SUMCO explained

SUMCO Corporation
Type:Public KK
Foundation:
Location:1-2-1 Shibaura, Minato, Tokyo 105-8634, Japan
Key People:Mayuki Hashimoto
(President and CEO)
Industry:Semiconductor
Revenue:$ 1.83 billion USD (FY 2013) (¥ 200.58 billion JPY) (FY 2013)
Net Income:$ 16.5 million USD (FY 2013) (¥ 1.8 billion JPY) (FY 2013)
Num Employees:7,277 (consolidated as of December 31, 2013)
Area Served:Worldwide
Footnotes:[1] [2] [3]

is a Japanese semiconductor company, manufacturing silicon wafers for semiconductor manufacturers worldwide.

History

The company was established in 1999 as a joint venture between Mitsubishi Materials Corporation and Sumitomo Metal Industries[4] and as of 2013 is the second largest silicon wafer producer in the world, after Shin-Etsu Handotai, with a market share of 30%.[5] [6] In 2001, SUMCO employed about 1,300 people in Oregon, which in 2003 was reduced to 680 after the U.S. manufacturing operations were consolidated in 2003.[7]

In June 2006, SUMCO acquired a 51% controlling stake in Komatsu Electronic Metals Co., making them a member of the SUMCO group.[8] [9] Komatsu Electronic Metals Co. has a venture partnership with Formosa Plastics Group and has wafer plants in Miyazaki and Nagasaki.[10] [11]

SUMCO acquired Mitsubishi Polycrystalline Silicon America Corp and Semiconductor Polysilicon Business Of Mitsubishi from Mitsubishi Materials Corporation in May 2023.[12] [13]

SUMCO is listed on the first section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the Nikkei 225 stock index.[14]

Products

The company manufactures the following products:[15]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Corporate Data . SUMCO Corporation . September 26, 2014.
  2. Web site: Company Profile . . September 26, 2014.
  3. Web site: Financials Statements . https://archive.today/20140926165252/http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/financials/financials.asp?ticker=3436:JP . dead . September 26, 2014 . . September 26, 2014.
  4. Web site: SUMCO Corporation Company Profile . . September 26, 2014.
  5. Web site: Market Share Analysis: Silicon Wafers, Worldwide, 2013 . . September 26, 2014.
  6. News: Hemlock Semiconductor named supplier of the year by silicon-wafer producer SUMCO . Kathryn Lynch-Morin . . April 22, 2013 . September 26, 2014.
  7. Web site: EETimes . 2003-06-04 . Sumco cuts jobs, shuts down U.S. wafer plants . 2024-06-13 . EE Times.
  8. Web site: Sumco to acquire Komatsu unit to lead world in silicon wafer sales. - Free Online Library . 2024-06-13 . www.thefreelibrary.com.
  9. Web site: LaPedus . Mark . 2006-09-12 . Sumco buys KEM, boosts 200-mm lines . 2024-06-13 . EE Times.
  10. Web site: LaPedus . Mark . 2006-06-14 . Sumco takes control of Komatsu Electronic . 2024-06-13 . EE Times.
  11. Web site: Lapedus . Mark . 2006-06-14 . Sumco takes control of Komatsu Electronic . 2024-06-13 . EDN . en-US.
  12. Web site: MarketScreener . 2022-10-28 . Sumco Corporation agreed to acquire Mitsubishi Polycrystalline Silicon America Corp and Semiconductor Polysilicon Business Of Mitsubishi from Mitsubishi Materials Corporation. - MarketScreener . 2024-06-13 . www.marketscreener.com . en.
  13. Web site: Nishimura . Harada . Asahi-Mitsuhiro . Tatsumi . Kaoru . Kobayashi . Kazumaro . Kobayashi . Sakka . 2023-05-17 . Mitsubishi Materials Corporation: Sale of semiconductor polysilicon business to SUMCO Corporation . 2024-06-13 . Lexology . en.
  14. Web site: Components:Nikkei Stock Average . . September 26, 2014.
  15. Web site: Product Lineup . SUMCO Corporation . September 26, 2014.

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