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

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.

Semiconductors /business/tech/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.