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03 March 2023

KYOCERA Fineceramics Europe GmbH builds a new campus in Mannheim

• Corporate
• Fine Ceramic Components

Regional anchoring and clear commitment to the Rhine-Neckar metropolitan region. On 1st March 2023, KYOCERA Fineceramics Europe GmbH starts the construction of a new administration, production and logistics building in Mannheim. With the creation of the North Campus, the company has reached another milestone in its corporate history.

Building in ecological and economic balance As a developer and manufacturer of high-performance ceramics, Kyocera has set itself the goal of reconciling ecology and economy and is committed to environmental management. In the past, Kyocera has alread...

27 January 2023

Kyocera launches new “We Love Engineers” brand campaign

• Corporate

New video honors world’s engineers who innovate in their own unique style.

Video: Click here or visit https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WaOdvhxrfls Kyocera’s new brand campaign: “We Love Engineers” Engineers’ daily efforts to enrich everybody’s life Kyocera was founded in 1959 by an engineer — the late Dr. Kazuo Inamori, who...

24 January 2023

Kunihiko Ueki newly appointed as President of KYOCERA Europe GmbH

• Corporate

Ueki started his career with Kyocera in 1992 in the Corporate Ceramics Materials Semiconductor Components Group, where he held several managerial positions in Japan and in Europe. He was dispatched three times to Europe and stayed in Germany for seve...

12 January 2023

Plastic-free packaging for Kyocera knives

• Kitchen Products

Kyocera, one of the world's leading manufacturers of high-performance ceramics for the kitchen industry, is taking part in the Ambiente Trade Fair from 3-7 February 2023, underscoring its sustainability targets with new packaging.

New, 100% environmentally friendly packaging As from 1st January 2023, the company has decided to change the global packaging for its Gen and Shin Black Series knives. The newly designed, high quality packaging will therefore be manufactured 100%...

11 January 2023

Kyocera selected for inclusion in Dow Jones Sustainability Asia-Pacific Index for second consecutive year

• Corporate

The DJSI is an index jointly developed by S&P Dow Jones Indices LLC in the United States and Robeco Holding B.V. (“RobecoSAM”) in Switzerland in 1999. The index evaluates companies from the perspective of Environment, Social and Governance (ESG)...

10 January 2023

Kyocera plans new manufacturing plant in Japan’s Nagasaki Prefecture by 2026

• Corporate
• Semiconductor Components

Company envisions up to 1,000 jobs in Isahaya City as other sites near full capacity.

High level of investment Kyocera aims to achieve sales of JPY 2 trillion (around 13.755 billion Euro) in its current fiscal year (ending March 31, 2023) and has set a long-term sales target of JPY 3 trillion (around 20.628 billion Euro) by the fiscal...

25 November 2022

Kyocera develops new GaN laser chip, world’s smallest* to be mass-produced from silicon working substrate

• Corporate

Company unveils new process to create functioning 100 micron length micro-light sources with higher yield, lower cost — enabling short cavity lasers and micro-LEDs for autonomous driving, AR, and VR applications.

100 micron long laser developed by Kyocera Left: micro LED, right: 100 micron long laser What is a micro-light source? A “Micro-light source” is a light source with a side measuring less than 100 microns (1/10th of a millimeter). Examples include sho...

16 November 2022

Kyocera develops world’s first* Automotive Night Vision System with white and near-infrared light diodes integrated into a single GaN laser device

• Corporate

Solution combines RGB-NIR sensors and proprietary image-fusion AI technology for safer driving, better visibility at night and in inclement weather.

Kyocera’s Automotive Night Vision features the first headlight in the world that can emit both white (RGB) and near-infrared (NIR) light on the same optical axis; this allows higher accuracy object recognition than alternative technologies. The syste...

11 November 2022

Kyocera’s new “On-Board Optics Module” achieves world-record bandwidth, reduces power consumption for data centers

• Corporate
• Semiconductor Components

Prototype in development sets world-record 512 Gbps bandwidth*.

Kyocera’s prototype module is miniaturized for installation on a printed circuit board near the processor, allowing electronic data to be converted into optical signals instantaneously. In addition, the product is designed to create unprecedented imp...

10 November 2022

Kyocera introduces new human augmentation technology prototypes in Japan with advanced AI to enhance human abilities

• Corporate

The Company introduces the first 3 human augmentation solutions: Walk Sensing and Coaching, Physical Avatar, and Auditory Augmentation Devices.

Introducing Mai, Kyocera's new human augmentation concept The Future Design Laboratory of Kyocera's R&D division launched the new Mai concept for human augmentation. The laboratory’s mission is to “Contribute to a safer and more prosperous ...

