October 25, 2021 Result of Public Appeal for Applicants for Promotion Support Project on Strategic Intellectual Property, Standardization, and Commercialization for Beyond 5G Era

The Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (MIC) conducted a public appeal through a contractor (PwC Consulting LLC) for the project mentioned above and adopted the recipients of support based on a review by an evaluation committee consisting of external experts.

1. Background

MIC established the Beyond 5G New Business Strategy Center on December 18, 2020, based on MIC’s Beyond 5G Promotion Strategy―Roadmap to 6G, with major players from the industry, academia, and government sectors to work on intellectual property acquisition and standardization strategically.
The Center supports the efforts of private companies, universities, and other organizations that proactively and strategically promote the formation of markets and new entries, the development of innovative technologies and services, and social implementation by making full use of intellectual property and standardization. Furthermore, the Center provides reference information, offers opportunities for collaboration, and promotes raising public awareness.
From February through March 2021, MIC made a public appeal for proposals for support to activities related to intellectual property and standardization (MIC’s press release, “Appeal for Proposals for Activities to Support Standardization of Intellectual Property at Beyond 5G New Business Strategy Center,” February 5, 2021). In response, MIC received opinions of expectations for strengthening activities for strategic acquisition of intellectual property and standardization concerning technologies owned by small and medium-sized enterprises, universities, and other businesses with limited resources (hereafter referred to as “businesses”), in particular.
In light of the above, as part of the Center’s efforts, the Center will support the strategic acquisition of intellectual property and international standardization of technologies related to ５G advancement and Beyond 5G (hereafter referred to as “Beyond 5G technologies”) owned by businesses and promote the practical application and social implementation of these technologies. Accordingly, MIC has decided to make this public appeal for eligible applicants for support.

2. Results of selection

Based on the results of the evaluation committee consisting of external experts, the following 14 applications were adopted.

1. Support type A: Commercialization support for seed technologies

Application subject	Applying organization
λ/4-type transparent wave absorption sheet in the terahertz wave band	Maxell, Ltd.
Developing a commercialization strategy for an AI image processing system that predicts oral health status	HA-PPY Co., Ltd
Intellectual property and standardization of all-optical terahertz communication system based on micro-optical comb	Institute of Post-LED Photonics, Tokushima University
Technologies and technology trends of optical components supporting 5G and Beyond 5G Requests for support for matching with companies that have such technology needs	Nalux Co., Ltd.
Commercialization of utility pole base stations with high-frequency wireless communications terminal equipment for Beyond 5G wireless communications networks	Mach Corporation co., ltd.
Plastic augmented reality (AR) light guide plate	Nalux Co., Ltd.

2. Support type B: Demonstration and trial production support

Application subject	Applying organization
Prototype of “Radio Catcher for B5G,” a basic platform for measuring the radio environment	Advanced Telecommunications Research Institute International
Development of an early screening method for cardiogenic cerebral infarction using pulse wave analysis	Center for Data-driven Science and Artificial Intelligence, Tohoku University
Principle verification prototype of picosecond switching by PLZT optical switch	EpiPhotonics Corp.
Development of manufacturing technology for injection-molded microlens array	Nalux Co., Ltd.
Establishment of fabrication technology and trial production of high-speed transistors for use in high-efficiency millimeter-wave wireless communication terminal	Mach Corporation co., ltd.
Demonstration of wide-area native IP migration of radio broadcasting	YzLab LLC
Demonstration of delay-guaranteed progressive video distribution for the realization of high-precision real-time processing in B5G	YzLab LLC
All-digital ultra-low-power scalable CMOS terahertz transmitter circuit	Niitsu Research Group, Graduate School of Engineering, Nagoya University

3. Support type C: Support for standardization activities

A public re-appeal is underway (MIC’s press release “Public Appeal for Applicants for Promotion Support Project on Strategic Intellectual Property, Standardization, and Commercialization for Beyond 5G Era (Re-appeal: Type C)”)

• Application period: From 2:00 pm on Monday, October 18, and no later than 5:00 pm on Monday, November 1, 2021.