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Suggested Citation: "Appendix B: Examples of Japanese Acquisitions and Investments in U.S. Semiconductor Companies." National Research Council. 1992. U.S.-Japan Strategic Alliances in the Semiconductor Industry: Technology Transfer, Competition, and Public Policy. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/2021.

Appendix B
Examples of Japanese Acquisitions and Investments in U.S. Semiconductor Companies

Japanese Investor	U.S. Company	Year	Product/Technology	Equity (% or $millions)
1. ASCII	Nexgen Microsystems	1990	microprocessors	$5/100%
2. ASCII	Tera Micro Systems	1990	peripheral chips	$2
3. ASCII	Crosspoint Solutions		gate arrays	50%
4. Fujitsu	Hal Computer	1991	microprocessors	$40.2/44%
5. Fujitsu Microelectronics	VIA Technologies	1989	IC chips	23.5%
6. Hitachi Kasei	Kollmorgen R&D Ctr.		circuit boards	100%
7. Hitachi, Ltd.	Ceraclad		ceramic packages	100%
8. Ishihara Sangyo Kaisha	Mountain View Research	1990	circuit boards	$6/100%
9. Koito	North American Lighting			$16
10. Kubota	C-Cube Microsystems		graphics VLSI	36.1%
11. Kubota	MIPS		RISC	17.8%
12. Matsushita	National Semiconductor	1990	manufacturing plant	$86/Division
13. Mitsubishi Corp.	VIA Technologies	1990	MPUs	$1
14. Mitsubishi Corp.	Tera Microsystems	1991	RISC chips	$.8/6.7%
15. Mitsubishi Electric	Powerex		discrete devices	33%
16. Mitsui Comtek	Integrated CMO Systems	ASICs
17. Mitsui Petrochemical	Kodak (Pathtek)	1990	3-D devices	$4/Division
18. Nikko Capital Co.	DSP Group	1991	digital chips	$7
19. Nikon Metals	Anacomp	1989	thin film disc	Division
20. Nippon Steel	Simtek		semiconductors	$2
21. NKK	Paradigm Technology	1991	SRAMs	$5

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Japanese Investor	U.S. Company	Year	Product/Technology	Equity (% or $millions)
22. Oki Electric	Vitelic		ICs
23. Olin Asahi	Aegis		IC packages	100%
24. Ono Sokki	KLASIC	1991	circuit boards	$4.3/Division
25. Otari Electric	King Instrument	1990	tape loaders	100%
26. Ozaki Elec.	Planade Energy Systems		power meters	100%
27. Ricoh	Panatech Research		semiconductors	Division
28. Rohm	Xetel	1990		$3.2
29. Sanken	Sprague Technology	1990	semiconductors	$58/Division
30. Shin-Etsu Chemical	Brooktree		graphic chips	$2
31. Shin-Etsu Semiconductor	Cree Research		blue LEDs	$2
32. Sony	Advanced Micro Devices	1990	manufacturing plant	$55/Division
33. Sumitomo Metals	Mosaic Systems	1990	multi-chip modules	$2
34. Sumitomo Metals	nCHIP	1991	multi-chip modules
35. TDK	Silicon Systems	1989	ICs	$200
36. Toko	Signal Processing Technology		digital image chips	100%
37. Tokuyama Soda	Allegro Microsystems	1990	semiconductors	$58/Division
38. Tokuyama Soda	General Ceramics		ceramic package	$59
39. Toppan Printing	Texas Instruments	1990	photomasks	$19/Division
40. Toppan Printing	Prostar	1990	circuit boards	100%
41. Toshiba	Integrated CMO Systems		ASICs
42. Toshiba	Synergy Semiconductor	1991	SRAMs
43. Toshiba	Vertex Semiconductor	1991	ASICs	$20
44. Uemura	Automated Semiconductor	1989	IC plating	$.4
45. Yamaha	Sequential Circuits		ICs
NOTE: List does not include the significant "green field" investments in the United States by the major Japanese semiconductor companies. SOURCE: Compiled by OJA Staff from data provided by the Economic Strategy Institute and the American Electronics Association Japan Office.

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Examples of Japanese Acquisitions and Investments in U.S. Semiconductor Companies