Nidec Develops AC Servo Motor Equipped with Zignear® , the Location Detection Technology that Accommodates 17-bit Resolution, for the Industrial Robot Market

Nidec Corporation (TSE: 6594; OTC US: NJDCY) (the “Company” or “Nidec”) announced today that it and Nidec Sankyo Corporation have jointly developed an AC servo motor (resolution: 17bit) equipped with Zignear®, the position detection technology that can be applied to industrial robots and replace encoders.