Creating New Value for Society with Open Innovation and Collaboration
The Kyocera Group promotes open innovation, collaboration, and M&A activities across our global network.
We aim to be pioneers who create new value at the cutting edge of technology.
Addressing Social Needs with Cutting-Edge Technology
OPTINITY® Photoelectric Integrated Module
Currently, with the widespread adoption of AI and digital transformation (DX), the communication capabilities required of data centers and network equipment are rapidly increasing. To achieve high-speed and high-capacity communication with low power consumption, technologies that replace conventional electrical signals with optical signals for data transmission are increasingly drawing attention. Kyocera is leveraging our proprietary wiring board and optical technologies to develop on-board photoelectric integrated modules that convert electrical signals into optical signals for data transmission. Converting electrical signals output from CPUs and other devices into optical signals at an early stage reduces signal loss, and Kyocera's solution has achieved the world’s first 512 Gbps transmission bandwidth compliant with PCIe® 5.0*1. OPTINITY® is expected to contribute to faster and more energy-efficient data centers and network equipment, paving the way for the development of next-generation digital infrastructure. *1 Among products compatible with the PCI Express Gen 5 expansion interface standard (Kyocera research, as of September 2022). *PCIe® is a registered trademark of PCI-SIG. *“OPTINITY” is a registered trademark of KYOCERA Corporation in Japan and other countries.
Micro-LED / Proprietary Micro-Laser Substrate
Our proprietary technology allows us to form a high-quality GaN*1 layer with a three-dimensional structure and low defect density on a low-cost Si (silicon) substrate (proprietary EGOS*2 substrate).
Using this technology, micro-light sources*3, such as micro-LEDs, can be stripped off from the substrate without damage and manufactured at a low defect rate and low cost. These micro-light sources are expected to be used in applications including optical communication modules in AI data centers, as well as next-generation automotive displays and smart glasses.
*2 EGOS: Epitaxial lateral overgrowth GaN On Substrate.
*3 Micro-light source: A light source with one side of an element less than 100 micrometers (μm).
Main R&D Facilities
Kyocera operates a global R&D network to deepen our technological capabilities in materials, components, devices, equipment, systems, software, and production process technology.
Minatomirai Research Center
(Yokohama, Japan)
Keihanna Research Center
(Kyoto, Japan)
Kirishima R&D Center
(Kagoshima, Japan)
Santa Barbara Innovation Center
at KYOCERA SLD Laser, Inc.
(California, U.S.A.)
*Develops GaN devices