ASML is making significant moves in Japan to support the chip production efforts of Japanese startup Rapidus
. ASML plans to establish a tech support center in Hokkaido by the latter half of the next year, and it aims to increase its workforce in Japan by 40% by around 2028.
With the backdrop of U.S.-China relations, many overseas tech companies are choosing to establish new operations in Japan. ASML is renowned as the world’s top supplier of photolithography equipment, which plays a crucial role in etching circuits onto computer chips. Furthermore, it is the sole global manufacturer of EUV lithography equipment, a necessity for mass-producing advanced semiconductors at processes of 5 to 7 nanometers and below.
Once Rapidus commences production, Japan will join the ranks of the United States, Taiwan, South Korea, and Ireland as locations with EUV-equipped mass-production lines. This expansion underlines Japan’s growing importance in the East Asian semiconductor supply chain, given its increasing presence of related material makers.
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