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Why Optics Manufacturing in Japan Is Still Relevant

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Timothy Paul Kennedy and Kaz Shibata, Edmund Optics Japan Co. Ltd.

Small and medium-size enterprises around the world continue to focus on cost-cutting activities, including moving labor-intensive operations to lower-cost regions such as China, Thailand, Vietnam, India, Russia or Brazil. Even Japanese companies have been increasing overseas manufacturing activities in search of cost reductions. Industries that require precision manufacturing and a highly skilled workforce, however, are better served by staying in Japan, despite the lure of lowered costs abroad. The optics industry presents a great example of why Japan still is a relevant manufacturing...Read full article

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    Published: September 2010
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    electro-optics
    1. The branch of physics that deals with the use of electrical energy to create or manipulate light waves, generally by changing the refractive index of a light-propagating material; 2. Collectively, the devices used to affect the intersection of electrical energy and light. Compare with optoelectronics.
    optical
    Pertaining to optics and the phenomena of light.
    photolithography
    Photolithography is a key process in the manufacturing of semiconductor devices, integrated circuits, and microelectromechanical systems (MEMS). It is a photomechanical process used to transfer geometric patterns from a photomask or reticle to a photosensitive chemical photoresist on a substrate, typically a silicon wafer. The basic steps of photolithography include: Cleaning the substrate: The substrate, often a silicon wafer, is cleaned to remove any contaminants from its surface. ...
    sharp
    A term used to describe a convex surface having too short a radius of curvature. To correct this condition, material is cut from the outer portion of the polishing tool.
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