti-layered businessstructure

Global business base

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Yokowo 2021 Integrated Report* SDGs: Abbreviation of Sustainable Development
Goals. These were adopted by the United Nationsin 2015 as common goals for 2030, to confront
issues such as poverty and climate change

Basic Management Policy
Details: https://www.yokowo.co.jp/english/ir/message/(establish the “Yokowo quality brand”)◦Natural capital

Human resource training
making the most of diversity

Building of a fair working
environment

・Guide Wires / Catheters
Assembly Products◦Social capital

Innovations in information &communication technology

Improved traffic and transport

・Shark Fin Antennas

8,428

Related SDGs*

Improvements in daily safety
and comfort

Vehicle Communication
Equipment

Carrying out green procurement◦Human capital

Addressing social issues

Providing minimally invasive
medical equipment

1. Development◦Intellectual capital・Employees:

Value Provided to Society(FY2020)

VehicleCommunication
Equipment

・Non-current assets:¥18.45 billion

・Patents held:
・R&D expenses:

Key Outputs

Yokowoʼs Business Activities(FY2020)

Achieving Our Mission◦Reduction in
CO2 emissions▶Corporate Mission

Year-on-year-215 t-CO

2

At Yokowo, we consider our corporate mission to be “to create asustainable society, Yokowo responds to the needs of advanced
companies that are undertaking structural reforms, and helps tocreate the future by offering high-quality products backed by its coretechnologies.”

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Yokowoʼs Manufacturing
The Yokowo Group actively incorporates cutting-edge technologies while reaching greater heights with its coretechnologies, such as micro precision processing technology, antenna technology, and microwave technology,
providing a wide variety of original products for the worldʼs leading companies.
Furthermore, Yokowo is promoting innovation each and every day in the production process to achieve high levels
in terms of quality, cost, delivery and safety (QCDS).

Multi-Layer Building
Products

Basic Research

Vehicle antennas

Fields for Product Roll-Out

Vehicle Antennas
Amid the development of automated driving and 5th generation mobile communications systems (5G),
microwave technology is becoming increasingly more important in the fields of vehicle communicationand semiconductors. Yokowo is progressing with the establishment of the worldʼs highest-level
microwave technology in terms of both wireless communication and semiconductor testing.

Software applications

In addition to the worldʼs highest-level micro precision processing
technology, Yokowo is strengthening its competitiveness in precision
plating and MEMS processing.

Micro Precision
Process

Semiconductor testing

Process
Development

All major elemental technologies are developed within Yokowoʼsproduction engineering department, which also promotes AI
applications in production and quality control.

Production
Process

Yokowo is establishing an integrated system from design tomaintenance that utilizes multiple uses of 3D computer-assisted design
information.

Design Process

Expanding and Strengthening

Microwave
Technology● Automated driving systems

Semiconductor Testing Tools● 5G● Turnkey

Connectors forElectronic Devices●S mall, low profile,waterproof, high current

Medical Devices● Precision parts● Assembly productsHigh frequency
device testing

Social Platforms● Car sharing

Connectors forelectronic devices

Applied Research● System proposals related to building social platforms that utilize wireless technology and software development capabilities● Development of high-speed optical communication devices and connectors, and automatic testing technology for wireless antennas

incorporated in semiconductor devices essential for the evolution in automated driving and 5G● Turnkey system proposals for semiconductor testing tools

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Medical devices

Strategic Development

Commercialization
Research

Yokowo has established a system in which the R&D department, the process technology department
and the department responsible for new product development and commercialization can work
together closely. By incorporating cutting-edge technologies in collaboration with other companies anduniversities, Yokowo is also promoting product evolution and a multi-layered business structure.

