Creation of New Industry by Digital Convergence

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Creation of New Industry by Digital Convergence
16th of July, 1999

• By Takashi Kubota, Hitachi, Ltd.

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Table of Contents

• 1. Transition of Industries From Past to
  Future
• 2. Typical Example of Digital Technology
• 3. Core Technology and Applications
• 4. World Electronic equipment Market
• 5. Acceleration of Industry Development
  Conclusions

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From Past to Present
Audio Cassette Recorder
Calculator
Consumer Electronics
LD Player
Analog/Digital Technology
Facsimile
TV
PC
Radio
Information Technology
Telephone
Communications
OHP
Stereo Set
VCR
Transceiver
ltPartial Overlappinggt
ltChaosgt
Analog Technology
Analog/Digital Technology
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From Present to Future
PRESENT
FUTURE
Consumer Electronics
Digital Convergence
Consumer Electronics Information
Technology Communications
Information Technology
Communications
ltPartial Overlappinggt
ltCompletely Integratedgt
Analog/Digital Technology
Digital and Related Technology
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-Typical Example of Digital Technology-DVD
(Digital Versatile Disc)(1)
Size 12cm / 8cm
(0.6mm two discs bonded) Capacity 4.7GB/side/laye
r (7 times bigger
than CD) Max. 17GB/2 sides, 2 layers
Movie/studio quality 135min. Data/10 years
of a daily newspaper
e.g. Financial Times
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DVD (Digital Versatile Disc)(2)
Objectives Full product compatibility IT
CE application Read only, recordable,
rewritable, random access Format Created by 17
Companies including IT CE industries and
motion picture industry USA, Europe, Asia and
Japan Promotion DVD Forum, 204 companies
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DVD Creates New Business
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Emerging DVD Market
World DVD Market Forecast
DVD-RAM
DVD-ROM
DVD-Video
(Unit Millions of U.S. dollars, Data EIAJ)
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Core Technology
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Technologies Applications
Entertainment
LCD monitor
Computers Peripheral
Communications
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World Electronic Equipment Market
(123) 1.6
(129) 1.3
Consumer Electronics
(110) 1.0
0.9
Computers
Communications
Others
Unit Trillions of U.S.dollars (Source EIAJ)
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Acceleration of Industry Development
- High speed expansion of the industry through
digital convergence - New products derived from
integration of industries - Creation of new
market - Participation of different countries in
various related industries - Rapid
development in every country in the world
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Conclusion (1)
The new IT industry resulting from the
integration of information technology, consumer
electronics and communications will benefit users
all over the world in the 21st century and
continue to develop extremely quickly and at a
global level.
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Conclusion(2)
The key phrase is Integration of three
industries through Digital Convergence.
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Conclusion(3)
Japan has contributed to the world in the
manufacturing field (mainly in production
efficiency and product quality.) Hereafter, we
will try to provide a truly rich life for people
all over the world at home, in the community and
on business by utilizing Digital Technology to
the utmost.
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EMC
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EMC
3
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Economic growth Merger of C
Consumer electronics Computer Communications