The foundation of Knowledge Cluster Initiative has triggered various effor ts and developments. Listed are the achievements so far.

　CATS (Co., ltd) is working on research and development of model checking tool, 'Garakabu', using ZIPC (state transition matrix based CASE tools). By validating the model “behavior”in the upstream of software development process, it can improve system quality and contribute significantly to reducing man-hours. This research aims to contribute to the automotive industry by studying the model checking technology that is suitable for automotive embedded software. Consequently, 'Garakabu' has already been adopted by Denso (Co., ltd) as a model checking tool.

　A Kyushu University-centered group that works on a research theme of “Development of MIMO-MESH point”, has developed a device called “PicoMesh Lunchbox” that extends wireless LAN communication area without costly cable constructions. A venture company, PicoCELA Inc., has then been founded to lead the commercialization of this research achievement.
　The effort has been evaluated and the innovation has been awarded with the “The 3rd Creation Partnership Grand Prix Award "sponsored by THE NIKKAN GOGYO SHIMBUN,LTD". In the fiscal year of 2009, the project team aims for a successful development of PicoMesh SHELL, a high-performance version evolved from Lunch Box. Furthermore, the development of SHELL has attracted participation from Tokyo based IT firm, Win One’s Way Co., that works on the same research theme.

　With Value and Rights Circulation control System as the core technology that manages rights and authority safely, securely and flexibly, this research aims to build a social information infrastructure dedicated for this digital convergence era. So far, elemental technology such as various VRICS-supported readers and related electronic lock system has already been commercialized. In an effort to take advantage of the digital broadcasting, we have obtained a digital terrestrial broadcasting licence for experiment to carry out empirical experiments in broadcasting and communications integration network environment.
Simultaneously, we have also developed the prototype of a broadcasting station for supplying useful information in various scenes. To improve the functionality and reliability of social information infrastructure, we are performing examination of a practical design and usefulness. Furthermore, using external funds, various experiments are being conducted at inside and outside Japan.

　This research on "R&D High-performance Technology for Biomarker Sensing" using microfabrication and surface modification technique was undertaken by As an achievement of this research, new cell chip (microsphere array) for three-dimensional culture of living cells has been commercialized by STEM Biomethod Co., a company established in Kitakyushu Science and Science Park under the Knowledge Cluster Initiative (stage 1).　

　This Fukuoka University-centered research group, who participated in the "R&D of System Integration Platforms for Semiconductor Assembling and Packaging", has developed test element group (TEG) wafers with low-k (low permittivity) insulating materials and reference substrate (RS) for mounting TEG chips in order to evaluate the assembling and packaging processes such as dicing, mounting, bonding and molding.
This technology is deployed to the characterization of chip damage due to the mechanical and thermal stresses during the assembling process.
This group also has developed the electronic design automation (EDA) tool for three dimensional System-in-a-Package (SiP), and the tool is now commercially available as STEERSIP.

　Consist of mainly researchers from Kyushu Institute of Technology, this group works on "Synthesis of High-speed Pattern Matching Circuits and Their Applications".
To date, they have invented a new type of CAM (content-addressable memory) emulators using standard RAM.
Also, they developed exact matching, LPM (longest prefix match) matching, and regular expression matching systems.
The photo shows the system that quickly detects internet virus, composed of FPGA and SRAM.
The SRAM can stores more than 50 million virus patterns.

　Pharmacists are under pressure when carrying out an accurate check of prescriptions, the final preparation stage for dispensing medication, due to long-hours and apprehension about prescription errors. To reduce this psychological burden on pharmacists with regard to dispensing errors, a device has been commercialized to prevent such errors by checking the prescription information and the consistency of the type and amount of medicine that has been prescribed. This device is highly accurate and can rapidly recognize tablets and other types of medication using an ultra-high-density camera with a device that can be set up even on small surfaces. The device determines and displays the consistency of the medication with the prescription information. This function can also recognize consistencies in cases where a variety of tablets are in one packet, which has been difficult to recognize to date, as well as single variety tablets. The results of this study were used in the development of a venture company, Hybrid Recognition Technologies, Ltd., in July 2009.

　Satoshi Goto laboratory of Waseda University, with the collaboration of researchers from Shanghai Jiao Tong University, who undertook the “R&D on Information & Communication Technology and its Applications” have successfully realized a world-leading low power consumption chip that supports full high definition (1920x1080) decoder LSI and fulfills all 3 standards (MPEG2,H264, AVS). The new LSI has been downsized to 50% of the traditional circuit-wide and its pins have been reduced to 70-pin, also half of the conventional external pin count. In comparison, it has achieved the power consumption of 468mW, 38% lower than before. By realizing a small-scale, low power LSI circuit, we can expect a larger market development beyond the traditional home videos and video surveillance segments.