Corporate Summary
Welcome to the Tokyo Electron website!
This introductory page explains what kind of a company we are, and with what sort of passion and commitment we conduct our business.
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Who we are
Tokyo Electron manufactures the equipment that produces semiconductors.
Semiconductors are essential to our daily lives and industry.
Almost all semiconductors around the world are produced using TEL’s equipment.
TEL creates technologies that do not yet exist while building a more prosperous society.
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What we do
TEL’s semiconductor production equipment enables innovation.
Advances in semiconductors are essential to the development of electronic devices and digital services.
TEL’s equipment helps make more powerful and more efficient chips.
Key strengths
1. World‑class technology
TEL offers equipment for the four key processes in semiconductor production— deposition, coater/developer, etching, and cleaning.
We also hold the top global market shares＊1 in many other process areas.
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Coater/Developer -
Gas Chemical Etch -
Diffusion Furnace -
Batch Deposition -
Prober
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Cleaning -
Plasma Etch -
Metal Deposition -
Bonder
Semiconductor production equipment sales
2.4315trillion yen
No.4 ＊2
in the world
As of fiscal 2025
Patents owned
24,996
No.1 ＊3
in the world
As of fiscal 2025
- ＊1Estimates by TEL
- ＊2Source: TechInsights Inc., April 2025
- ＊3 Rankings within the semiconductor production equipment industry for fiscal 2025. Calculated based on the data from LexisNexis®PatentSight®.
2. Broad product lineup
In addition to scaling technologies, advanced packaging that combines multiple functions into a single package is driving innovation in the AI era.
TEL provides technical solutions that combine a wide range of products and expertise.
3. AI and Robotics
To develop more productive equipment,
we connect data from development, production, and operation.
We use AI to analyze the data and train control models.
This helps manufacture equipment more autonomously while automates maintenance tasks.
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Why we do it
Digital and Green — For a dream‑inspiring society
Digital technologies enrich our lives but also raise energy demand.
TEL advances technology of high‑performance and low‑power semiconductors and drives decarbonization in semiconductor production to support a Digital and Green society.
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How we do it
Our technological prowess is at the root of everything we stand for.
That is why we keep investing so heavily in R&D.
Expectations for semiconductor innovation are rising ever higher. To secure the ability to meet the technological needs for several generations into the future, we are spurring value creation by vigorously making investments and forming alliances.
1.5 trillion yen to be invested in five years (FY2025-FY2029)
We plan to invest 1.5 trillion yen in R&D over the five-years until fiscal 2029,
aiming to reinforce our already unmatched technological capabilities toward enabling a dream-inspiring society.
We operate a world-leading R&D framework on a global scale.
Our R&D sites around the world work closely with one another,
while also pursuing collaboration with world-class consortia, research institutes, and academia.
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The ultimate driving force of TEL is the growth of each employee
Our corporate growth is enabled by people, and our employees both create and fulfill company values.
Upholding this belief, each of us practices the TEL Values inherent in the company’s DNA, seeking to maximize our respective potential.
- Pride
- Challenge
- Ownership
- Teamwork
- Awareness
Creating innovation requires contributions from diverse individuals.
We are actively promoting Diversity, Equity & Inclusion initiatives.
To find out more about semiconductors
that support a dream-inspiring society,
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