Furukawa Electric to increase production capacity of tape for Semiconductor Process- To achieve stable supply of high performance, high quality products in response to[...]

Furukawa Electric to increase production capacity of tape for Semiconductor Process
- To achieve stable supply of high performance, high quality products in response to long-term demand growth -

May 17, 2022

• In response to growing semiconductor demand, invest about JPY 7.0 billion to increase the production capacity of tape for Semiconductor Process
• Build a new factory at the Mie Works with operations planned to commence in April 2025
• Contribute to increasing the resilience of infrastructure that supports the changes in society through the provision of solutions for the semiconductor manufacturing process

Furukawa Electric Co., Ltd. (Head office: 2-6-4 Otemachi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo; President: Keiichi Kobayashi) will respond to the growing semiconductor demand by investing about JPY 7.0 billion to increase the production capacity at the Mie Works with planned operations starting from April 2025 in order to ensure the stable supply of tape for Semiconductor Process.

Background

Furukawa Electric manufactures and sells adhesive tape and removable tape (back-grinding tape, dicing tape, etc.) used during the semiconductor manufacturing process. In response to the increased diversity of semiconductor devices and evolution of semiconductor performance and manufacturing processes, we have continued to provide products that the polymer technology, one of our core technologies, is applied. Along with the recent increase in demand for IoT, autonomous driving and 5G and the changes to daily lifestyles brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic, there is expected to be long-term growth in the demand for semiconductors and further advances in semiconductor performance. In response to this growing demand in the future and in order to continue stably supplying high quality products, we have decided to invest in increasing production capacity at the Mie Works.

Details

Through this investment, we will not only secure sufficient supply capacity for responding to the demand growth but also supply products with even higher performance and quality through the installation of the newest available equipment, which allows us to satisfy customer expectations. Also, the new factory will use solar power and energy efficient equipment to reduce the environmental impact during such production processes.
We will continue to provide a broad range of solutions for semiconductor manufacturing and contribute to increasing the resiliency of infrastructure that supports the changes in society.

Current tape for semiconductor process factory at the Mie Works

• 2022
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