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Expectation of Japanese Industry to UK Academia from the viewpoints of Toshiba’s R&D in UK 11th January, 2012 Building International University-Business links

Outline of Toshiba Corporation Toshiba’s R&D in UK Expectation to UK Academia

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Financial Highlights of Toshiba Group (Billions of yen)

Established: July, 1875

2011/3 ¥2,851.8

Net sales – Japan

3,546.7 6,398.5

– Overseas Net sales (Total) Operating income*1

240.3

Net income*2

137.8

Total assets

5,379.3

R&D expenditures

319.7

Capital expenditures

231.0

(Property, plant and equipment)

Number of employees

203

(Thousands) Toshiba Annual Report 2011

*1: Operating income is derived by deducting the cost of sales and selling, general and administrative expenses from net sales. *2: Net income attributable to shareholders of Toshiba Corporation is described as Net income.

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Percentage of Sales by Segment (2011/3) Others Home 6% Appliance 10%

Electronic Devices 21%

Digital Products 33%

Social Infrastructure 30%

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Mid- to Long Term Vision and Basic Strategic Policies Transforming Business Structure Transform Toshiba Group into a top-level diversified electric/electronic manufacturer with strong global competitive power

Restructuring of Businesses Assure that Toshiba Group has a steady, strong, and highly profitable business structure and sound financial foundation that can withstand rapidly changing economic conditions and market changes Environmental and CSR Management Establish position as one of the foremost eco-companies in the world and contribute to the future of a sustainable Planet Earth

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Six Regions for Transforming Business Structure (1) NAND Flash Memories Lead in advanced process generation

 19nm products: mass production in July 2011

Post-NAND memory chips: BiCS*1 Enhance SSD’s competitiveness

BiCS

2.5 type 400GB Enterprise SSD

Smart Community Total Energy Management Solution

AMI

 Acquisition of Landis+Gyr, Global leader in AMI*2 business, indispensable for Smart Grids

Accelerate developing ICT and cloud services Power Electronics, EV Launching new key products through bundling with super-rechargeable battery technologies  SCiB, High-Efficiency Motors, High-Efficiency Inverters

SCiB

PMSM*3

Main current converter for train cars

PCS for Photovoltaic System EV Powertrain Hybrid-Locomotive

*1: Bit-Cost Scalable *2: Advanced Metering Infrastructure *3: Permanent Magnet Synchronous Motor

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Six Regions for Transforming Business Structure (2) Renewable Energy Contribute to global environment with lowHachinohe Photovoltaic Hydro runner carbon power-generation technology Power Station manufactured in China  Photovoltaic, Hydro, Geothermal, Solar and Wind power plants

Healthcare Accelerating expanding business areas

Hellisheidi Geothermal Power Plant

 Diagnosis Area: 160-detector row helical scan-CT  Medical Treatment Area: Next-generation heavy Aquilion™ PRIME particle beam irradiation equipment  DNA chip: new applications in agricultural products, DNA chip identifying persons and quarantine purposes

Fusion Products and Services for Digital Products Broadcasting VoD Enhance fusion products contents TV and services with maximizing IPTV phone Web browse synergy PC  Deliver devices seamlessly in line Create contents with users’ situations Social Media Personal  Common Platform: Smart-X Mobile TV phone SNS

Telephone

Next-generation heavy particle beam treatment room (Picture: NIRS)

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Outline of Toshiba Corporation Toshiba’s R&D in UK Expectation to UK Academia

Toshiba’s Global Corporate R&D Locations 1991～ 2001～

Toshiba Corporate Research and Development Center

(Cambridge)

(Bristol)

(Beijing) (Kawasaki)

Toshiba America Research, Inc.

Toshiba Research Europe Limited Cambridge Research Lab. - Quantum Info. Tech. - Speech Tech. - Computer Vision Tech. Telecommunication Research Lab. - Wireless Technology

R&D Liaison

Toshiba China Co., Limited R&D Center -Speech Technology -Machine Translation Technology

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Recent Activities in the R&D Labs in UK Quantum Key Distribution (QKD) Demonstration - CRL participated in Japan’s QKD Network Demonstration (October 2010) - Achieved the highest key bit rate with a installed fibre so far (300kb/s over 45km fibre)

Smart Home Project - TRL joins Smart homes EU Project EU 3eHouses* Project - exhibited smart home system with a Landis+Gyr’s at Metering Europe 2011 3eHouses: Energy Efficient e-Houses © 2012 Toshiba Corporation

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Toshiba Fellowship Programme Offers outstanding scientists an opportunity to join Toshiba’s research and development laboratories in Tokyo area of Japan on a Fellowship Contract up to two years. History •Began in 1983 as a result of conversations between Toshiba’s then President, Mr Shoichi Saba, and Sir Hugh Cortazzi. •The programme is jointly operated by EPSRC (Engineering and Physical Science Research Council) and Toshiba.

Medical Engineering

Material Science

ICT Multimedia

Electronic Devices Research Fields of 30 Toshiba Fellows (1983-2011)

•Invite researchers with doctor’s degree who are doing research UK academia or public institutes •Over 30 Toshiba Fellows approved so far, including two female Fellows http://www.toshiba.eu/eu/Toshiba-Fellowship-Programme/ © 2012 Toshiba Corporation

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Outline of Toshiba Corporation Toshiba’s R&D in UK Expectation to UK Academia

Suggestions from Toshiba’s R&D in UK Keeping good relationship is KEY for SUCCESS

• Good – Sharing long term R&D vision – Beneficial Advises by professors – Doing world leading R&D – Jointly approaching potential customers

• Need to Improve – – – –

More communication to share business strategy Knowing and accessing more universities and professors Doing solution type R&D Recruiting more researchers and engineers in and from UK © 2012 Toshiba Corporation

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Expectation to UK Academia We need bridges between UK academy and Japan • Understand Japanese industry and utilize its strengths • Enhance communication to create R&D plans based on (a) business strategy and market requirements and (b) technology roadmap, emerging technology

• Form R&D projects targeting new solution for social issues

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