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About AKM
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About AKM
We, Asahi Kasei Microdevices offer a variety of advanced sensing devices based on compound semiconductor technology and sophisticated IC products featuring analog/digital mixed-signal technology.
AKM stands for Asahi Kasei Microdevices Corporation.
Magnetic sensors
Hall elements are high-performance magnetic sensors used for control of brushless motors in optical disc drives and air conditioner fans, for image-stabilization mechanisms in digital cameras and smartphones, as well as many other areas.
Hall ICs, comprising a combination of Hall elements and signal processing circuits, are used for mobile phone open/close detection switches and automobile power windows.
Utilizing the thin-film compound semiconductor technology gained through experience in magnetic sensors, we are developing infrared (IR) sensors with smaller size for an expanding range of applications.
Gas Sensors
NDIR gas sensors featuring high precision, low power consumption, high reliability, and a small package. Various solutions such as CO2 sensors, flammable gas sensors, and alcohol sensors are provided in accordance with customer needs. They contribute to energy saving in homes and vehicles, and contribute to the safety by detecting refrigerant leaks and preventing drunk driving.
Semiconductors
Our advanced mixed-signal LSIs feature low power consumption, high speed, and high precision. Mixed-signal LSIs play an essential role in bridging the gap between the analog information of the natural world and the digital information of electronic systems.
Applications range from mobile communications including smartphones to automobiles, industrial equipment, and infrastructural equipment.
The electronic compass, an advanced product which combines magnetic sensors and LSIs in a single device, finds widespread use in smartphones and other portable devices.
Asahi Kasei Microdevices (AKM) operates an electronic components business as a member of the Asahi Kasei Group's material sector. AKM provides customers with unique products by combining the compound semiconductor technology mainly used for magnetic sensors with the ASIC/analog circuit technology based on silicon semiconductors.
In recent years, anticipating the needs of the IoT era, we are proposing sensing solutions incorporating software technology and invisible optics solutions that utilize compound material technology.
Our products and solutions with these features are expanded over a wide range of fields, including mobile communication devices and consumer products as well as automotive electronics devices, household equipment, and industrial equipment.
We have always been guided by the needs of our customers and end-users and we will work together with customers to achieve the solutions that truly meet the needs of the customers and end-users.
We look forward to continuing to serve customers with superior AKM products.
Hideyuki Shinomiya
President
Asahi Kasei Microdevices Corporation
“Our mission is to create new solutions and provide benefit to end-users using our devices.”
AKM believes that we can achieve our mission by providing end-users with new experience and value through our products and solutions. We contribute to life and living for people around the world based on the Asahi Kasei Group Values of “Sincerity,” “Challenge,” and “Creativity.”
Group Mission
What is our basic purpose?
We, the Asahi Kasei Group, contribute to life and living for people around the world.
This is the Asahi Kasei Group’s unchanging reason for being. What we never cease to strive for, though the needs of society change throughout the ages. It is in our very nature, deriving from a sincere regard for the people of the world.
Group Vision
What direction are we headed in?
Providing new value to society by enabling “living in health and comfort” and “harmony with the natural environment.”
This vision for the Asahi Kasei Group indicates the direction in which our business activities advance based on our Group Mission to meet the needs of the times.
Group Values
The character of Asahi Kasei
Sincerity - Being sincere with everyone.
Challenge - Boldly taking challenges, continuously seeking change.
Creativity - Creating new value through unity and synergy.
These are the shared values that must be held by the people who work in the Asahi Kasei Group. They define our fundamental approach in the process of pursuing our Group Mission, held in common among our diverse range of personnel.
Group Slogan
We always imagine the world of tomorrow, and envision what needs to be created.
The commitment of the Asahi Kasei Group:To do all that we can in every era to help the people of the world make the most of life and attain fulfillment in living. Since our founding, we have always been deeply committed to contributing to the development of society, boldly anticipating the emergence of new needs. This is what we mean by "Creating for Tomorrow."
Centered on the operating holding company Asahi Kasei Corp. and seven core operating companies, the Asahi Kasei Group operates in the three business sectors of Material, Homes, and Health Care.
Asahi Kasei Corp. develops fiber products, chemicals, and electronic related materials based on its core technology of chemistry, and globally pursues growth opportunities in the areas where we can leverage our technological advantages. In its holding company function, Asahi Kasei Corp. focuses on strategic planning and analysis, administration of resources, oversight of management execution, and development of new businesses which extend beyond the scope of any single field of business.
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