Digital Media & Consumer Products

A wide variety of high-quality, energy-efficient, reliable consumer products with advanced functions, are being designed in response to society's changing needs and diverse lifestyles, based on Hitachi's broad range of expertise.

Recent Topics & Themes:

• System on chip
• Thin-panel displays
• Hard disk drives (HDD)
• Optical disk drives
• Media processing technology
• IPTV, Home network technology
• Image search technology
• Embedded software production technology
• Software platforms (Linux, Java, OSS)
• Washing machines with dryer
• Vacuum cleaners
• CO₂ heat pump hot water system
• Heat simulation system
• Power systems for cellular phone

Main Laboratories:

• Central Research Laboratory (CRL)
• Mechanical Engineering Research Laboratory (MERL)

• Consumer Electronics Laboratory,
  Consumer Business Group, Hitachi, Ltd.