● Drones

High Frequency Device
Testing● Amps● Filters

Optical Communications● Connectors● Photoelectric conversion

Precision Plating● Wet

The worldʼs number one manufacturer for high-frequency,
wireless applications, and precision parts

Cutting-Edge Research and Development● Dry

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Yokowoʼs Materiality
In 2020, Yokowo identified our materiality as a Group. This clearly states the contribution to society made throughour business activities, and incorporates the desire of our management to “make Yokowo a good company.” Throughthe promotion of innovation and reforms to business models, we are both sustainably growing our business, andcontributing to the environment, society, and diversity.

① Be a company that customers and theircustomers feel comfortable working with“Make Yokowo a good company”
̶ Three Wills❶ Be a company that customers and theircustomers feel comfortable working with

❷ Be a company that society (including local
communities) and its business partners
feel comfortable interacting with

● Establishing the “Yokowo Quality Brand” focusing on thehighest quality, and on zero hazardous chemical substances■■❸ Be a company where employees feel

comfortable being employed, and which
ensures that employeesʼ families are
happy for them to work there.

Utilizing our antenna and software technologies to break into the field of MaaS■

Promoting the F0 Conference and other quality improvement activities■

Process to Identify Materiality① List themes considered by the Company
or its stakeholders to be important basedon management policies, medium-term
management plans, specific materiality by
SASB industry, etc.
② Refine themes and set targets throughworkshops with General Managers ofbusiness divisions and Chief Officers ofbusiness strategy divisions.
③ After reviews by the Board of Directors
including outside directors and outside
Audit & Supervisory Board Members,
approval of items and KPIs.
④ Organize the relationship with CSR issues,and clearly detail the specified results in
the integrated report and on the website.

Enhancing a research and development system that promotes more in-depth
and advanced world-class micro precision processing and microwave (highfrequency) technologies, as well as reducing our environmental impact throughthe development of ultra-compact, energy-saving products■■

Specific processes are as follows:High quality, high productivity, and reduced environmental impact resulting
from reforms in production processes through the New 5S (Simple, Slim, Small,
Short, Smooth) Concept, and through AI

Integrated management of technologies using PLM, and improvements toquality pre-verification functions using digital twins
Reducing environmental impact through our business activities
Promotion of recycled materials in plastic molding, and reductions in waste
Moving to plastic-free packaging and transport pallets, and conversion to biodegradable
plastics
Recycling of cutting oils, etc. (joint research with universities and technical colleges)
Establishment and operation of Green Procurement Guidelines● Contributions to treatment of illnesses and rare diseases③ Be a company where employees feel comfortablebeing employed, and which ensures that employeesʼ
families are happy for them to work there.

● Dialog with local communities and contributions to theirdevelopment● Promotion and development of workforce diversity andinclusion■

Employment of local residents■

Donations to local governments, and sponsorship of local events■

Donations to Tomioka City in Gunma Prefecture and Kita City in Tokyo tosupport medical facilities to treat COVID-19■

Entering into a naming rights partnership agreement with Tomioka City■

Trash cleanup activities around the Tomioka plant■

Tomioka City Educational Fund, Tomioka World Heritage Exhibition
Maintenance and Management■

Agreement on Gunma University Industry-academia Collaboration■

Donations to the Rotary Yoneyama Memorial Foundation and Disaster Relief
Funds through the Tomioka Rotary Club■

Through the Tomioka Chamber of Commerce & Industry, work in collaboration
with the municipal government to promote solutions to local issues■

Education assistance for elementary, junior high, and high schools■

Contribution to local revitalization through expanded hiring of foreign staff
in the Tomioka area (utilizing TISP)■

Promoting activities to provide support for SMEs and for the cultivation ofyoung people who will play important roles in the future, as a sponsoring
member of the Certified Management Support NPO Club, a Specified Nonprofit Corporation registered with Tokyo Metropolitan Government■

Development of innovative medical devices through the use of our world-classmicro precision processing and microwave (high frequency) technologies■

Industry-academia open innovation (Gunma University, University of Tsukuba,
Tokai University, Kobe City Medical Center General Hospital, UCLA, etc.)● Fulfilling social responsibility throughout the supply chain

