News Release

<2005>

September 30, 2005

Reinforcement of production capacity through the establishment of a new company in Ishikawa Prefecture for the production of cold cathode fluorescent lamps (CCFLs) for large-screen LCD TV

September 6, 2005

Realized the World's Highest Speed (18ns)
FMXJ Series
Fast Recovery Diode with low noise and high breakdown voltage

July 19, 2005

Step-down Switching Regulator IC SI-8000T Series
Reduces mounting area for external choke coils by 50%

July 12, 2005

Sanken Electric Company Completes Purchase of PolarFab

March 24, 2005

Realizing Low Power Consumption (100mW max) at No Load STR-A6200 Series
ICs for Switching Mode Power Supplies (SMPS)
= Optimum for auxiliary power supplies at standby condition for equipment =

January 31, 2005

"SMA6800M Series" IPM for Inverter Control of Small-capacity Motors About one third mounting area by high integrated multichip mounting tecnology

January 27, 2005

Announcement of The Revised Business Forecast