The KOKUSAI ELECTRIC Group’s history began with the development of semiconductor manufacturing equipment in the 1950s and, for nearly 70 years, we have built our business around deposition technology in the front-end processes of semiconductor device manufacturing. Since relaunching in 2018 as KOKUSAI ELECTRIC CORPORATION, a dedicated semiconductor manufacturing equipment manufacturer, and listing on the Tokyo Stock Exchange Prime Market in October 2023, we have continued to meet the diverse needs of semiconductor device manufacturers around the world.
Semiconductor-related industries, which are closely linked to our business, are expected to achieve significant growth over the mid to long term. In addition to the recovery and further expansion in demand for consumer electronics, further growth is projected to be driven by the expansion of data centers due to the rise in AI, IoT, and digital transformation (DX), as well as investments in green transformation. Furthermore, as semiconductor devices become increasingly multilayered, miniaturized, complex, and three-dimensional, demand for higher-performance semiconductor manufacturing equipment is increasing. As a result, the market for semiconductor manufacturing equipment is also set for significant growth.
To meet the needs and expectations of our stakeholders amidst this changing business environment, it is essential that we steadily advance our Medium-Term Management Plan while adopting an agile response to changes in the external environment in order to achieve continued growth over the medium to long term. Firstly, we will work to expand sales of our core products by addressing the trend toward increasingly complexity and three-dimensional semiconductor device structures across applications, with a focus on our strength in deposition processes. Secondly, we will leverage our core technologies to expand our business domains. Thirdly, we will expand our high-profit service business by addressing customer needs across the entire product lifecycle. In parallel with these strategic initiatives, we will also work to strengthen our ESG efforts. As a company at the forefront of evolution in semiconductor technologies, we will adopt a sustainability-focused management approach through the integration of our business activities and ESG initiatives, aiming to balance the realization of a sustainable society with the KOKUSAI ELECTRIC Group's continuous development.
Over my career, I have been blessed with the opportunity to work in a wide range of roles, including the Group’s design, manufacturing, sales, and corporate planning functions, as well as overseas assignments and management of Group companies. As President, I believe it is my mission to help the KOKUSAI ELECTRIC Group lead the semiconductor manufacturing equipment industry into a new era through an agile, future-oriented approach. Guiding us toward this goal is our corporate slogan, “Technology & Tai-wa for Tomorrow.” At KOKSAI ELECTRIC, we define “Tai-wa” (dialogue) as the power to discover challenges and “Technology” as the power to solve them, linking the strengths we have cultivated over the course of our history with the future we aspire to create. In this future, our customers will use the Group’s semiconductor manufacturing equipment to produce key semiconductor devices that are used in a wide range of electronic products, ultimately serving to enrich the lives of end users. To help realize such a world, the KOKUSAI ELECTRIC Group will continue working to support the evolution of semiconductors through “Technology” and “Tai-wa,” helping to create a brighter future in which creativity and innovation flourish.
