
Japan’s TOTO, long associated with its toilet business, is emerging as an increasingly important supplier of key semiconductor components.
Like TOTO, Bloomberg notes that Japan’s long-standing semiconductor industry has led a wide range of companies, even those outside traditional tech sectors, to develop chip-related businesses. For example, Ajinomoto, best known for MSG seasoning, leverages its expertise in amino acids to produce insulating films for semiconductors, while Kao has also expanded into wafer cleaning alongside its core personal care products.
This last bit was actually super interesting to me to discover this isn't just a one-off oddity.
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