U.S.-Japan Strategic Alliances in the Semiconductor Industry: Technology Transfer, Competition, and Public Policy (1992)
Chapter: Appendix C: Examples of Japanese Acquisitions and Investments in U.S. Semiconductor Equipment and Materials Companies
Appendix C
Examples of Japanese Acqusitions and Investments in U.S. Semiconductor Equipment and Materials Companies
Japanese Investor | U.S. Company | Year | Product/Technology | Equity (% or $millions) |
1. Advantest | Sym-Tek Systems | 1988 | test equipment |
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2. Canon | AG Associates |
| semiconductor eqpt. | $3m |
3. Canon | Cymer Laser Technologies | 1990 | eximer lasers |
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4. Canon | Lepton | 1990 | masking | 49% |
5. Dainippon Screen | MRS |
| semiconductor eqpt. |
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6. Fuji Electric | PPC Industries |
| electron beam |
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7. Fujikin | Carten/Marten | 1989 | valves |
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8. Ebara Corp. | Varian Associates | 1991 | cryopump div. | $7.5m/Division |
9. Hamamatsu | Inspex |
| semiconductor eqpt. | 100% |
10. Hoya | Micromask Inc. | 1989 | photoplates | $25.3/100% |
11. Ishikawajima-Harima Heavy Industries | Siscan Systems | 1990 | contamination eqpt. | 100% |
12. Iwasaki Electric | Energy Sciences | 1988 | electron beam | 100% |
13. Kobe Steel | GCA Laser Inspection |
| laser inspection | 100%/Division |
14. Kokusai Elec. | BTU International | 1992 | diffusion furnace | $24/Division |
15. Komatsu | Union Carbide | 1990 | polysilicon | Division |
16. Kyocera | AVX | 1990 | ceramic capacitors | $575 |
17. Marubeni Hytech | Mattson Technology Inc. | 1991 | wafer fabrication |
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18. Mitsubishi Corp. | Cymer Laser Technologies | 1991 | eximer lasers | $2 |
19. Mitsubishi Metals | Siltec |
| silicon wafers | 100% |
20. Mitsui & Co. | Ergenics | 1989 | vacuum getters |
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Japanese Investor | U.S. Company | Year | Product/Technology | Equity(% or $millions) |
21. Nikon | Cymer Laser Technologies |
| eximer lasers |
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22. Nippon Gaishi | Cabot (Beryllium) |
| materials | Division |
23. Nippon Kokan | General Electric |
| silicon factory | Division |
24. Nippon Mining | Gould | 1988 | copper foil | $1,100 |
25. Nippon Sanso | Matheson Gas Products | 1989 | semiconductor gas | 100% |
26. Nippon Sanso | Semi-Gas Systems | 1990 | gas handling | $23 |
27. Nippon Sanso | Tri Gas Inc. | 1992 | semiconductor gases | $88/100% |
28. Nippon Steel | Holon |
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29. Nitto Boseki | Midland Bioproducts |
| semiconductor eqpt. |
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30. Osaka Titanium | Cincinnati Milacron | 1989 | materials | Division |
31. Osaka Titanium | U.S. Semiconductor |
| wafers | 100% |
32. Seki & Co. | Novellus Systems | 1988 | front-end | $1.9 |
33. Shin-Etsu Chem. | MicroSi |
| silicon | 100% |
34. Sony Corp. | Materials Research Corp. |
| wafer process | 100% |
35. Sumitomo Corp. | LTX Corp. |
| semiconductor eqpt. | 30% |
36. Sumitomo Corp. | Prometrix | 1991 | measuring eqpt. | $1m |
37. Sumitomo Heavy Industries | Radiation Dynamics |
| e-beam. |
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38. Sumitomo Metals | APT |
| semiconductor eqpt. | 5% |
39. Sumitomo Metals | Lam Research |
| etching, front-end | $5/4.5% |
40. Sumitomo Metals | LTX Corp. | 1990 | testing equipment | $24m |
41. Toray+Shimadzu | Therma Wave |
| semiconductor eqpt. | 65% (Toray) 22% (Shimadzu) |
42. Toshiba Ceramic | Quartz Industrial |
| materials | 80% |
43. Tosoh | Varian Associates | 1989 | materials | $33m/Division |
44. Tosoh | Weiss Scientific Glass Blowing | 1990 | glass for IC fab |
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45. ULVAC Japan | BTU-ULVAC | 1991 | wafer processing |
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SOURCE: Compiled by OJA Staff from data provided by the Economic Strategy Institute and the American Electronics Association Japan Office. | ||||
