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06 March 2025

Kyocera develops transmission-type metasurface film to redirect radio waves

• Corporate

Expanding Service Areas for Next-Generation Wireless Communications such as Millimeter-Wave 5G.

left: transmission-type metasurface film, right: application example Development background Millimeter-wave signals (28GHz band) used in 5G and even higher frequency bands under consideration for 6G have a high degree of rectilinear propagation. As a...

04 March 2025

KDDI and Kyocera succeeded in developing wireless relay technology that dramatically expands millimeter-wave coverage

• Corporate

28 GHz road coverage in the Shinjuku area in Tokyo, Japan expanded from 33% to 99%, accelerating the utilization of high-frequency bands.

Repeaters employing the KDDI/Kyocera technology enable the formation of a network in a mesh pattern autonomously to expand the coverage area. This solution replaces the conventional concept of independent “transmit” and “receive” functions of repeate...

18 February 2025

Kyocera develops AI-powered 5G virtualized base station for the telecommunication infrastructure market

• Corporate

Innovative solution for next-generation networks revolutionizes connectivity, increases fronthaul coverage.

As digital transformation (DX) accelerates globally, 5G mobile networks have become a critical societal infrastructure. Kyocera is leveraging its proprietary, globally developed telecommunications and virtualization technologies to bring base station...

06 February 2025

Björn Marek joins KYOCERA Europe GmbH as new Manager Corporate Communications

• Corporate

“My main objective is to expand the various communication activities of the individual companies within KYOCERA Europe GmbH. At the same time, I want to better align them", explains Marek. "Together with my team, I want to communicate Kyocera's excep...

04 February 2025

Revolutionizing detection: Kyocera unveils the world's first Camera-LIDAR fusion sensor with perfect optical alignment

• Automotive Components
• Corporate
• Optical Components
• Semiconductor Components

Cutting-edge precision with unmatched laser irradiation density for parallax-free, long-distance obstacle detection ideal for autonomous driving.

LIDAR is expected to be essential to the commercialization of autonomous driving. It provides instant acquisition of long-range, highly accurate 3D information, enabling the detection of obstacles in complex environments and during high-speed movemen...

21 January 2025

Kyocera’s AI-based high-resolution depth sensor for close imaging sets new records

• Corporate
• Optical Components

World’s first to deliver 100 μm resolution at 10 cm range, even with tiny, reflective or semi-transparent objects; ideal for highly accurate measurement towards flexible automation.

Size (L x W x H): 29 x 20 x 43 (mm), Weight: 65 (g) Features: Kyocera’s AI-based high-res depth sensor for close imaging1. Dual-lens sensor measures tiniest objects A unique configuration incorporating two lenses on a single sensor, Kyocera’s AI-base...

08 January 2025

Kyocera showcases aerial display, AI-based depth sensor, camera-LIDAR fusion sensor and more at CES 2025

• Automotive Components
• Corporate
• Electronic Components & Devices
• LCDs and Touch Solutions
• Optical Components
• Semiconductor Components

Pioneering the future of mobility with cutting-edge solutions at booth #4816.

High-definition aerial display transforms car interiorsKyocera’s aerial display, a blend of miniaturization, high resolution, and next-generation image quality, can project highly realistic, floating images. Curved mirrors maximize light efficiency, ...

09 October 2024

New facility for KYOCERA Fineceramics Medical GmbH in Waiblingen, Germany

• Corporate
• Fine Ceramic Components

Ultra-modern building design The entire site covers 10,800 m2, 5,400 m2 of which is earmarked for the production facility, which is due to be completed by July 2025. A further 1,400 m2 will be used for the office building, which has been designed as ...

08 October 2024

Kyocera launches KVF-I Corporate Venture Capital Fund in the US

• Corporate

New fund expands Kyocera’s total venture capital funding to US $ 100 million globally.

Kyocera has a long history of supporting start-ups through direct investment and collaboration using its unique technologies to enhance research and development and build new enterprises. KVIF-I and KVF-I will focus on the fields of environment and e...

14 June 2024

Announcement of the 2024 Kyoto Prize Laureates

• Corporate

The Kyoto Prize 2024 goes to a Theoretical Physicist, a Geologist, and a Choreographer.

Each laureate will receive a diploma, the Kyoto Prize medal (20K gold), and prize money of 100 million yen (currently approx. €596,500). This year’s Prize goes to the following three individuals: John Pendry, Professor of Theoretical Solid State Phys...

23 August 2023

Kyocera to construct new development centre at Shiga Yasu Campus in Japan

• Corporate

New centre will consolidate production engineering and development across divisions, improving production capabilities and training for engineers.

Drastic changes in the business environment now compel manufacturers to implement new strategies for raising productivity and improving product quality by deploying AI and robots; tackling carbon neutrality; and training employees to master digital t...

16 June 2023

Announcement of the 2023 Kyoto Prize Laureates

• Corporate

The Kyoto Prize 2023 goes to a basic scientist, to an advanced technologist and to a painter and video artist.

Each laureate will receive a diploma, the Kyoto Prize medal (20K gold), and prize money of 100 million yen (currently approx. €685,000). This year’s Prize goes to the following three individuals: Ryuzo Yanagimachi, Professor Emeritus at the Universit...

14 June 2023

Books by Kyocera founder Kazuo Inamori exceed 25 million printed copies worldwide

• Corporate

Readers find unique insights on navigating life and business.

25 million copies worldwide Inamori’s first book, “Elevate Your Mind and Expand Your Business,” was published in 1989. His subsequent works include 55 publications authored, and 18 co-authored, with translations in 19 languages. Inamori’s titles reac...

11 May 2023

Kyocera acquires BFT and GSB, German-based cutting tool manufacturers for oscillation machining

• Corporate
• Industrial Tools

Background and objectives Kyocera Unimerco offers complete solutions for tool manufacturing, including a wide range of cutting tools and services. The focus is on indexable tools and PCD, solid carbide round tools for milling, drilling, and turning a...

20 April 2023

Kyocera to acquire construction site in Japan for new smart factory

• Corporate
• Fine Ceramic Components
• Semiconductor Components

Most state-of-the-art Kyocera facility will be constructed on about 15 hectares in Isahaya, Nagasaki Prefecture, to feature new automotive and communication innovations.

Construction begin in October 2023 Kyocera, which is reinvesting in its existing factories both in Japan and abroad, decided to build the new plant in December 2022 after determining that rising market demand will require additional production capabi...

18 April 2023

Launch of the new KYOCERA Fineceramics Europe GmbH website

• Corporate
• Fine Ceramic Components

An informative website with a clear layout and a modern design.

A redesigned website to maximise accessibility The website can be found under the new domain www.kyocera-fineceramics.de and brings together the various pre-existing websites. “In parallel with the internal reorganisation of KYOCERA Fineceramics Euro...

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...

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...