SUMCO
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 Company headquarters in the Seavans North tower (right-hand side building) | |
| Company type | PublicKK |
|---|---|
| TYO:3436 | |
| Industry | Semiconductor |
| Predecessors |
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| Founded | (July 30, 1999) |
| Headquarters | 1-2-1 Shibaura, Minato, Tokyo105-8634, Japan |
Area served | Worldwide |
Key people | Mayuki Hashimoto (PresidentandCEO) |
| Services | |
| Revenue |  $ 1.83 billionUSD(FY2013)
(¥ 200.58 billionJPY) (FY 2013) |
| $ 16.5 million USD (FY 2013)
(¥ 1.8 billion JPY) (FY 2013) | |
Number of employees | 7,277 (consolidated as of December 31, 2013) |
| Website | www |
| Footnotes / references [1][2][3] | |
SUMCO Corporation(Chu thức hội xã SUMCO,Kabushiki-gaisha Samuko,formerly Silicon United Manufacturing Corporation and Sumitomo Mitsubishi Silicon Corporation)is a Japanese semiconductor company, manufacturing silicon wafers for semiconductor manufacturers worldwide.
History[edit]
The company was established in 1999 as ajoint venturebetweenMitsubishi Materials CorporationandSumitomo Metal Industries[4]and as of 2013 is the second largest silicon wafer producer in the world, afterShin-Etsu Handotai,with a market share of 30%.[5][6]In 2001, SUMCO employed about 1,300 people inOregon,which in 2003 was reduced to 680 after the U.S. manufacturing operations were consolidated in 2003.[7]
In June 2006, SUMCO acquired a 51% controlling stake in Komatsu Electronic Metals Co., making them a member of the SUMCO group.[8][9]Komatsu Electronic Metals Co. has a venture partnership withFormosa Plastics Groupand has wafer plants in Miyazaki and Nagasaki.[10][11]
SUMCO acquired Mitsubishi Polycrystalline Silicon America Corp and Semiconductor Polysilicon Business Of Mitsubishi fromMitsubishi Materials Corporationin May 2023.[12][13]
SUMCO is listed on the first section of theTokyo Stock Exchangeand is a constituent of theNikkei 225stock index.[14]
Products[edit]
The company manufactures the following products:[15]
- Single crystal silicon ingots
- Polished wafers
- Annealed wafers
- Epitaxial wafers
- Junction isolated wafers
- Silicon-on-Insulator(SOI) wafers
- Reclaimed polished wafers
References[edit]
- ^"Corporate Data".SUMCO Corporation.RetrievedSeptember 26,2014.
- ^"Company Profile".Bloomberg L.P.RetrievedSeptember 26,2014.
- ^"Financials Statements".Bloomberg Businessweek.Archived fromthe originalon September 26, 2014.RetrievedSeptember 26,2014.
- ^"SUMCO Corporation Company Profile".Hoover's.RetrievedSeptember 26,2014.
- ^"Market Share Analysis: Silicon Wafers, Worldwide, 2013".Gartner.RetrievedSeptember 26,2014.
- ^Kathryn Lynch-Morin (April 22, 2013)."Hemlock Semiconductor named supplier of the year by silicon-wafer producer SUMCO".MLive Media Group.RetrievedSeptember 26,2014.
- ^EETimes (2003-06-04)."Sumco cuts jobs, shuts down U.S. wafer plants".EE Times.Retrieved2024-06-13.
- ^"Sumco to acquire Komatsu unit to lead world in silicon wafer sales. - Free Online Library".www.thefreelibrary.com.Retrieved2024-06-13.
- ^LaPedus, Mark (2006-09-12)."Sumco buys KEM, boosts 200-mm lines".EE Times.Retrieved2024-06-13.
- ^LaPedus, Mark (2006-06-14)."Sumco takes control of Komatsu Electronic".EE Times.Retrieved2024-06-13.
- ^Lapedus, Mark (2006-06-14)."Sumco takes control of Komatsu Electronic".EDN.Retrieved2024-06-13.
- ^MarketScreener (2022-10-28)."Sumco Corporation agreed to acquire Mitsubishi Polycrystalline Silicon America Corp and Semiconductor Polysilicon Business Of Mitsubishi from Mitsubishi Materials Corporation. - MarketScreener".www.marketscreener.com.Retrieved2024-06-13.
- ^Nishimura; Harada, Asahi-Mitsuhiro; Tatsumi, Kaoru; Kobayashi, Kazumaro; Kobayashi, Sakka (2023-05-17)."Mitsubishi Materials Corporation: Sale of semiconductor polysilicon business to SUMCO Corporation".Lexology.Retrieved2024-06-13.
- ^"Components:Nikkei Stock Average".Nikkei Inc.RetrievedSeptember 26,2014.
- ^"Product Lineup".SUMCO Corporation.RetrievedSeptember 26,2014.
External links[edit]
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