Construction of an ecosystem with universities, hospitals, and startup businesses(startup ecosystem)■

Fair and equitable selection, and compliance with the Subcontracting Law■

Building relationships as an equal partner■

Building a checking system to eliminate unethically mined resources, etc.
(conflict minerals monitoring system)■● Promoting measures in response to climate change
Formulating and promoting concrete measures in response to climate change inorder to realize carbon neutrality by 2050.
■

Responding to climate change
Formulating concrete measures that conform to the recommendations of the
FSB Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD)
Disclosure using the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) framework■

Water resource management (reductions in water usage, improved wastewater
treatment)■

Resource recycling (reductions in waste quantities, promotion of zero emissions)● Strengthened compliance and governanceThree Priority Issues (Materiality)② Be a company that society (including local
communities) and its business partners feel
comfortable interacting withRelated SDGs■

Multi-layered production bases (Vehicle Communication Equipment segment:
establishment of a third production base)■Construction of a fault-tolerant supply network(duplicated lines and networking)■

Strengthened support system with Tier 2 and Tier 3 suppliers● Establishment of a global BCP system, and constant testing to
improve its effectiveness● Building of a human rights check system in cooperation withlocal governments and NPOs to eliminate child labor andunethically mined resources, etc.

■

Promotion of the TISP (Tomioka International Specialist Park) concept
Employing around 100 specialists from overseas and establishing business
management processes in which collaboration with overseas staff is considered
normal will stimulate business activities that make the most of this diversity, andthrough improved living environments we will contribute to regional interaction andrevitalization.

■

Expansion and development of womenʼs careers
Revising and promoting the action plan in accordance with the Revision of the Act
on Promotion of Womenʼs Participation and Advancement in the Workplace, andexpanding and reinforcing this throughout the PDCA cycle
Revising and promoting the action plan in accordance with the Act on Advancementof Measures to Support Raising Next-Generation Children, and expanding andreinforcing this throughout the PDCA cycle
Improving work-life balance by establishing on-site company nurseries■

Creating a workplace environment allowing all employees to play an activerole regardless of age■

Establishing a special subsidiary to provide employment for persons withdisabilities and expand their opportunities for participation● Achieving an appealing, rewarding work environment■

Improving work-life balance by establishing a teleworking system■

Improving work-life balance by encouraging employees to take annual paid
leave

■

Improve employee satisfaction by expanded support for illness prevention
and treatment■

Establishment of awards system, including for social contributions■

Get-together Interactive meetings (product technologies, production
technologies, QC)■

Establishment of global employee promotion and HR treatment system■

Establishment of an Advanced Technical Research and Development Center toprovide an appealing working environment for technical personnel■

Offering advanced technical training opportunities (AI and other graduate
education, business school, external research organizations)● Expanding long-term training and apprenticeship programsin Japan for employees in locations overseas thus improving
their abilities, and establishing a human resources systemwith global applicability■

Strengthened risk management (establishment of Business Risk Management Committee, disclosure of major risks)■

Achieving fair market competition (setting of Group rules, and monitoring of compliance)

Related SDGs■

Avoidance of corruption, bribery, and anti-competitive behavior

Related SDGs

From the candidate issues that wereextracted and analyzed using the process
outlined above, we identified the following
three priority issues:● The environment● Local communities● Diversity and inclusion

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business activities and social contribution
GO BEYOND〜Challenge the Next Stage〜
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Yokowoʼs Value Creation▼Materiality targets and progress status

VOICE

Targets for 2030
Materiality

Performance Indicator

Target Value

Number of innovative medical devices created backed up
by IP (annual)

5

2 Under development (specifications finalized)

Establishment of micro precision and microwave
laboratories

Established

Planning for the establishment of the new
Micro Process R&D Center (construction ofwhich is scheduled to begin in February 2022,
and be completed in late 2022)

