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ULVAC’s Value Creation <Priority Issues>
We are committed to realizing a society that is not only safe and secure but also affluent and convenient by offeringvalue utilizing vacuum technology, which is indispensable and fundamental for industrial and scientific development.
We will continue helping to resolve social issues in cooperation with our customers through the provision ofproducts and solutions to them.
ULVAC’s business activities
Social issues

Progress of digitalization,
advances in 5G and IoT, andestablishment of network
infrastructureMarket opportunities

Aspiration for the progressof all industries andtechnological innovation
Diversification ofsemiconductor and electronic
device applications and needs
Trend toward devices that aresmaller, faster, larger-capacity
and consume less power

ULVAC’s six businesses
Priority domains

Realization of the digital society
Autonomous driving, agriculture, healthcare,virtual currency, etc.

Fundamental technology forrealization of the digital society
IoT, cloud, AI, robots, big data, drones

Environmental issues, such as
global warming and climatechangeGlobal energy issues due todependence on finite resources

Progress of renewable andlow-carbon energy systems
Improvement in energy
conversion efficiency

Food safety and security,
population explosion and sharp
increase in demand for food in
emerging countries, increase infood loss
Longevity, needs and progressof health promotion andhealthcare

Longer preservation of foodand pharmaceuticals, volume
reduction

Aging of infrastructure indeveloped countries
Development of industrialinfrastructure in emerging
countries
Wider gap between rich andpoor

Development of safe, secureand convenient infrastructure

Semiconductor
production
equipment

Electronicdevice
production
equipment

FPD production
equipment

Components

Industrial
equipment

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Energy management,
next-generation energy
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Healthcare, life innovation

Construction, social
infrastructure, mobility

Materials

Main value
offered by thebusiness

Customers and their products

Response to new
semiconductor
and electronic
device fields
and needs byapplying vacuumdepositionand othertechnologies andR&D of cuttingedge processes
through cocreation withcustomers

FPD, semiconductor, electronicequipment, and device manufacturers

Enhancementof performanceof solar cells andpower devices byvacuum deposition,ion implantation andother technologies,
contribution toreduction of power
consumption ofvarious devices

Solar cell manufacturers, batterymanufacturers, etc.

Longer life andvolume reductionof freeze-dried
food, vaccines,
drugs, etc. byvacuum freeze
drying and othertechnologies

Food manufacturers, pharmaceuticalmanufacturers, etc.

Enhancementof performanceof industrial
materials andresponse to newmaterials byapplying vacuum
heat treatment
and othertechnologies

Chemical and materials manufacturers,
steelmakers, transportation equipment
manufacturers, etc.

Semiconductors:
Memory, logic

Contribution toresolution of principal
social issues*

Contribution to realizationof an advanced,
convenient, safe andsecure, digital society

DRAM, PCRAM,
3D-NAND, CPU, etc.

Functional
devices: Sensing,communication(5G), display
MEMS, SAW/FBAR
devices, LCD,OLED, etc.

Energy: Heatgeneration,
power storage,
conversion

Contribution to creation ofa sustainable society bypower generation, energy
storage and energy saving

Solar cells, secondarybatteries (lithium ionbatteries etc.), powerdevices, magnets for windturbines, etc.

Foodstuffs,
pharmaceuticals:
Freeze drying
Freeze-dried
foods, emergency
provisions,
supplements,
vaccines, etc.

Industrial materials:
Heat treatment

Contribution to human health,the future of medicine, andrealization of a sustainable
society with minimal food loss
by means of safe and secure
foods and pharmaceuticals

Contribution to creation ofa sustainable society thatis safe and secure andcomfortable

Glass building
materials, industrial
materials, materials
for transportationequipment, heatexchangers, etc.

*Indicates relationships with the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

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ULVAC VALUE REPORT 2023

ULVAC VALUE REPORT 2023

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