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MURAKAMI CORPORATION Business Report FY2007

R&D

R&D Expenditure ( in millions of JPY )
- FY2007 FY2006 FY2005
R&D 495 452 523

R&D structure
-Each department's technical group works in cooperation with the R&D division, which is in charge of development for the entire group.
-The main areas of R&D are research on vehicle rear view systems and development of highly functional fine glass.
-The total number of R&D staff is 37, which includes the R&D division at the headquarters and technical groups at each department.

Main R&D fields
1. Automotive rear-view recognition system
- Camera units to eliminate blind spots
- Development of a new mechanized mirror
- Development of weight saving and standardized structures
- Development of products for hydrophilic film
- Development of safety mirrors
2. High function fine glass
- Development of various optical filters and a high-reflective mirrors
- Development of high-precision curved surface mirrors
- Development of light-adjusting filters (mirrors)
- Development of ECD production method

In Nov. 2007, the Company announced that it will work on expanding the application of door mirrors with built-in video cameras and offering new technical solutions to its customers. Because unfolded door mirrors are not included in the vehicle width based on the safety standard, the video cameras equipped in a door mirror have an edge over on-vehicle cameras in terms of the area they can capture. Leveraging this advantage, the company intends to link this camera system with car positioning sensor systems and drive video recorders, developing ways to integrate this technology in the future intelligent transport systems (ITSs). Aiming to achieve greater sales, it will study the possibility of employing the camera system as an input device of drive video recorders. In addition, the company will carry out development activities to use the door mirror camera as a core image system in the ITS age; it can be employed as a camera system to check lane departure and monitor distance between the car and the vehicle moving ahead. (From an article in the Nikkan Jidosha Shimbun on Nov. 14, 2007)

Licensing of technology to other companies (as of March 2008)
Partner Location Contract Contract Period
Ken Sean Factory Co., Ltd. Taiwan To supply design and manufacturing technology on Automotive Rear-view Mirrors to automakers in Taiwan (except Ford Lio Ho Motor) including Japanese automakers 2008.02.01-2009.01.31 *
Ampas Industries Co., Ltd. Thailand To supply design and manufacturing technology on Automotive Rear-view Mirrors 2007.12.29-2008.12.28 *
Delloyd Industries (M) Sdn. Bhd. Malaysia To supply design and manufacturing technology on Automotive Rear-view Mirrors 2007.12.05-2008.12.04 *
Fu-Hwa Glass Co., Ltd. Taiwan To supply design and manufacturing technology on Automotive Rear-view Mirrors to automakers in Taiwan (except Kuozui Motors) including Japanese automakers 2008.04.01-2009.03.31 *
TATA FICOSA Automotive Systems,LTD.
 India To supply design and manufacturing technology on Automotive Rear-view Mirrors  From September 1, 2004 to the completion
of delivery of the products subject to the contract
FICOSA Do Brasil ,LTDA.
 Brazil To supply design and manufacturing technology on Automotive Rear-view Mirrors 
 2004.09.01-2009.08.31
Ficosa International S.A. Spain To supply design and manufacturing technology on Automotive Rear-view Mirrors  2007.06.30-2008.06.29
*
Murakami Ampas (Thailand) Co., Ltd. Thailand To supply design and manufacturing technology on Automotive Rear-view Mirrors  2007.07.01-2008.06.30
*
Murakami Manufacturing U.S.A. Inc. USA To supply design and manufacturing technology on Automotive Rear-view Mirrors  2008.01.01-2008.12.31
*
Murakami Manufacturing (Thailand) Co., Ltd. Thailand To supply design and manufacturing technology on Automotive Rear-view Mirrors  2007.06.30-2008.06.29
*
Jiazing Murakami Ishizaki Corporation China To supply design and manufacturing technology on Automotive Rear-view Mirrors  2007.08.01-2008.07.31
*
* Contracts are renewed every year if both parties agree.

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