Kyocera will open a new semiconductor equipment components plant in Isahaya, Nagasaki Prefecture, with an investment of ¥68 billion. The facility will be one of Japan’s largest production buildings and the company’s first new domestic plant in 21 years, positioning it to capture growing AI demand.
Kyocera will open a new plant in Isahaya, Nagasaki Prefecture, with an investment of ¥68 billion. The 6-story building will have approximately 80,000 square meters of total floor space and a site of approximately 150,000 square meters, with room for expansion.
The new plant will primarily produce components for semiconductor manufacturing equipment, including ceramic components such as vacuum chucks and stages for lithography equipment. The company is estimated to have a global market share of approximately 50%.
The company will initially secure approximately 40 employees, including through internal transfers, and begin production in stages. The workforce is expected to reach approximately 1,000 in the future. Annual production capacity of ¥25 billion worth of components is expected from fiscal 2030 onward.
Kyocera has outlined an investment plan centered on components for AI data centers, anticipating growing demand for components used in semiconductor manufacturing equipment. The company plans to increase capital investment in line with indicators from the international industry association SEMI.