Asahi Kasei Microdevices (AKM) traces its roots to the 1980s, when the Asahi Kasei Group began developing its semiconductor business. Since then, we have continued to grow by providing customers with unique products which combine elements based on compound semiconductor technology used for magnetic sensors with ASIC technology based on silicon semiconductors. Asahi Kasei Microdevices (AKM) offer a variety of advanced sensing devices based on compound semiconductor technology and sophisticated IC products featuring analog/digital mixed-signal technology. Among individual products, our magnetic sensors for controlling motor rotation, and our audio & voice ICs that provide high-quality sound with low power consumption, have gained strong recognition among customers around the world, and azimuth angle sensors (e-compasses) that are essential for mobile devices such as smartphones and tablets are also widely known as a product practically originated by AKM.