Fujifilm : Completes Investment in Rapidus (Fujifilm)

TOKYO, February 27, 2026 - FUJIFILM Corporation announced that it has completed a 5 billion yen investment in Rapidus Corporation, a company aiming for the mass production of leading-edge logic semiconductors in Japan, following the execution of an investment agreement between the two companies.
Through this investment, Fujifilm is committed to realizing the domestic mass production of leading-edge semiconductors and to the development of Japan's semiconductor industry. As a semiconductor materials manufacturer, Fujifilm will strongly support Rapidus' development and manufacturing of leading-edge semiconductors by providing a wide range of semiconductor materials and technologies. In addition, by working closely with Rapidus on next-generation process development, Fujifilm will enhance its technological capabilities and accelerate the development of materials for next-generation semiconductors.

In recent years, the semiconductor market has grown rapidly due to the spread of AI, 5G and IoT, with particularly strong demand for advanced semiconductors such as AI semiconductors. Fujifilm's semiconductor materials business has expanded its sales at an annual growth rate of approximately 20% from FY2021 to FY2024, becoming one of the core businesses driving the growth of the Fujifilm Group. By FY2030, Fujifilm aims to achieve sales of 500 billion yen, approximately double the level of FY2024. To support this growth, Fujifilm invested more than 100 billion yen in research and development and facilities from FY2021 to FY2024, and plans to invest an additional 100 billion yen or more from FY2025 to FY2026.
In Japan as well, Fujifilm has commenced operations of a new building for development and evaluation in November at its Shizuoka site, which serves as a core base for materials for advanced semiconductors such as advanced photoresists^*1, photolithography-related materials^*2 and polyimides^*3, and will also commence operations of a new building at its Oita site in FY2026 to expand production capacity for post-CMP cleaners^*4. Through its three manufacturing sites in Japan, including the Kumamoto site where a CMP slurry^*5 production line was launched in January 2024, Fujifilm will contribute to the development and production of Rapidus' leading-edge semiconductors by promoting "local production for local consumption," producing and supplying products close to customers, and "local support," responding swiftly to customer challenges.