04 November 2022

Kyocera presents innovative high-performance ceramics products for "New Space" applications

• Fine Ceramic Components

As one of the leading high-performance ceramics specialists, Kyocera will showcase its products at Space Tech Expo 2022, taking place from November 15th – 17th, 2022 in Bremen, Germany.

Kyocera’s high-performance-materials stand for efficiency and variety Relevant high-performance ceramics materials such as Cordierite are ideally suited for such applications and enable smaller, more compact and light-weighted systems. Compared to co...

18 October 2022

Kyocera unveils low-resistivity zirconia needle, proven ceramics-based medical technologies

• Fine Ceramic Components

Introducing low-resistivity zirconia needle Kyocera’s durable, 100% inert and reusable low-resistivity zirconia needles offer highly accurate liquid level sensing for the latest in-vitro diagnostics and flow cytometry, maximizing high-performanc...

06 October 2022

Kyocera’s high performance components work reliably – even in the most demanding environments

• Corporate
• Fine Ceramic Components

Hydrogen is an upcoming energy carrier regarding future solutions in many fields, Kyocera’s components’ excellent mechanical robustness and hermetic sealing technologies can offer the right solution for various applications. In order to present the newest innovations and possibilities in this field, Kyocera will exhibit its ceramic parts at the fair Hydrogen 2022, taking place in Bremen on October 19 and 20.

Hydrogen as the energy carrier of the future Hydrogen is a highly flexible energy carrier. Owing to its quite difficult handling and transportation, special solutions using ceramic materials present new possibilities to overcome related challenges. I...

13 September 2022

Kyocera consolidates its fineceramics business in Europe

• Corporate
• Fine Ceramic Components

The existing European fineceramics business will be consolidated in the new KYOCERA Fineceramics Europe GmbH, latest effective from April 2023.

The background of the restructuring is the growing European sales market for fineceramics components. Through the acquisition of H.C. Starck Ceramics GmbH, a Germany-based company specializing in non-oxide fineceramics components, Kyocera gained its ...

08 September 2022

At the AMB 2022, Kyocera will show that productivity and sustainability are not mutually exclusive

• Industrial Tools

Following KYOCERA Corporation’s commitment to carbon neutrality, the motto at the AMB, taking place in Stuttgart from the 13th - 17th of September, is to work on optimising technical possibilities, to increase productivity and simultaneously create added value through joint efforts. Among other things, some of the many exhibition topics, therefore, deal with sustainability and skill shortage. Particularly, the much cited latter topic requires savings and adequate solutions.

AMB – the international exhibition for metal working – has become the industry’s leading trade fair and is one of the five most significant trade fairs in the world with this focus. From September 13-17, Kyocera will be present at the exhibition cent...

06 September 2022

Kyocera, pioneer in lab-grown gems, launches ethical website detailing manufacturing process and sustainable development goals

• Corporate
• Watch and Jewelry Industry

Company’s first production of “CRESCENT VERT” emeralds dates almost 50 years ago.

New website with further information As a pioneer in lab-grown gems, Kyocera has created a "new website" outlining the ethical details of the CRESCENT VERT manufacturing process. The site also includes information about Kyocera's commitment to the Su...

30 August 2022

About the Passing of Kazuo Inamori, Founder and Chairman Emeritus of KYOCERA Corporation

• Corporate

Kyocera expresses its sincere appreciation to everyone who extended support and friendship toward Dr. Inamori throughout his lifetime. A private wake and funeral have been held, mainly among close family members, and this announcement was made after ...

18 August 2022

Kyocera to increase MLCC production for 5G, ADAS and EV technology with new manufacturing plant

• Corporate
• Electronic Components & Devices

Expanded multilayer ceramic capacitor production at Kagoshima Kokubu Campus in Kapan will help meet strong market demand, increased production slated to begin in 2024.

Reaction to the higher expected demand of MLCCs Demand for MLCCs is expected to grow as communication terminals and semiconductor devices become more compact and sophisticated. Additionally, the expanding commercialization of 5G data centers, ADAS (a...

04 August 2022

Kyocera Corporation and SoftBank Corp. succeeded in demonstration of backhaul system utilizing 5G millimeter-wave

• Corporate

left: donor station, right: relay node station Outline of the demonstation experiment Term January – April 2022 Place Akiruno City, Tokyo Purpose Used a 5G millimeter-wave backhaul system test to:・Verify the effectiveness of millimeter waves as...

01 August 2022

Kyocera presents its wide range of high-performance ceramic materials at ACHEMA 2022

• Fine Ceramic Components

With a delay of one year, ACHEMA 2022, the world’s leading fair trade fair for the process industry, will take place from 22 – 26 August 2022 in Frankfurt am Main.

Kyocera displays different pump components Besides different high-pressure pistons and sleeves for various industrial applications, rotors and extruder screws, at Hall 8.0 Booth D58 Kyocera shows different pump components with excellent material prop...