Hitachi joins the Department's Industry Affiliate Program

Hitachi has joined the department's Industry Affiliates Program. Along with Qualcomm, Boeing, Viasat, and Synplicity, earlier in November 2007 and January 2008, Hitachi is the fifth company to join the IAP program in recent months. Hitachi is a leading global electronics company. The company offers a wide range of systems, products and services in market sectors including information systems, electronic devices, power and industrial systems, consumer products, materials and financial services.