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  • Fujitsu and Fuji Electric to Explore Smart Grid Partnership

    Tokyo, March 26, 2010 – Fujitsu Limited, Fuji Electric Holdings Co., Ltd. and its subsidiary Fuji Electric Systems Co., Ltd. today announced they have signed a memorandum of understanding to begin exploring a business partnership to jointly develop the smart grid business. The partnership would be aimed at merging the companies’ strengths to accelerate the development of smart grid-related solutions and rapidly establish a competitive foothold in Japan and other markets around the world. 

    1. Objectives

    The Fujitsu Group is a global leader in information and communications systems, working with its customers to support their success. Fujitsu offers a range of ICT products and value-added services, including cloud computing-based solutions, to markets worldwide. The Fuji Electric Group is a global leader in electric distribution and control technologies, systems, and components. By merging these capabilities, Fujitsu and Fuji Electric would aim to foster the smart grid solutions market. In addition, the companies would aim to accelerate the use of reusable energies and improve energy efficiency in order to contribute to the creation of a prosperous, low-carbon society. 

    Under the MOU, Fujitsu and Fuji Electric will consider how a partnership could be used for joint smart grid pilot projects and tracking efforts to create international standards, as well as how the companies could work together to jointly create technologies that become de facto standards in the market.

    2. Business Opportunities to Be Explored under MOU

    Fujitsu and Fuji Electric will be exploring the feasibility of projects in the following three major areas, with a focus on joint pilot projects, the development and sale of grid solutions, international standardization, and research and development.

       (1) Infrastructure systems for the public sector and electric power companies 

    (2) Systems for private-sector industrial companies in the manufacturing, distribution, and other industries

    (3) Joint R&D on advanced fundamental technologies

    3. Strengths of Fujitsu and Fuji Electric

    【Fujitsu】 

    Fujitsu is the largest ICT company in Japan and one of the leading global ICT companies. Fujitsu develops and sells facilities management, maintenance, and planning systems to energy companies, along with back-office systems to support customer management, accounting, and other administrative functions. In telecommunications systems, Fujitsu maintains the leading share of the Japanese market for networking systems used to support stable electric energy distribution.

    Fujitsu continues to invest heavily in the development of smart networks, data security, and other cutting-edge areas of the ICT market, in addition to ICT services, like cloud computing, and new environmental solutions. These and other capabilities will be leveraged in developing a global smart grid business.

    【Fuji Electric】

    Fuji Electric has a strong global presence in the social and industrial infrastructure markets, with particularly strong capabilities in the electric power plant equipment, systems, and solutions, as well as power system components business. Fuji Electric also develops power semiconductors needed to improve energy efficiency in industrial equipment, consumer electronics, and car electronics, along with magnetic disks for personal computers, and vending machines.

    Under a new Medium-term Management Plan for FY2009-FY2011 announced in February 2010, Fuji Electric will focus its capabilities on the strategic areas of “energy and the environment.” The plan includes a target of 50 billion yen in sales of grid-related solutions in FY2011.

    All other company or product names mentioned herein are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners. Information provided in this press release is accurate at time of publication and is subject to change without advance notice.

     

  • Realizing High-Efficiency Power Conversion with the New 3-Level Converter and New 3-Level Power Module

    Fuji Electric Holdings Co., Ltd. (President and Representative Director: Haruo Ito; Headquarters: Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo; 
    hereinafter referred to as “FHC”) announces that it has developed a new 3-level converter—a multi-level circuit that substantially reduces the power loss of power conversion equipment including power supplies and invertors—and a New 3-Level
    Power Module. With this development, FHC has established a platform for high-efficiency power conversion systems.

    In April 2010, the platform will be loaded into Uninterruptible Power Supplies (UPS) in classes ranging from 10 kVA 
    to a few hundred kVA, with the aim to enhance the energy efficiency of FHC’s product lineups. In addition, in fiscal 2010
    the new 3-level converter will be applied to all of FHC's power supply equipment with the same capacity, including power 
    conditioners for renewable energy sources such as photovoltaic power and wind power. Following that, it will be applied 
    for use in automobiles and inverter equipment as part of the Fuji Electric Group's plans to widen applications of its products.

    FHC plans to sell this platform to companies outside of the Fuji Electric Group for application in equipment used in 
    various fields including energy and the environment.

    As a group that contributes to energy and the environment, the Fuji Electric Group is integrating its most powerful core 
    technologies of power devices and circuits to promote the development of high-efficiency systems in the field of power 
    electronics.

    Details of the new product are provided below.

    1. Product Information

    The New 3-Level Power Module provides a next-generation converter circuit system.

