KYOCERA to Build New Plant in Kagoshima, Japan, for Ceramic Microelectronic Packages
29 März 2018 - 2:04PM
Business Wire
New facility will produce ceramic packages for
electronic and semiconductor components, including SMD and CMOS
devices, to support IoT growth
Kyocera Corporation (NYSE:KYO)(TOKYO:6971) announced today that
it will construct a new manufacturing plant on the premises of its
Kagoshima Sendai manufacturing complex to increase production of
ceramic microelectronic packages. The company entered into a site
location agreement with local governments, and a signing ceremony
was held March 16 at the Satsumasendai municipal office in the
presence of the governor of Kagoshima Prefecture and mayor of
Satsumasendai. Construction is scheduled to begin in April 2018 for
the new plant, which will be the 22nd facility at Kyocera’s
Kagoshima Sendai manufacturing complex.
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The new facility, which Kyocera plans to open in August 2019,
will bring a 25 percent increase in the company’s total production
capacity for ceramic packages used to house SMD*1 electronic
devices and CMOS*2 image sensors.
Kyocera’s heritage is rooted in ceramics – the company’s name is
derived from Kyoto and ceramic. In 1959, Kyocera began
manufacturing ceramic insulators for TV picture tubes and later
became the world leader in fine (advanced) ceramics, producing
electronic components, semiconductor process components, and parts
for LCDs and LEDs, among other applications. The company’s original
Kagoshima Sendai Plant opened in 1969 to produce multilayer ceramic
packages for ICs used in desktop calculators.
The electronics industry is now experiencing new growth fueled
by big data, artificial intelligence, and the Internet of Things
(IoT). The development of advanced driver-assist systems (ADAS) and
technology that supports minimally invasive medical treatments will
drive future growth as well. The new Sendai facility will
significantly increase Kyocera’s production capacity for two key
enablers of these applications — SMD ceramic packages and packages
to house CMOS image sensors — as well as ceramic packages for
automotive and medical devices.
Kyocera’s investment will contribute to Kagoshima’s local
economy, strengthening the supply chain for semiconductor
components and creating job opportunities in the area.
Details of the New Plant
Name
Kyocera Corporation Kagoshima Sendai Plant
(the 22nd facility on the premises)
Location
On the premises of Kyocera’s existing
Kagoshima Sendai Plant,
1810 Taki-cho Satsumasendai, Kagoshima
895-0292 Japan
Total investment Approximately 5.5 billion yen
(approx. USD 52.4 million) Building area 8,235m2
steel construction with 6 stories Total floor space
42,283m2 Construction plan Begin construction: April
2018; start manufacturing: August 2019 Main products
SMD ceramic packages, ceramic packages for CMOS image sensors
First-year production plan Approximately 3.8 billion
yen (from August 2019 through March 2020)
*1 SMD: Surface-mount device
*2 CMOS: Complementary metal oxide semiconductor
About KYOCERA
Kyocera Corporation (NYSE:KYO; TOKYO:6971;
http://global.kyocera.com/), the parent and global headquarters of
the Kyocera Group, was founded in 1959 as a producer of fine
ceramics (also known as “advanced ceramics”). By combining these
engineered materials with metals and integrating them with other
technologies, Kyocera has become a leading supplier of
semiconductor packages, industrial and automotive components,
electronic devices, solar power generating systems, printers,
copiers, and mobile phones. During the year ended March 31, 2017,
the company’s consolidated net sales totaled 1.42 trillion yen
(approx. USD 12.7 billion). Kyocera appears on the “Top 100 Global
Innovators” list by Clarivate Analytics and is ranked #522 on
Forbes magazine’s 2017 “Global 2000” listing of the world’s largest
publicly traded companies.
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KYOCERA Corporation (Japan)Kenichi Hara,
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