Imagine being a tourist and coming to Hawaii and not having pineapple! We are very much niche players. ... We believe that gives us an advantage over the mass marketers.

Obviously, it's great farm land, We've got some folks on staff who understand the land there, the micro-climates, soil conditions, the availability of water.

In the midterm plan, we're assuming that the need for investment in semiconductors will intensify, and we've also taken the payment for this acquisition into consideration.

Given the potential, we believe what we've paid is the correct price. There was a lot of competition.

Regrettably, two different types of products seem set to hit the market. But this is the kind of technology that will be around for five or 10 years. Efforts should be made continuously to make unification happen.

We've been working towards unification. But talks are now stalled. We will press ahead with the product launch as planned.