Contributions to treatment of illnesses and rare diseases

Number of treatments provided to the field of rarediseases with low patient numbers and withoutestablished treatment methods (annual)3

Response to climate change

GHG emissions
Compared to FY2014
Target for 2030

Scope 1 and 2
35% reduction

Water use (basic units)
Target for 2030

10% reduction comparedto FY2020

17.0% reduction compared tothe previous fiscal year

Amount of waste generated
Target for 2030

10% reduction comparedto FY2020

15.5% reduction compared tothe previous fiscal year

Establish Yokowo as a quality brand by using the highest
quality, and by a move to zero hazardous chemical
substances①

Be a company that customers and their customers
feel comfortable working with

Formulating concrete strategies that conform to TCFD
recommendations
Disclosure using the CDP framework
Planning and progress management by the Board of
Directors

Number of major compliance violations (annual)Strengthened compliance and governanceTraining participation rate (annual)0100%

Be a company that society(including local communities)
and its business partners feel
comfortable interacting with②

Be a company where employees feel comfortable being
employed, and which ensures that employeesʼ families are
happy for them to work there

Commencement of preparations for the
adoption of photovoltaic power generating
facilities at the Tomioka Plant and Vietnam
Plant, which are the Companyʼs core plants
Commencement of discussion of concretemeasures for reducing Scope 3 emissions

0
Information security e-learning: 98%
Harassment prevention e-learning: 98%

Number of community service projects undertaken(annual)10

Yokowo is implementing activities as a namingrights partner at the Tomioka Plant. For moredetails, please see the Local Communities
section (p.40).

Fulfilling social responsibility throughout the supply
chain

Violations of the Subcontracting Law

00

Establishment of a global BCP system, and constanttesting to improve its effectiveness

BCP strategy-based best mix of overseas and domestic
production

BCP certification

In the Fine Connector business in the WirelessCommunication Equipment segment, we areproceeding with the establishment of a new
business continuity planning (BCP) system

In-house checks, and actively contributing to thepromotion of fair labor practices through collaboration
with NPOs in each country

NPO cooperation activities
5 (annual)

We comply with all of our customersʼ humanrights status check requirements, and we are
exploring possibilities for collaboration withNPOs to strengthen our own internal checking
function

Ratio of female leaders (overall ratio of female employees
who are section heads or higher)

Comparable with levels for
males

Male 43.7% Female 11.5%
We are currently implementing roundtablediscussions to address this issue.
For more details, please see the Employees
section (p.34).

Create a workplace environment allowing all employees toplay an active role regardless of age

Employment age limit
70 and above

We have adopted a framework that enables
persons aged 65 or over to continue working
as contract employees under outsourcing
agreements

Concern for human rights
Building of a check system in cooperation with local
governments and NPOs to eliminate child labor andunethically mined resources, etc.

Promotion and development of workforce diversity andinclusion

Number of TISP hires

Ratio of employees with disabilities

Percentage of annual paid leave taken

Achieving an appealing, rewarding work environment

Expanding long-term training and apprenticeshipprograms in Japan for employees in locations overseas
thus improving their abilities, and strengthening thebusiness mindset of Japanese employees throughinteraction with these employees

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Number of TISP hires at the Company 61
For more details, see the Diversity section (p.36).

150% of legally stipulated
ratio

1.52%
We are currently preparing to establish a special
subsidiary for the employment of people withdisabilities. For more details, please see theDiversity section (p.35).

90%

63.6％

Number of on-site company nurseries established(including contracted service provision)

3

Preparations are underway as part of the
Tomioka Plant renewal plan. We are alsoplanning to introduce a childcare and nursing
care plan as part of the new personnel system.

Number of workplace accidents (annual)

0

6

20

0
In FY2020, although recruitment at overseas
facilities went ahead as normal, the acceptanceof overseas long-term trainees in Japan was put
on hold because of the spread of the COVID-19
pandemic.

