{"slug": "japan-s-toto-to-invest-495m-in-chip-materials-targeting-1-nm-era", "title": "Japan's Toto to invest $495M in chip materials, targeting 1-nm era", "summary": "Japanese bathroom fixtures maker Toto plans to invest 80 billion yen ($495 million) over five years to expand its semiconductor materials business, targeting next-generation chipmaking technologies in the 1-nanometer range. The investment is driven by surging demand for advanced semiconductors, particularly from AI applications.", "body_md": "[Semiconductors](/business/tech/semiconductors)# Japan's Toto to invest $495m in chip materials, targeting 1-nm era\n\nAI demand fuels bathroom fixture maker's expansion in semiconductor supply chain\n\nSurging demand for advanced semiconductors is driving major investment in the materials sector. (Toto)\n\nKOSUKE KONDO and AMI KUROSAWA\n\nTOKYO/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.", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/japan-s-toto-to-invest-495m-in-chip-materials-targeting-1-nm-era", "canonical_source": "https://asia.nikkei.com/business/tech/semiconductors/japan-s-toto-to-invest-495m-in-chip-materials-targeting-1-nm-era", "published_at": "2026-06-22 01:23:01+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-06-22 01:40:50.009602+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["ai-infrastructure", "ai-chips"], "entities": ["Toto", "Kosuke Kondo", "Ami Kurosawa"], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/japan-s-toto-to-invest-495m-in-chip-materials-targeting-1-nm-era", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/japan-s-toto-to-invest-495m-in-chip-materials-targeting-1-nm-era.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/japan-s-toto-to-invest-495m-in-chip-materials-targeting-1-nm-era.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/japan-s-toto-to-invest-495m-in-chip-materials-targeting-1-nm-era.jsonld"}}