Microsoft
HoloLens
Oculus Rift
(prototype)
HTC Vive
2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
Google
Cardboard
Samsung
Gear VR
Oculus Rift
Google
Daydream View
Sony
PlayStation VRGoogle Glass
(for developers)
VR boom
?
5
2016 was the first year of VR, with companies
releasing HMDs one after another.
But what about 2017?
Murata Manufacturing
Brief Introduction
17
Filters, sensors
Bluetooth and
Wi-Fi modules
Engaged in sensors used for VR
Holds top global share in laminated ceramic
capacitors and Wi-Fi modules
Motion
sensors
Capacitors
31%
Piezoelectric
Products
13%
Other Components
19%
Communications
Modules
33%
Other Power Modules
4%
19
Nidec
Precision motors are mainstay
Top global market share in electric motors for
HDDs and electric power steering
Haptics
Brief Introduction
HDD
motors
18%
Other small-sized
motors
21%
In-Vehicle
Devices
23%
Home Electronics,
Commercial,
Industrial
24%
Machinery
9%
Electronic And
Optical
Components
5%
20
In-Vehicle Device, Home Electronics,
Commercial, and Industrial businesses
expanding
0
2,000
4,000
6,000
8,000
10,000
12,000
14,000
2005 2010 2015
JPY100million
HDD motors
Other small-
sized motors
In-Vehicle Devices
Home Electronics,
Commercial, Industrial
Machinery
Electronic and
Optical Components
21
The VR-related market is
still small
Will VR/AR be another flop,
or will it create a new trend?
AR gaming content appearing in
Japan
23
meleap
Leader in AR gaming
Detects arm movement via a special sensor,
creating appropriate actions
Technology used in 360° videos
and social networking globally
24
Streaming 360° video
from sporting events
Communicating in a virtual
space via 3D avatars
Anticipated Applications in Various
Fields
26
Virtual Laboratory
Work
Training
Retail
Educa-
tion
Real
Estate
Design, Viewing
Design, Simulation,
Test Drive
Virtual Dressing Room
Remote
Guidance
Simulation
Health
care Industry