Japan's Hokuriku Electric Industry want to get rid of the liquid crystal parts are highly dependent on fragile physique , began to develop micro-electromechanical (MEMS) sensor business , the turnover target will increase to 10 billion yen ( about U.S. $ 98 million ) . Hokuriku Electric core technology research and development department , said the executive officers of sensor career is very important in terms of future development , the development of MEMS technology as soon as possible .Hokuriku Electric layout for the five major utilities , respectively, for the automotive , healthcare , equipment, power control electronics parts and white goods , a total investment of ¥ 500 million research and development, a comprehensive update of MEMS sensor production equipment, expand clean room space , improve production capacity. Also, consider the future will drive the sensor parts for ease of loading circuit products, provide problem-solving services. Among these are widely used in automotive MEMS sensors , healthcare bets of up effort. MEMS applications research and development projects, in addition to three-axis acceleration sensors , weight sensors, etc. , will also have the film developed high durability , long life , fast heating of the ultra-compact MEMS micro- heaters , and use this MEMS micro- heating 's gas sensing products to create business opportunities, such as alcohol sensor , breathing sensors. In medical applications , although the plant in the sphygmomanometer pressure sensors, load sensors for medical transportation and other liquids used in a certain market share , but only 5% MEMS sensor revenue overall turnover. Ogawa said this , the plant began production in 2010 to learn cooperative research and development , new products are expected to come out in 2014 to 2015 . Estimated medical-related equipment MEMS sensor revenue will increase to 15%.Hokuriku Electric is actively developed can not be affected by the temperature of the heat conduction type hydrogen sensor , low noise and has a linear characteristic of the magnetic thin film sensors, capacitive humidity sensors. Future development will focus on hybrid sensors will be integrated temperature, humidity, barometric pressure sensor into three kinds of high-performance sensors. Hokuriku Electric from 1943 to manufacture resistor started, after gradually developed circuit boards, sensors, electronic parts. Revenues in 2013 earnings announcement is about 45.06 billion yen .