# Sekisui Chemical to establish semiconductor materials R&D center in Taiwan

Sekisui Chemical will establish a new R&D center for semiconductor materials in Hsinchu, Taiwan, starting operations in April 2025. The center will evaluate, analyze, and develop products like high-adhesion tapes and interlayer insulation materials. Total investment for this and the Musashi plant expansion is about 5 billion yen.

- Type: Investment
- Announced: 2024-07-31
- Where: Hsinchu, TWN
- Value: $33.0M (5.00B JPY)
- Starts operating: Apr 2025
- Status: announced
- Products: semiconductor materials, high-adhesion tapes, interlayer insulation materials
- Sectors: [Semiconductors and Industrial Electronics](https://endata.com/sectors/semiconductors-electronics.md)

## Companies

- [Sekisui Chemical](https://endata.com/companies/2709.md)

## Sources

- [eetimes.itmedia.co.jp](https://eetimes.itmedia.co.jp/ee/articles/2407/31/news060.html), 2024-07-31: "台湾新竹市に設ける半導体材料のR＆D拠点は、顧客に近接する地域において、高接着易剥離テープや層間絶縁材といった半導体材料関連製品の評価や分析、設計開発などを行う。"

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