News Release
March 10, 2021
Nissin Electric Co., Ltd.
Nissin Ion Equipment Co., Ltd“LINK SQUARE” New Building at Nissin Ion Equipment’s Shiga Works
Bringing together various technical human resources to create a new innovation baseNissin Ion Equipment Co., Ltd., a company of the Nissin Electric Group, manufactures and sells ion implanters forsemiconductors and for small/medium-sized flat panel displays (FPDs). Nissin Ion Equipment built a new building at its
Shiga Works main factory/Plasma Technology R&D Center. The new building commenced operation in August 2020and serves as the company’s innovation base. The name of the new building is LINK SQUARE, which was selectedfrom entries solicited from employees. LINK SQUARE brings together technical human resources that were previously
spread between the Kuze Works and the Shiga Works and aims to create high-value-added products and services
and to offer them to customers.

New building at Shiga Works “LINK SQUARE”

Review Area at the bottom of the atrium

LINK SQUARE, the name of the new building at the Shiga Works denotes “a hub space that connects people, things,and events,” with LINK meaning a connection and SQUARE meaning an open area. In addition to “a connection,” LINK
represents learning (L), innovation, inspiration and interaction (IN), and knocking on the next door (to the future) (K).
The atrium at the center of LINK SQUARE is designed to afford a view of the operations of the entire company. It
creates an airy atmosphere. The large staircase connecting the floors is intended to facilitate face-to-face interactions
and communication. Moreover, the Review Area at the bottom of the atrium is a place where individuals’ knowledge canbe turned into organizational knowledge, taking advantage of the open environment that facilitates the sharing ofinformation by all individuals present in the area. Thus, the Review Area is intended to promote communication andversatile cooperation beyond the constraints of hierarchy and the traditional boundaries between individuals anddepartments. Furthermore, the zoning of the office area adopts the concept of activity-based working (ABW: a work stylethat allows employees to select the optimal location for the nature of their current jobs). The desks and seats are laid out
in a pattern so that all individuals’ lines of sight are directed toward the center and a sense of unity is created. To concretize
the philosophy expressed by the name LINK SQUARE, Nissin Ion Equipment will continue to encourage the mixing ofmany people and ideas, establish connections with various people, things, and events, and build an open area thatbrings about innovation.
The core competency of Nissin Ion Equipment lies in ion beam and plasma technologies. Drawing on thesetechnologies, it remains a player in an ever-changing industry, by swiftly, sophisticatedly and intricately contributing to theevolution of semiconductors, displays, and other technologies. Consequently, Nissin Ion Equipment views LINKSQUARE as a very important tool for creating an environment for innovation. The motto “provide a place for congenial
work and for the pleasure of open-minded endeavors” has been adopted for LINK SQUARE. The place is not yet in its
final completed form. LINK SQUARE will continue to evolve and pick up the pace for creating innovation for unique andhigh-value-added products and services and for launching them on the market.