In January 2016, ABLIC became independent of Seiko Instruments Inc., and it has been operating as a maker of analog semiconductors under its current name since January 2018. ABLIC began in-house development and fabrication of CMOS ICs in 1970, based on the production of the world’s first practical quartz watches in which CMOS ICs were incorporated. Since then, while continuing to provide small, low-power consumption, and accurate analog semiconductor products, not only for watches, but also for a wide range of consumer, mobile, automotive devices and medical equipment, ABLIC have been making great efforts to bring about innovations in ABLIC's in-house technology. ABLIC is a coined word combining ABLE (possible) and IC (short for “integrated circuit”), expressing that semiconductor technology enables possibilities...