Announcement of New Production Building Construction in Miyagi

Tokyo Electron (TEL; Head Office: Minato-ku, Tokyo; President: Toshiki Kawai) announced it will expand Tokyo Electron Miyagi, a manufacturing subsidiary, by constructing a new production building at the Miyagi plant (Miyagi Prefecture, Japan) to meet the rapidly growing demand for semiconductors in recent years.

As the use of digital technologies becomes more widespread and semiconductor technology innovation continues to advance, the semiconductor market is expected to exceed $1 trillion by 2030, driving further growth in the semiconductor equipment market. Tokyo Electron Miyagi’s dry etch systems business is also expected to grow significantly as its share of the expanding market increases.

The new production building will adopt the Smart Production concept, which embodies the next-generation approach to manufacturing. By automating logistics functions and mechanizing manufacturing processes, the new facility will provide production lines with high capacity, quality, and efficiency to more quickly deliver high-value-added products that meet customer needs.

To reduce the environmental impact, the building will meet Net Zero Energy Building (ZEB) specifications and incorporate energy-saving facilities to support TEL’s efforts to achieve its 2040 Net Zero goal.

In an effort to attain greater corporate growth, TEL plans to make this facility the world’s top semiconductor equipment plant.

Construction of the new production building is scheduled to begin in the summer of 2025 and will be completed in the summer of 2027.

[Building Summary]
83 Techno-Hills, Taiwa-cho, Kurokawa-gun, Miyagi
(The site in Iwakura, adjoining to the north of the Tokyo Electron Miyagi plant, was acquired in May 2021.)
Total floor area: Approx. 88,600 m² (planned; excluding the ancillary facility area)
Structure: Steel frame structure with a base isolation system
* Net Zero Energy Building (ZEB)
Number of floors: 5 above ground
Construction start: June 2025 (scheduled); Completion: summer 2027 (scheduled)
Construction cost: Approx. 104 billion yen
Purpose: Production of semiconductor manufacturing equipment, including plasma etch systems

[Business Profile of Tokyo Electron Miyagi]
Head Office (Taiwa Office): 1 Techno-Hills, Taiwa-cho, Kurokawa-gun, Miyagi
Line of business: Development and manufacture of plasma etch systems

Completion renderings of the new production building