The company was selected by industry and economic experts as one of the "21st Century '100 Growth Companies'" (January 20, 2001 issue of Kodansha's "Shukan Gendai").
30 Industry management and economic experts were asked to submit 20 companies each that the expert evaluates as "Growth companies in the 21st Century" which were further graded according to 1) management strength, 2) new fields, 3) creative power, 4) IT, 5) human resource, 6) international competitive strength and 7) social contribution. The top 100 companies with the highest total scores were selected. The results showed the ranking of blue chip firms with Sony and Honda Motors at the top and indicate high marks for international competitiveness of production line system philosophy, CRT production line, car production lines and liquid crystal equipment among many others.