The Japan TimesDec 17
Semiconductor materials linchpin Resonac Holdings is eyeing solid growth from Beijing’s ambition to build its own chip industry, leaving the door open for further investment in China in the years ahead. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/12/17/companies/resonac-china-chip-industry/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #resonac #chipmakers #china
The Japan TimesOct 8, 2025
Faced with a long slump in their mainline petrochemical operations, major Japanese chemical makers are working with other companies over businesses related to semiconductor materials. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/10/08/companies/chemical-firms-next-generation-chips/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #chipmakers #chemicals #mitsuichemicals #resonac #mitsubishichemicalgroup
Japanese chemical firms seeking partnerships over next-gen chips

Companies are taking measures with others, such as setting up a joint framework, to speed up the development of related materials

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The Japan TimesSep 4, 2025
Resonac creates 27-member consortium to pursue advanced chip developments related to interposers, which provide electric connections between dies and components inside a chip package. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/09/04/companies/resonac-consortium/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #chipmakers #tech #resonac #3m #synopsys #asmpt #canon #kao #tokyoelectron
Resonac creates 27-member consortium to pursue advanced chip developments

It will develop materials, equipment and design tools suitable for large, square organic interposers used in chipmaking.

The Japan Times
The Japan TimesFeb 19, 2025
Resonac Holdings is studying deal structures for a possible acquisition of government-owned chip linchpin JSR. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/02/19/companies/resonac-chipmaker-acquisition/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #resonac #jsr #jic #chipmakers #acquisitions #ai
Resonac explores deal structures for possible JSR takeover

A deal would be a key step in the chemicals maker’s ambition to corner the Japanese artificial intelligence semiconductor materials market.

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 WIRED.jpNov 25, 2024
日本は材料において物凄いプレゼンスがある。レゾナック真岡CSOが半導体の未来をアップデート
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The Japan TimesJan 15, 2024
The CEO who drove a $7 billion deal is eyeing chip linchpin JSR as he pushes for consolidation within Japan's fragmented chip materials sector. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/01/15/companies/japan-chemicals-maker-resonac-chip-investment/?utm_content=buffer58394&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #business #companies #resonac #hidehitotakahashi #jsr #chipmakers
CEO who drove $7 billion deal is eyeing Japan chip linchpin JSR

Resonac's Hidehito Takahashi believes Japan's chip materials sector needs to consolidate to stay competitive against overseas rivals.

The Japan Times