Nidec Nagano Technical Center Resumes Operations in New Location for Industry-leading HDD Motor R&D

Nidec Corporation ("Nidec") (NYSE:NJ) today announced that Nagano Technical Center ("NTC"), one of its Japan-based laboratories engaged in the research and development of spindle motors for HDDs (Hard Disk Drives), celebrated the start of operation in a new location on May 14, 2009.

Since its original establishment as Nagano Nidec Corporation in 1989, NTC has served to evolve Nidec's HDD motor technology in Ina County, Nagano. The refreshed NTC, whose construction was completed in Komagane-city in March 2009, is designed to match diversifying demand opportunities and rising technical threshold presented by today's fast-moving HDD market.

Situated amid the scenic beauty of the Japan Alps, the new NTC headquarter laboratory provides the most advanced R&D environments and excellent amenities.

The former headquarter laboratory in Ina has been renamed "NTC Ijima Branch" and is operating as NTC's reliability assessment division.

Outline of New NTC Building

 (1) Features

     (a) The floor space is twice as large as that of Ina laboratory
         and includes 6 clean rooms, designed to cover all stages of
         product development.
     (b) All divisions are located on a single floor to promote
         inter-departmental communication.
     (c) A quarter of the site space is maintained as natural forest
         area.
     (d) Well water is used for bathroom cleaning, garden watering,
         laboratory operations and summertime air-conditioning
         (During the summer season, the use of naturally cold well
         water helps reduce energy to cool tap water for
         air-conditioning). Well water used in R&D operations goes
         through a purification process before disposal.
     (e) LED (light-emitting diode) is used for the entrance/showroom
         signboards and outer signage to save electricity
         consumption.
     (f) The product showroom is designed as a community-interactive
         space and offers exhibits and gaming on electric motors.

 (2) Location & Employment Plan

     (a) Location: 20-51, Akaho, Komagane-city, Nagano, Japan
     (b) Site space: 32,890sqm
     (c) Floor space: 16,852sqm
     (d) Number of floors: 2 floors above the ground, 1 basement
         floor
     (e) Capital investment: Approx. 7 billion yen
     (f) Number of employees: 300 employed at present plus planned
                              yearly recruitment of 50-70 (primarily
                              engineers and researchers) with a plan
                              to increase the total number of
                              employees to 600-700.

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SOURCE: Nidec Corporation

Nidec Corporation
          Investor Relations
          Masahiro Nagayasu, General Manager
          +81-75-935-6140
          ir@jp.nidec.com

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