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Sumitomo Bakelite boosts chip material output in China and Singapore

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Sumitomo Bakelite is significantly increasing its production capacity for semiconductor packaging materials in China and Singapore. The company will add new production lines for mould underfill (MUF) materials and compression-moulding granules at its facilities in Suzhou, China, and Singapore. This expansion is expected to roughly double MUF material output and triple compression-moulding granule output, with production slated to begin in fiscal 2030 in Suzhou and late fiscal 2028 in Singapore. AI

IMPACT This expansion will support the increased demand for advanced semiconductor packaging materials driven by the AI boom.

RANK_REASON Company expansion of critical manufacturing capacity for AI-related components. [lever_c_demoted from significant: ic=1 ai=0.7]

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Sumitomo Bakelite boosts chip material output in China and Singapore

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COVERAGE [1]

  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · Howard Liu ·

    Japan’s Sumitomo Bakelite expands China chip packaging materials output amid AI boom

    Japanese semiconductor materials giant Sumitomo Bakelite plans to expand production of advanced chip packaging materials in China and Singapore, marking the second such announcement for its Chinese operations in less than four months as artificial intelligence drives demand for m…

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