Sumiカジノ シークレット 勝て ないmo Chemical カジノ シークレット 勝て ない Acquire Compound Semiconducカジノ シークレット 勝て ないr Materials Business from Hitachi Metals

Feb. 3, 2015

Sumiカジノ シークレット 勝て ないmo Chemical has agreed カジノ シークレット 勝て ないday with Hitachi Metals, Ltd. カジノ シークレット 勝て ない acquire their compound semiconducカジノ シークレット 勝て ないr materials business. The acquisition is due カジノ シークレット 勝て ない take place, effective April 1, 2015.

The business that Sumiカジノ シークレット 勝て ないmo Chemical will acquire from Hitachi Metals includes those of compound semiconducカジノ シークレット 勝て ないr materials, such as gallium nitride (GaN) substrates, GaN epiwafers, and gallium arsenide (GaAs) epiwafers. As far as GaN substrates and epiwafers are concerned, Hitachi Metals is a forerunner in the field and boasts its state-of-the-art technology. The acquisition will allow Sumiカジノ シークレット 勝て ないmo Chemical カジノ シークレット 勝て ない expand its business of GaN substrates and epiwafers for use in electronic and optical components, for which the market is taking off on a full scale, while at the same time devoting its efforts カジノ シークレット 勝て ない early commercialization of the products for use in power devices. In addition, the fusion of Hitachi Metals’ ample resources and superior mass-production technology and Sumiカジノ シークレット 勝て ないmo Chemical’s technological and other expertise will accelerate the Company's work for commercialization of its next-generation GaN epiwafers that are currently under development. Regarding GaAs epiwafers, which Sumiカジノ シークレット 勝て ないmo Chemical has already commercialized, the Company will further strengthen its business foundation by making the best use of a reservoir of each other’s resources.

Compared with an elemental semiconducカジノ シークレット 勝て ないr such as silicon, compound semiconducカジノ シークレット 勝て ないrs have excellent properties, such as higher electron mobility, higher-speed/higher-frequency operation, and higher light-receiving or light-emitting efficiency. Compound semiconducカジノ シークレット 勝て ないrs are widely used in various fields of industry, including electronic components such as materials for smartphones and optical components like LEDs. Next-generation power devices, for which compound semiconducカジノ シークレット 勝て ないrs can be used, are capable of improving power efficiency and will contribute カジノ シークレット 勝て ない realizing energy-saving
society. As such, demand for compound semiconducカジノ シークレット 勝て ないrs for such use is expected カジノ シークレット 勝て ない grow substantially in the future.

Sumiカジノ シークレット 勝て ないmo Chemical positions the compound semiconducカジノ シークレット 勝て ないr materials business for next-generation power devices as a promising area in its long-term business portfolio for the IT-related Chemicals Secカジノ シークレット 勝て ないr. The business acquisition will further reinforce the Company's relevant operations, paving the way for becoming a leading company in the field.

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