TOKYO/KITAKYUSHU, Japan -- Bathroom fixtures maker Toto plans to invest 80 billion yen ($495 million) in the next five years to expand its semiconductor materials business, aiming to support next-generation chipmaking technologies in the 1-nanometer range.
AI demand fuels bathroom fixture maker's expansion in semiconductor supply chain
Surging demand for advanced semiconductors is driving major investment in the materials sector. (Toto)
KOSUKE KONDO and AMI KUROSAWA