Masaki Nakamura, President of M.S.C. Ltd., started his microelectronic Marketing Service and Consulting firm, M.S.C. Ltd., in 1991 after more than 20 years of semiconductor sales, marketing and technical support experience in Japan. Mr. Nakamura has extensive experience dealing with U.S. based companies marketing in Japan;  Motorola and Intel are two examples. M.S.C. provides business and consulting services for U.S- based microelectronic firms entering the Japanese market.

M.S.C. offers an extensive knowledge base on the Japanese ASIC market and customers and can provide engineering support and value added services for field programmable ASIC, FPGA and PLD products.

Nakamura can advise and act as a Japanese business facilitator when evaluating Japan as a potential market. The process is greatly eased by his familiarity with U.S. business customs, gained through his experience with Motorola and Intel, and extensive travel in the U.S.

Translation services and meeting arrangements with prospective clients or possible sales representatives/distributors can easily be made by M.S.C. Ltd.

While at Synerdyne, Mr. Nakamura built a successful independent electronics representative/distribution firm by signing AMD/Monolithic Memories, TRW LSI Products, Inc., Logical Devices, Inc, and Fujitsu. He organized a value added programming service for PROM, EPROM and PLD devices. Minimum turnaround time and high quality were key features of the service.

In 2002, Nakamura became one of the show managers of the world-class Embedded Technology trade show and exhibition based in Yokohama, Japan.  The ET show is sponsored by JASA.

Consulting Specialties

•  Company Product Line/ Market Audits for Japan
•  Market Research for Specific Product or Market Segments
•  Japanese ASIC Market Research and Competitive Analysis
•  Technical Support for ASIC PLD and FPGA Devices and Design Tools
•  Publication Support for Sales Tools, Catalogs, Application Notes and Company Presentations
•  Translation Services for Technical Manuals and Application Notes
•  Sales Representative/Distributor Screening and Selection
•  Representative/Distributor Sales Training Presentations and Programs
•  Identify Key Customers and Contacts
•  Business Meeting Services: Interpreter, Travel Assistance, Contract Customs

Professional Background

Academic Background

•  National Tsuruoka Technical College, Electronic Engineering