Fujifilm invests in expanding semiconductor materials business
September 30, 2024
FUJIFILM Corporation announced an investment of ¥20 billion ($140 million/ €125 million) in its semiconductor materials business to further strengthen its facilities for the development, production and quality evaluation of advanced semiconductor materials in Shizuoka and Oita, Japan.
Driven by high-speed, high-capacity communications through 5G/6G, the expansion of autonomous driving, and the spread of AI and the metaverse, demand for semiconductors is expected to increase and their performance is projected to advance as well. Consequently, ensuring a stable supply of higher quality and higher performance semiconductor materials for the semiconductor manufacturing process has become increasingly critical.
Fujifilm offers semiconductor materials used in wafer processing to post processing in semiconductor manufacturing including photoresists, photolithography-related materials, CMP slurries, post-CMP cleaners, thin-film chemicals and polyimides, as well as WAVE CONTROL MOSAIC which includes colour filter materials for image sensors.
In addition to its extensive product lineup covering almost the entire range of semiconductor manufacturing processes, from leading-edge to legacy semiconductors, Fujifilm said it is committed to solving customers’ issues by providing one-stop solutions that leverage its global supply structure and advanced R&D capabilities.
At the same time, the company is making aggressive capital investments in production facilities globally, and is expanding production capacity of semiconductor materials.
The new building at the Shizuoka site is scheduled to begin operations in the fall of 2025, and the new building at the Oita site is scheduled to begin operations in the spring of 2026.
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