    For more information, please refer to the attached file of Referance Material (81KB)

  • Fuji Electric Systems, Fuji Electric Hi-Tech and TDK-Lambda Reach Final Agreement on UPS Business Consolidation

    On March 26, 2009, in the press release entitled “Fuji Electric Systems, Fuji Electric Hi-Tech and TDK-Lambda Reach Basic Agreement on UPS Business Consolidation,” Fuji Electric Holdings Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo; President and Representative Director: Haruo Ito; hereinafter referred to as “FHC”) announced it was in consultations on a merger to take place on October 1, 2009 of the uninterruptible power supply (UPS) businesses of Fuji Electric Systems Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo; President and Representative Director: Mitsunori Shirakura; hereinafter referred to as “FES”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of FHC, and TDK-Lambda Corporation (Headquarters: Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo; President and Representative Director: Takeo Suzuki; hereinafter referred to as “TLJ”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of TDK Corporation (Headquarters: Chuo-ku, Tokyo; President and CEO: Takehiro Kamigama; hereinafter referred to as “TDK”) with the internal power supply business (mainly custom power supplies) of Fuji Electric Hi-Tech Corporation (Headquarters: Minato-ku, Tokyo; President and Representative Director: Shinji Arai; hereinafter referred to as “FH”). Thereafter, on August 27, 2009, in the press release entitled “Change in the Schedule for UPS Business Consolidation,” FHC announced a change in the expected date of the merger to allow for further deliberation and discussion of the terms and conditions of the merger.

    The Board of Directors of FES resolved in a meeting held today to conclude a final agreement to the effect that the UPS business of TLJ will be merged into FES through an absorption-type corporate split (hereinafter referred to as “the split”) due to come into force on January 1, 2010. Pursuant to this resolution, the final agreement was concluded. In addition, the Board of Directors of FES and FH resolved in the meeting held today to conclude a final agreement to the effect that FES will merge with its wholly-owned subsidiary FH by absorption (hereinafter referred to as “the merger”) due to come into force on January 1, 2010. Pursuant to this resolution, a merger agreement was concluded, the details of which are shown below.

    The agreement on the split involving FES and TLJ is scheduled to be concluded on November 27, 2009.

  • Fujitsu and Fuji Electric Systems Develop Technologies for Designing Eco-Friendly Datacenters

    Tokyo, September 29, 2009 – Fujitsu (Headquarters: Minato-ku, Tokyo; President and Representative Director: Michiyoshi Mazuka) and Fuji Electric Systems (Headquarters: Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo; President and Representative Director: Mitsunori Shirakura) today announced that they have jointly developed technologies for designing eco-friendly datacenters. 

    The technologies include a datacenter operation management system with energy consumption visualization technology, as well as a spot air conditioning system which prevents hot spots from emerging inside the datacenter (patents pending). These technologies promise to reduce CO2 emissions by 40% (*1) for IT facilities, including buildings, machine rooms, power supplies and air conditioners, which collectively account for over half of datacenter energy consumption. 

    The two companies plan to employ these technologies as the basis for an eco-friendly datacenter solutions business. Fujitsu Limited is currently applying these technologies at the new wing of its Tatebayashi System Center facility, in Tatebayashi, Gunma Prefecture, due to open in November 2009. 

    The technologies will be exhibited at the Fujitsu booth at CEATEC Japan 2009 from October 6–10 at Makuhari 
    Messe.

  • Telephone Suppor

    Fuji Electric Corp. of America announces that they will provide 24 hour telephone support five days a week. Fuji Electric products are already highly reliable, but there are times when support is needed after office hours. In an effort to provide better service, Fuji Electric Corp. of America has decided to extend their telephone support for AC Drive products to 24 hours a day Monday through Friday. The hours of operation will begin at 9:00am Eastern Time on Monday and will run through 12:00am Pacific Time on Friday each week. For this extended support, the toll-free support number is: 1-888-900-FUJI (3854).
    As a bonus to assist in these tough financial times, Fuji Electric will also wave the fees for all same day shipment orders on AC Drive products no matter the number of line items. For same day shipping, all purchase orders must be received prior to 12:00pm Pacific Time and shipped via next or second day delivery.
    About Fuji Electric

 
    Fuji Electric Corporation of America, a business unit of the Fuji Electric Group of Japan, is a leading solution provider of the industrial automation market. Headquartered in Fremont, California, FECOA has been responsible for the sales, marketing, and distribution of Fuji Electric products throughout America since 1970. Fuji Electric Group, founded in 1923, is currently leading worldwide operations with over 25,000 employees.


    FECOA offers a wide range of products in the field of automation, including the “FRENIC” series AC Drives, HMI, distribution and control products. Perfected through extensive engineering research and development, FECOA products offer innovated and user-friendly solutions combined with proven quality and reliability. For more information about Fuji’s product and service, visit www.fujielectric.com/fecoa.

  • Fuji Electric and Furukawa Electric to Set Up a Technology Research Association for Next Generation Power Device

    Furukawa Electric Co., Ltd (President: Masao Yoshida; Headquarters: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo) and Fuji Electric Advanced Technology Co., Ltd. (President: Naoya Eguchi; Headquarters: Hino-shi, Tokyo), a research and development (R&D) subsidiary of Fuji Electric Holdings Co., Ltd. (President: Haruo Ito; Headquarters: Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo) announced today that the both companies would set up a technology research association for next generation power device to jointly develop gallium nitride (GaN) power devices. 

