KOTO LABORATORY

Biography of President & CEO

Kazuhiro Kubota
Graduated from Osaka University, School of Science
1985: He joined the Semiconductor Operation Unit of NEC Corporation and worked there for 15 years. He gained expertise in the development and marketing of graphics chips for personal computers, architecture designs of the Windows-based accelerator, custom-made graphics chips for major game makers, and single chip design for WindowsCE. He was also responsible for the research project to develop devices for electronic books.
1999: He became the product manager of the Semiconductor Operation Unit. In the same year, he decided to leave NEC though he felt fulfilled in the company. This was because he chose to follow what he wanted to do next. He took up the position of development manager of KOTO CO., Ltd. In KOTO, he conducted the projects to develop chips for hand-held games.
2000: He became one of the directors in September.
2001: He assumed the position of President and CEO of KOTO in July. Since then, he has dedicated himself to managing KOTO in order to put out products that range from "analogue" to "digital" to make the world entertaining.
About him: From his early childhood, he has been a railroad buff. He still keeps saying that he was a steam locomotive in a previous life. He put his heart into basketball in his teens and later got absorbed in musical activities as a band member. For his graduation thesis, he was deeply involved in the research of the 8bit personal computer with 6809 and entered the computer world. For his relaxation, he still enjoys playing basketball and playing guitar, and drums.