Fujifilm : Completes New Production Facility for Advanced Semiconductor Materials in Oita, Japan (Fujifilm)

In recent years, the semiconductor market has grown rapidly driven by the expansion of AI, 5G, and IoT, with particularly strong demand for advanced semiconductors used in AI applications. Fujifilm's semiconductor materials business achieved an average annual sales growth rate of approximately 20% from FY2021 through FY2025 and has become one of the core businesses driving the growth of the Fujifilm Group. To support this growth, Fujifilm invested more than 100 billion yen from FY2021 to FY2024. For example, the company expanded production capacity for CMP slurries^*2 in Japan, the United States, and Taiwan, and CMP slurries have become one of the key products driving business growth. Fujifilm has also increased production capacity for polyimides^*3 in Japan and Belgium, while demand for its photosensitive dielectric materials for advanced packaging, including ZEMATES^™*4, has grown rapidly. The company continues to make growth investments across Japan, the United States, Europe, and Asia during FY2025 and FY2026, and will continue supporting the growth of the semiconductor market by providing a broad lineup of products.

The post-CMP cleaners manufactured at the Oita Factory are used after CMP processes to remove particles, trace metals, and organic residues while protecting metal surfaces. Demand is rapidly increasing not only for CMP slurries, which are essential for planarization processes required to improve semiconductor performance, but also for post-CMP cleaners used in subsequent cleaning processes. Leveraging its strength in providing integrated solutions incorporating both CMP slurries and post-CMP cleaners, Fujifilm is expanding sales globally, particularly among customers in North America, Europe, and key semiconductor manufacturing hubs in Asia, where demand growth in the advanced semiconductor market remains strong.
Driven by advancements in semiconductor miniaturization and 3D stacking technologies required to improve the performance of AI semiconductors, demand for Fujifilm's post-CMP cleaners, which play a critical role in semiconductor manufacturing yield, is expected to more than double in terms of sales by FY2030 compared with FY2024. The new production building is equipped with automated manufacturing facilities and quality evaluation equipment designed to meet the extremely high purity requirements of cutting-edge semiconductor materials. By tripling production capacity at the Oita Factory, Fujifilm aims to further expand its business in the advanced semiconductor market.

Solar panels have been installed on the roof of the new building. Through greater use of renewable energy at the Oita Factory, Fujifilm will reduce greenhouse gas emissions generated by factory operations.