That first year, eight competitors jumped into the fray, generating a business volume of ¥ 160 million. Come 2000, the number of companies was 120, with 384 patented technologies and an output value exceeding ¥ 10 billion.
第一年有 8 家業者投入，營業額 1.6 億日圓，到 2000 年業者增加到 120 家，相關專利技術多達 384 件，產值也超過 100 億日圓。