# Hitachi High-Tech completes semiconductor equipment plant in Kudamatsu, Japan

Hitachi High-Tech completed a new production facility for semiconductor manufacturing equipment (etch systems) in the Kasado area of Kudamatsu, Japan. The facility started operation on March 17, 2025, with a total investment of approximately 24.5 billion yen.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2025-03-01
- Where: Kudamatsu, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan
- Value: $163.0M (24.5B JPY)
- Starts operating: 17 Mar 2025
- Status: completed
- Products: semiconductor manufacturing equipment, etch systems
- Sectors: [Semiconductors and Industrial Electronics](https://endata.com/sectors/semiconductors-electronics.md)

## Companies

- [Hitachi High-Tech Corporation](https://endata.com/companies/69795.md)

## Sources

- [hitachi.com](https://www.hitachi.com/en/press/articles/2025/03/0331a/), 2025-03-01: "The new production facility for semiconductor manufacturing equipment (etch systems), which had been under construction since December 2023 in the Kasado area, was completed and started the operation on March 17, 2025."

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