Reiji Asakura

The Making of the Sony Playstation and The Visionaries Who Conquered The World of Video Games

Revolutionaries at Sony

This is the story of Ken Kutaragi and how he gathered a team of colleagues and used corporate resources to bring his dream to fruition. It examines his passion for a change in technology, his work to sell the concept and how he kept the project alive.

The Making of the Sony PlayStation and the Visionaries who Conquered the World of Video Games

Shusuke Hayashi

Junpei Nakamura

Makoto Takahashi

Nobuo Karaki

Hideaki Asada

Hiroshi Haga

Tomoyuki Tachikawa

Kyuha Chung

Reiji Hattori

Satofumi Koike

Susumu Tsujihara

Minsun Yoo

Norio Ikari

Tadashi Imai

Toshimasa Eguchi

Katsuji Takahashi

Mitsutaka Fujita

H. J. Park

C. H. Choi

S. M. Jeon

E. Y. Oh

I. J. Chung

Kazuhiro Nishiyama

Akihiko Iguchi

Koichi Oka

Nikkei Microdevices' 2006 report on flat panel display (FPD) industry includes: -Exclusive in-depth interviews with 28 top executives in the industry -Over 250 information-packed figures, tables and pictures -Proprietary intelligence not available anywhere else In 2006, competitive conditions in the flat panel display (FPD) industry will change significantly. The era in which competition was primarily based on increasing investment and glass substrate sizes is over. Henceforth, overall capability, including parts/material strategy and equipment strategy, will become the decisive factor. By 2010, parts and material costs will account for 80% of the total cost of large-size LCD panels, which will drive future market expansions; thus, parts and materials will make up most of the value addition in panels. Leading panel makers are starting to reinforce their cooperative relationships with parts and material makers, as well as with equipment makers.

2006 Yearbook

Reiji Asakura

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