Shikino High-Tech President Takahashi expressed the company’s intention to broaden its semiconductor inspection equipment into general-purpose applications and strengthen its expansion into overseas markets.
Shikino High-Tech focuses on developing and expanding overseas its inspection equipment for the back-end semiconductor manufacturing process, and President Shinichi Takahashi (高橋信一) discussed the company’s objectives and policies going forward. The company said it intends to capture the strong momentum in the semiconductor-related market against a backdrop of growing demand from AI and data centers.
The company’s core product is burn-in equipment used to test semiconductor performance under high-temperature conditions. The article reports that the company plans to use this equipment as a foundation for broadening semiconductor inspection into general-purpose applications and strengthening its position in the back-end process field.
The company is also developing a camera-based monitoring system, with the aim of exploring applications in the nursing care and healthcare fields. Strengthening overseas expansion and applying the technology in new fields are expected to be the focus going forward.