    Furukawa Electric has strength in basic research on GaN whereas Fuji Electric has established mass production and reliability technologies. By complementing each other with their own advantages, the both companies will strive to accelerate time-to-market for next generation power device products. Research Associations for Mining and Manufacturing Technology Law in Japan has been revised this year to enable research associations to incorporate and commercialize research achievements. Aiming to be the first association to be approved under the revised law, the both company made an application today for foundation of a technology research association for next generation power device. The technology research association is scheduled to be inaugurated in July 2009 and aims to commercialize GaN power devises in 2002 

    1. Objectives 

    (1) Contribute to the progress of power electronics through development of GaN power devices, which help energy-saving and environmental protection Silicon (Si) is currently used as the mainstay material for power devices. However, it is considered that it is impossible to reduce further energy loss as it has already reached the limit. Therefore, new materials such as GaN and silicon carbide (SiC) have been drawing attentions. The SiC schottky diode (SBD※1) is already available in the market but it is difficult to create a large substrate using SiC due to large costs. The GaN power device has a great potential to be used for a high-speed switching device and replace with IGBT due to its superior features such as high-voltage and low-loss. However, it has still not gone beyond research level. 

    In the meantime, crystal defects have significantly been reduced and device performance has considerably improved in the past several years. This enables us to prototype the high-efficiency power supplies required for switch-mode power supplies within a few years. By becoming the first to offer the prototype in the market, the Fuji Electric Group can make a great contribution to the progress of power electronics as well as make a large step toward commercialization of GaN power devices. 

    (2) Accelerate development of next generation products by leveraging the both companies' respective core technologies 

    Furukawa Electric has made significant achievements in the GaN power device field and attracted the world's attention as a result of its continuous R&D efforts for transistors and diodes using GaN (see Figure 1.) 

    Fuji Electric Advanced Technology Co., Ltd., an R&D subsidiary of the Fuji Electric Group, has core technologies in the power device development (see Figure 2.) and the R&D of power device application products, including inverters and power supplies, as well as many researchers and engineers who are engaged in different device designs and processes.

  • Warranty Extended

    Fuji Electric Corp. of America (FECOA) announces that ­the warranty period for component general purpose AC Drives and commercial packaged energy-saving drives has been extended to 3 years. This standard 3-year warranty is valid for products purchased from FECOA and installed in the USA. Fuji will continue to honor the 2-year warranty for products purchased from FECOA, but installed outside the USA.

    Fuji AC drives are known as having reliable, compact and economical designs. They are easy-to-use and conform to international standards. The decision to extend the warranty was been based upon high performance and long-life, due to Fuji Electric’s reliable, superior manufacturer and Fuji Electric’s own IGBTs power components – the standard for industrial and commercial drives.

    At Fuji Electric we are offering our customers the best warranty in the industry and making their decision to purchase Fuji AC drives an easy one with the added confidence of a long trouble-free life. The extended warranty policy guarantees repair or replacement of parts for the warranty period. Products covered are the FRENIC-Mini, FRENIC-Multi, FRENIC-Eco, FRENIC-Mega, FRENIC-5000G11, FRENIC-5000P11 and EcoPAK for a 3-year period starting from the shipping date from the FECOA warehouse.

    About Fuji Electric

    Fuji Electric Corp. of America, a business unit of the Fuji Electric Group of Japan, is a leading solution provider of the industrial automation market. Headquartered in Fremont, California, FECOA has been responsible for the sales, marketing, and distribution of Fuji Electric products throughout America since 1970. Fuji Electric Group, founded in 1923, is currently leading worldwide operations with over 25,000 employees.

    FECOA offers a wide range of products in the field of automation, including the “FRENIC” series AC Drives, HMI, distribution and control products. Perfected through extensive engineering research and development, FECOA products offer innovated and user-friendly solutions combined with proven quality and reliability. For more information about Fuji’s products and service, visit www.fujielectric.com/fecoa.

  • Fuji Electric Systems Strengthens Photovoltaic Power System Business

    Fuji Electric Co., Ltd., today announced that a meeting of its Board of Directors convened today approved a resolution to merge with and absorb the Company’s wholly owned subsidiary Fuji Electric Device Technology Co., Ltd., as shown below. Further, because this is a simple merger of a wholly owned subsidiary, certain disclosure items and details have been omitted. 

    1. Aim of merger 

    Fuji Electric Device Technology Co., Ltd., specializes in hard disks, which are core components of hard disc drives. 
    Since November 2010, Fuji Electric Device Technology Co., Ltd., has been restructuring business with a view to transferring the sales, development, and production functions of Fuji Electric Device Technology Co., Ltd., (of the Yamanashi Plant) to Fuji Electric (Malaysia) Sdn. Bhd. during fiscal 2011, the year ending March 2012. However, given the dramatic changes in conditions in the hard disk drive market recently, the Company is aiming to restructure within stepped-up rigor. Consequently, the Company has brought forward the timing of the transfer and will transfer all of the operations, organization, and assets of Fuji Electric Device Technology Co., Ltd., to Fuji Electric (Malaysia) Sdn. Bhd. and the Company by the end of June 2011. 

    Accordingly, Fuji Electric Device Technology Co., Ltd., will merge into the Company on July 1,2011.