SCREENHD announced that it would build a new plant for semiconductor cleaning equipment in Nagaokakyo, Kyoto Prefecture. The investment will total approximately ¥25 billion, and operations are scheduled to begin in January 2028.
SCREENHD will build a new plant in Nagaokakyo, Kyoto Prefecture. The four-story facility will have a total floor area of approximately 25,500 square meters and will produce the company’s core semiconductor cleaning equipment. The investment will total approximately ¥25 billion, and operations will begin in January 2028.
Together with its existing production structure centered on the Hikone facility, the new plant is expected to increase production capacity by approximately 70% from current levels, in preparation for growing demand from AI servers.
At an earnings press conference, President Masato Goto (後藤 正人) indicated that the new plant would be equipped to respond to demand for all product models. SCREENHD is said to hold the world’s leading share in single-wafer cleaning equipment for semiconductor wafers and is advancing cleaning technology by also utilizing its research and development base in the eastern United States.
The company aims to further strengthen its competitiveness by improving production efficiency through automation.