Message from the CTO

Expanding our outlook and collaborating with others
Continuing to hone our areas of expertise

Since its founding, Nikon has strived to unlock the power of light to provide new value to society by developing a variety of products and services based on applied optics and precision technologies. Our semiconductor lithography systems have driven the evolution of semiconductor technology by pushing the limits of light and precision, greatly contributing to the realization of today’s digital society. Our high-quality and high-performance cameras have changed the world’s opinion of “Made in Japan” for the better and have helped develop the imaging culture. For more than 100 years, Nikon’s continual technological advancement and diversification have made the invisible visible and the impossible possible through our microscopes, metrology instruments, binoculars, telescopes, cameras, lithography systems, and many more.

Our Medium-Term Management Plan goal is to be “a key technology solutions company in a global society where humans and machines co-create seamlessly” by 2030. We will continue to focus on developing our applied optics and precision technologies while also envisioning what society will be like after 2030, what the challenges will be, and what solutions Nikon can provide. What’s important is to understand our company’s strengths and weaknesses and leverage this knowledge to gather information on external technology trends, issues in target markets, and the true needs of our customers. To provide the products and services that our customers want, we will build solid relationships not only with our customers but with partner companies to carefully determine what technologies we should develop on our own, what technologies we should develop in collaboration with partner companies, and what technologies we should entrust to them. We hope that every engineer will further hone their areas of expertise, as well as expand their outlook to encompass external technological trends and collaboration with others.

In the value proposition fields of industry and quality of life, Nikon will continue to provide products and services that unlock a brighter future and contribute to the development of science and technology that will form the foundation for a prosperous society.

November 2024
Director and Senior Executive Vice President CTO
Yasuhiro Ohmura