Number of overseas long-term trainees accepted (annual)

Contributions to treatmentof illnesses and rare diseases
̶Status of progress madein building a startup
ecosystem

1 Under development (prototype stage)

Dialog with local communities and contributions to theirdevelopment③

21

Achievement Level by FY2020

Hiroshi Igahara
Executive Officer cum General Manager,
MD Business Division

Established in 2006, Yokowoʼs Medical Device (MD) business is a relatively young
business. Since being appointed General Manager of the MD Business Division in2017, I have tried to develop the business in line with the vision of “getting every
individual employee to experience for themselves the satisfaction of playing a partin contributing to society through business.” However, it has also been broughthome to me just how difficult it is for a single company to achieve this on its own.
Around this time, it just so happened that I made the acquaintance of Mr.
Kazuya Shobayashi, the Chairman of Biomedical Solutions, Inc. We shared ourviews regarding the issues affecting the healthcare sector in Japan, such as thefact that cultivation of medical device startups has been slow to develop, and we
discussed ways of addressing these issues, during which discussion I was able todraw on my own experience in areas such as venture capital investment and M&A
implementation.
In 2018, at a meeting of the Council on Promoting Development of NextGeneration Medical Devices organized by Japanʼs Cabinet Secretariat, Mr.
Shobayashi proposed the development of a startup ecosystem as a framework
for the development of medical devices in Japan. Yokowo gave its wholehearted
support for this proposal, and decided that we would serve as a manufacturing
partner for the realization of revolutionary new product ideas developed
by startups. With Mr. Shobayashi and various universities and startup firms
proceeding with the development of relevant concepts, a large number of productideas have been generated, with a focus on revolutionary development projects,
many of which relate to the treatment of intractable diseases. In 2021, we begancollaboration with four medical device startups (all of which Yokowo has investedin), and we have also launched the Japan Medical Start-up Incubation Program(JMPR) foundation to provide further support in the area of basic research.
This initiative has been positioned as an important future strategy for Yokowoʼs
MD business. One of our outside directors commented that “the concept of
the startup ecosystem itself embodies the core meaning of the SDGs,” and MDBusiness Division staff have been unanimous in saying that they have been able
to experience for themselves the making of a contribution to society even greaterthan that normally made through our business activities, and have felt a real senseof achievement. I believe that this is an initiative that will make it possible to realizeboth a better company and a better society.
Going forward, as the head of the MD Business Division, I hope that I will beable to make a contribution towards the success of the startup ecosystem, while
collaborating with many people who are involved in the healthcare sector.

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Research and Development
The Yokowo Group has set the five fields of micro precision processing technology, microwave technology,
antenna technology, surface modification materials technology (surface processing/modification of material), andsemiconductor application technology as the Companyʼs core technologies supporting its competitiveness in themarketplace. Through greater sophistication and wider use of all its technologies, Yokowo is building a multi-layered
business structure to create innovative, high-tech products.

Research and Development Policy
Basic & Applied ResearchBusiness Development in Growth Fields

Product design R&D

Production R&D

Microwave
technology

Micro precision
processing
technology

Advanced ProductCreation
Semiconductor
application
technology

Antennatechnology
Wireless
communication
technology

Stable Supply of
Advanced Products
Surfacemodificationmaterials
technology

R&D Investment

Main R&D Themes

Based on the Yokowo Groupʼs company-wide growth strategy,
the R&D department, the business divisionʼs technology
department, and local development centers work together topromote research and development centered on the Companyʼscore technologies. In particular, Yokowo is focusing on the
research and development of new technologies and new
products with an emphasis on developing products with a higher
degree of technological integration and increased added value.

