Furukawa Electric Co., Ltd. has been selected to participate in the ‘Research and Development Project of Enhanced Infrastructures for Post 5G Information and Communications Systems/ Advanced Semiconductor Manufacturing Technologies’ conducted by the New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO).
Using their knowledge of photonics, one of their core technologies, they will work to develop next generation optical semiconductor devices.
Background
Around the world, 5G is increasingly being used in commercial operations
Around the world, 5G is increasingly being used in commercial operations. Going forward, it is expected that data will be sent, processed and used in a wide range of areas in addition to general users, including for smart cities, agriculture, corporate DX and mobility.
In order to realize the infrastructure for these next generation communications environments, there is increasing need for 5G with enhanced functionality (Post 5G), including ultra-low latency and multiple simultaneous connections.
Post 5G information and communications systems
The ‘Research and Development Project of Enhanced Infrastructures for Post 5G Information and Communications Systems/ Advanced Semiconductor Manufacturing Technologies’ aims to strengthen the development and manufacturing foundation for Post 5G information and communications systems through the development of core technologies for Post 5G information and communications systems and manufacturing technology for the advanced semiconductors required by such systems.
Details
Furukawa Electric will partner with Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation, NTT Innovative Devices Corporation, NTT Devices Cross Technologies Corporation and Shinko Electric Industries Co., Ltd. to conduct research and development for the project’s ‘Advanced Semiconductor Manufacturing Technologies’.
The project is scheduled to be implemented for five years until FY2028
They will be in charge of creating an optical semiconductor device that realizes photonics-electronics convergence. In particular, for the light source, due to the requirements for increased output, reduced power consumption and integration with silicon photonics, they will work to develop manufacturing technology for increasing the mass producibility of the optical semiconductor device. The project is scheduled to be implemented for five years until FY2028.
Furukawa Electric Group’s efforts towards the SDGs
Based on the ‘Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)’ adopted by the United Nations, Furukawa Electric Group has formulated the ‘Furukawa Electric Group Vision 2030’, which sets the year 2030 as its target and is advancing efforts with the aim to ‘Build a sustainable world and make people’s life safe, peaceful and rewarding, Furukawa Electric Group will create solutions for the new generation of global infrastructure combining information, energy and mobility’.
Toward the achievement of their Vision 2030, Furukawa Electric will take open, agile, and innovative approaches to promote ESG management that aims to increase corporate value over the medium to long term and will contribute to the achievement of the SDGs.
