Japan's Toto to invest $495M in chip materials, targeting 1-nm era

Semiconductors# Japan's Toto to invest $495m in chip materials, targeting 1-nm era

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

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.