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News Release

July 28, 1998

Hitachi Restructures Semiconductor Operations for Speedier Market Response

- New Semiconductor Group Includes System LSI Business Division Among Four Product Divisions -

Hitachi, Ltd. today announced a reorganization of its semiconductor operations to go into effect immediately:

(1) The Semiconductor & Integrated Circuits Division and the Electronic Devices Business Group have been reorganized and consolidated as the Semiconductor & Integrated Circuits Group.
(2) The new Semiconductor & Integrated Circuits Group is organized into four product divisions:

  • System LSI Business Division: System LSIs, Super H microcomputers, etc.
  • System Memory Business Division: Flash memories, SRAM, etc.
  • DRAM Business Division: DRAMs.
  • Multi-Purpose Semiconductor Business Division: Diodes, Transistors, etc.
(3) The Electronic Devices Sales & Marketing Group paralleling the organization of the new product divisions has also been established.

Hitachi says its aims are:
(1) Tighter integration of the production and marketing aspects of the semiconductor business by consolidating the Semiconductor & Integrated Circuits Division and the Electronic Devices Business Group. The resulting Semiconductor & Integrated Circuits Group and the reorganization into four product divisions will enable Hitachi to more rapidly adjust its semiconductor operations and products in response to the needs of the individual market sectors.
(2) Faster, more powerful response to market realities by clearly defining responsibility and authority regarding semiconductor operations. This will be achieved by making the Multi-Purpose Semiconductor Business Division a self- contained, stand-alone operation integrating all aspects of the business from design through production and marketing and by entrusting production planning and other functions to the other three divisions.
(3) Strengthening the system LSI business by upgrading system solution capability. For this, the System LSI Business Operation and the Microcomputer & ASIC Business Operation have been consolidated as the System LSI Business Division and a System LSI Marketing Division has been set up within the Electronic Devices Sales & Marketing Group.


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