Over the medium to long term, Yokowoʼs main markets, namely
the automotive, semiconductor testing, mobile communication
terminals, and medical device markets, are expected to grow insize due to: advances in new eco-friendly vehicles such as plug-in
hybrids and electric vehicles as well as advanced driver-assistancesystems (ADAS) and automated driving; the actualization of
new semiconductor demand for next-generation high-speed,large-capacity communications typified by 5G; the rise of nextgeneration products such as wearable devices; and the spreadof minimally invasive treatment and advances in genetic testing
technology.
The main R&D themes for each segment related to the above
markets are as follows:

Automotive▼R&D Expenses
Social infrastructure(MaaS/ETC)

4,000
3,500

SoftwarePackagingTechnology

Material
evaluation
technology*1
Ceramic
technology*1(million yen)

CASE*2

3,260

3,000

Semiconductor
testing

2,500

3,592
3,201

2,636
2,105

Vehicle Communication Equipment

2,000

Mobile communication
terminals

5G■ Antenna system for V2X essential for ADAS and automateddriving■ Technology development for communication systems,
equipment and devices for the CASE era

1,500
1,000
500

Medical devices*1 Material evaluation technology and ceramic technology promote evolution through alliance*2 An acronym for the new trend in automobiles: Connectivity, Autonomous, Shared, Electric

Ceramic devices(joint venture with
Nippon Electric Glass)0Technical H.Q.

Core Technology
Development H.Q.

Manufacturing
Engineering
Research Department

Production Process
Innovation H.Q.
(Basic technologies and research
related to
production process technology)

Innovation Promotion
Division(case)

844

900
800
600
400

737

658

700

495

526

453

411

394
320

300

253

200
0

The Core Technology Development H.Q. is in charge of the research and development of technologies, such as microwave technology,
micro precision processing, and MEMS technologies, needed to give our products a competitive advantage. Whereas the engineering
departments in each business division are in charge of developing applications for new products with the Technical H.Q. overseeing thewhole product development process. Likewise, the Production Process Innovation H.Q. is in charge of research related to the production of
products, and the Management Planning H.Q. is in charge of new technology and new business incubation.

Yokowo 2021 Integrated Report(FY)Intellectual Property Rights

100

23

2020

Circuit Testing Connector

500Management Planning H.Q.
New Technology &New Business Incubation

2019▼Patents held

(Product Development Supervision,
Intellectual Property)(Business Strategy, M&A)

2018

With its sights set squarely on target business fields and businessdevelopment for intellectual property, Yokowo is strengthening
the foundations of its intellectual property, the cornerstone of its
business strategy, by steadily increasing the number of patents
it holds in Japan and overseas and by making use of licensing
agreements, etc.

Research and Development System
Production Engineering
Research Department

2017

Decliningbirthrate
and aging
population

Product design R&D and production R&D are essential and inseparable elements of Yokowoʼs research and development. With the two
running in sync Yokowo is able to create advanced products at the cutting edge, providing a stable supply to the Companyʼs customers.

Each Business Division’sTechnology Development Group

2016

2016

2017

2018

2019

semiconductor device technology roadmaps (narrower pitch,
more pins, and higher frequencies)

Vehicle Communication Equipment
Fine Connector Business■ Development of high rated connectors■ Development of optical connectors for high-speed opticalcommunication
Medical Device Business■ Joint development of new minimally invasive medical
equipment and testing systems with universities and medical
institutions in Japan and the United States that utilize micro
precision processing technology and microwave technology

349

284

247

206

141

■ Development of test sockets for high-current, high-speed andhigh-frequency devices■ Research and development aimed at improving performance,
durability, and functionality, e.g. probe surface modification
technology■ Development of probe cards that keep pace with the

2020
(FY)

Overseas patents (including actual plans, designs and trademarks)
Domestic patents (including actual plans, designs and trademarks)

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Product Technology
The Yokowo Group develops a whole range of innovative products based on its unique technological capabilities
built up over many years, supplying electronic, electrical and automotive manufacturers around the world.

