Toshiba's new president, Fumio Sato, comes from electrical apparatus side

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Fumio Sato, the new president of Toshiba Corp, has spent most of his four decades with the company in its heavy electrical apparatus division. He expresses particular pride in Toshiba's technology for pump-up water turbines for hydroelectric plants, which he helped develop in 1962. Even though Toshiba is better known to the outside world for its portable computers, semiconductor memories and its half-billion dollar investment in Time Warner Inc, its corporate culture is dominated by Sato's former division. Sato's predecessor, Joichi Aoi, comes from the same division; he is becoming Toshiba's chairman. Sato comes on board at a time when Toshiba's high-tech products are slumping; he blames the recession but says changes have to be made. Among other things, he will seek alliances with US computer and software firms.

Officials and employees, Toshiba Corp., Appointments, resignations and dismissals, Electronics industry, Sato, Fumio, Strategic Planning, New Appointment

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Texas Instruments agrees to buy HDTV technology from Japan

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Texas Instruments Inc plans to pay an undisclosed fee to be given basic semiconductor technology for high-definition television developed by leading Japanese electronics companies and NHK, Japan's public broadcasting entity. The company reports that it will be months before they can evaluate the significance of the pact, and whether NHK will give them enough advanced technology to enable TI to develop a competitive chip. Also in question is whether the Japanese will buy chips from TI instead of their own companies. The agreement is considered to be a rare example of technology being transferred from one country to another, technological cooperation that the US government is encouraging to happen between the two countries to avoid trade tensions.

Innovations, Purchasing, Computer industry, Marketing, International trade, Texas Instruments Inc., TXN, High-definition television, High definition television, Technology transfer, Japanese language, Purchases, Japan Broadcasting Corp.

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Walkman of words: Sony's Data Discman can squeeze into a portable electronic book

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Sony Corp's Data Discman uses optical disks that allow users to access vast amounts of data from a handheld device. The product has been popular in Japan since it was introduced in Jul 1990, and Sony hopes that sales will be good in the US as well. The 1.5-pound machine costs around $430 and uses disks that range in price from $15 to $150. Industry observers, however, have their doubts about the product since it is incompatible with microcomputers and gimmicky. Sony is still developing the product and plans on increasing the screen size by 70 percent, adding sound, improving graphics and making it compatible with microcomputers.

Usage, Product development, Product information, Consumer electronics industry, Sony Corp., CD-ROM, CD-ROM disks, Marketing Strategy, Sony Data Discman (Portable computer)

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