Fuji Film Targets Demand For Semiconductor Materials And Invests 10 Billion Yen In The United States

Fuji Film Holdings said on Thursday it would invest 10 billion yen in the United States. Aiming at the popularization of AI, IoT and 5G in the future, the demand for semiconductors in the market will increase greatly.

Fuji Film Holdings, in order to expand its semiconductor materials business, will intensify the development and production of the most sophisticated semiconductor materials in the United States, as well as quality assurance equipment, in the three years from December 2018.

According to the Fuji Film Holdings press release, the company is responsible for the development and production of semiconductor materials in the United States, as well as the sales base of FUJIFILM Electronic Materials U.S.A., Inc., which will strengthen the development and production of the most sophisticated semiconductor materials, as well as quality assurance equipment. In the three years from December 2018, about 10 billion yen will be invested.

With the popularization of AI, IoT, 5G and the advancement of automatic driving technology, the demand for semiconductor in the market and the high performance of semiconductor are obvious to all. And the miniaturization of semiconductors is continuing. Therefore, there is a growing demand for high-quality, high-performance semiconductor materials with higher purity in the industry.

At present, Fuji film has research and development and production and sales bases in Japan, the United States, Taiwan, Korea and Belgium. Provide all kinds of advanced semiconductor materials worldwide. Production equipment, sales system and quality assurance system are also being strengthened in all countries'strongholds.

This investment in the United States is aimed at two FEUS factories in Arizona and Rhode Island.

Fuji Film Holdings Ltd. closed down 0.09% at 4,430 yen in Tokyo Stock Market on March 13.