▼Circuit Testing Connector Business Domain

Semiconductor Testing Market
MEMS Technology

Innovative Product Development through the Fusion of Yokowoʼs Technologies

Antenna
Technology

Surface Modification
Materials
Technology

Microwave
Technology

Micro Precision
Processing
Technology

Product
Development

Production
Engineering

・MEMS Technology

New Core
Technology

・Ultra Fine Pitch Microwave
Contactor
・Advanced Millimeter-Wave
Module Technology/Measurement
Technology

Technology
Research &Development

By combining Yokowoʼs production engineering
for increased production efficiency with its
core technologies of micro precision processing
technology, microwave technology, antenna
technology, and surface modification materials
technology, the Company is able to develop
products with innovation and creativity. Amassing
technical expertise with greater sophistication,
Yokowo remains committed to the fundamental
research and development of new coretechnologies.
Through these unique technologies, Yokowo
manufactures a whole range of innovative
products such as: vehicle antennas; testing tools
for semiconductors and electronic components;
connectors for electronic devices; and medical
devices. Yokowo continues to supply these products
and more to the automotive, semiconductor
testing, mobile communication terminals andmedical device markets.

More than ever before semiconductors andelectronic components are required to have faster
speeds, higher frequencies, and better integration,with similar expectations also for the testingprocess. By making full use of MEMS technology,
in addition to Yokowoʼs micro precision processing
and microwave technologies developed over many
years, Yokowo develops and supplies products
globally in all areas of high-speed, high-frequency
as well as front- and back-end testing processes.

Contact Bumps

Core Connector
Technologies for
Semiconductor
Testing

Micro Precision
Processing
Technology

Microwave
Technology

Ceramic
Technology

Microfabricated Parts

Evaluation Systems▼Features and Main Uses of the Spring Connector

Mobile Communication
Terminal Market
In the rapidly expanding mobile communications
terminal market, there is an increasing need for
detachable, low profile space-saving connectors
with detachable durability and environmental
worthiness becoming even more importantin commercial information devices. Yokowoʼsproprietary spring connectors accurately capture
these market needs, becoming used more widely ina variety of applications.

▼Vehicle Communication Equipment Business Domain

4 features

High Reliability

Space Saving

Design FreedomHigh Durability

Main Uses
Video equipment

Informationequipment

Automotive
equipment

Mobile phone

Point of Sales

Health equipment

Wireless device

Automotive Market
Multimedia

Medical Device Market
SystemProducts Developed

To meet the needs required for smaller, multi-use,lower profile, smart vehicle antennas, Yokowo isdeveloping antenna systems that support nextgeneration vehicle communication by making fulluse of modular technologies as well as the antenna
and microwave technologies Yokowo has built up
over many years.
Along with Yokowoʼs state-of-the-art facilities,
including an electromagnetic field simulator and an
anechoic chamber for measuring millimeter-wave
frequencies (up to 40GHz) in 5G communications,
Yokowo makes full use of its world-leading
technological prowess to manufacture innovative,
industry-leading products.

Connected

AM/FM

Navigation

DigitalBroadcasting

Telematics

Electronic Toll
Collection/
Dedicated
Short Range
Communications

Solutions

Shark Fin
Antennawithbuilt-incameraHigh
precision
GNSS
Antenna

Laminated
Antenna

5G/V2X
compatible
Shark Fin
Antenna

GNSS/DSRC
HybridAntenna

MaaS
compatible
In-Vehicle
Control
Solution

Shark Fin Antenna with built-in camera

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5G compatible anechoic chamber

Yokowo is making full use of technologies such as
micro precision processing, coating, assembly, as
well as product design and evaluation to develop
such products as OEM guide wires, catheters andother items in the field of minimally invasive medical
equipment. Yokowo possesses its own equipment
and manufacturing lines to provide a complete
service from product processing and finishedproduct assembly to hydrophilic coating, packaging
and sterilization. In the assembly process, various
connections methods can be selected depending on
the productʼs use.

Enlarged Figure of Hydrophilic
Coating

Assembly of Esophageal Temperature Probe

Tip Terminal of Catheter

Radiopaque Marker

Coil for Guide Wire

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