SUMCO

SUMCO Corporation
Company typePublic KK
TYO: 3436
IndustrySemiconductor
Predecessors
  • Silicon United Manufacturing
  • Sumitomo Mitsubishi Silicon
Founded(July 30, 1999; 25 years ago (1999-07-30))
Headquarters1-2-1 Shibaura, Minato, Tokyo 105-8634, Japan
Area served
Worldwide
Key people
Mayuki Hashimoto
(President and CEO)
Services
RevenueIncrease$ 1.83 billion USD (FY 2013) (¥ 200.58 billion JPY) (FY 2013)
Increase$ 16.5 million USD (FY 2013) (¥ 1.8 billion JPY) (FY 2013)
Number of employees
7,277 (consolidated as of December 31, 2013)
Websitewww.sumcosi.com/english/index.html
Footnotes / references
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SUMCO Corporation (株式会社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

The company was established in 1999 as a joint venture between Mitsubishi Materials Corporation and Sumitomo Metal Industries[4] and as of 2013 is the second largest silicon wafer producer in the world, after Shin-Etsu Handotai, with a market share of 30%.[5][6] In 2001, SUMCO employed about 1,300 people in Oregon, 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 with Formosa Plastics Group and has wafer plants in Miyazaki and Nagasaki.[10][11]

SUMCO acquired Mitsubishi Polycrystalline Silicon America Corp and Semiconductor Polysilicon Business Of Mitsubishi from Mitsubishi Materials Corporation in May 2023.[12][13]

SUMCO is listed on the first section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the Nikkei 225 stock index.[14]

Products

The company manufactures the following products:[15]

References

  1. ^ "Corporate Data". SUMCO Corporation. Retrieved September 26, 2014.
  2. ^ "Company Profile". Bloomberg L.P. Retrieved September 26, 2014.
  3. ^ "Financials Statements". Bloomberg Businessweek. Archived from the original on September 26, 2014. Retrieved September 26, 2014.
  4. ^ "SUMCO Corporation Company Profile". Hoover's. Retrieved September 26, 2014.
  5. ^ "Market Share Analysis: Silicon Wafers, Worldwide, 2013". Gartner. Retrieved September 26, 2014.
  6. ^ Kathryn Lynch-Morin (April 22, 2013). "Hemlock Semiconductor named supplier of the year by silicon-wafer producer SUMCO". MLive Media Group. Retrieved September 26, 2014.
  7. ^ EETimes (2003-06-04). "Sumco cuts jobs, shuts down U.S. wafer plants". EE Times. Retrieved 2024-06-13.
  8. ^ "Sumco to acquire Komatsu unit to lead world in silicon wafer sales. - Free Online Library". www.thefreelibrary.com. Retrieved 2024-06-13.
  9. ^ LaPedus, Mark (2006-09-12). "Sumco buys KEM, boosts 200-mm lines". EE Times. Retrieved 2024-06-13.
  10. ^ LaPedus, Mark (2006-06-14). "Sumco takes control of Komatsu Electronic". EE Times. Retrieved 2024-06-13.
  11. ^ Lapedus, Mark (2006-06-14). "Sumco takes control of Komatsu Electronic". EDN. Retrieved 2024-06-13.
  12. ^ 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. Retrieved 2024-06-13.
  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. Retrieved 2024-06-13.
  14. ^ "Components:Nikkei Stock Average". Nikkei Inc. Retrieved September 26, 2014.
  15. ^ "Product Lineup". SUMCO Corporation. Retrieved September 26, 2014.


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