Education
Doctor of Philosophy in Electronics, University Tokyo.
Career
President Texas Instruments Japan, Inc. Professor, electronics, Institute of Industrial Science University Tokyo, 1968—1994. Professor, technical management, Graduate School of International Corporation Strategy Hitotsubashi University, 2002.
Chief technical officer Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation, since 2004. Executive vice president, chief technical officer & group executive, corporation research & development Canon Inc., since 2009, chief executive, optical products operations, since 2010. Board directors Hitachi Metals, Ltd., since 2009.