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USHIO GROUP
XTREME technologies GmbH (“XTREME”) is a wholly owned subsidiary of the USHIO GROUP
USHIO GROUP at a Glance:
Company Name: |
USHIO INC. |
Head Office: |
2-6-1 Otemachi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, Japan |
Established: |
March 1964 |
Paid-In Capital: |
¥19,556,326,316 |
Group Companies: |
12 (Japan), 34 (international) |
Employees: |
> 4700 |
For more information about USHIO GROUP:
http://www.ushio.co.jp/en/company/outline/index.html
Through a series of acquisitions — ending with the purchase of Philips Extreme UV in 2010 — placed under the umbrella of XTREME technologies, the USHIO GROUP is now fully engaged in the development of light sources for EUV photolithography.
What initially started as a financial investment in a venture business has now grown into a full commitment to support the semiconductor industry.
The USHIO GROUP has enabled XTREME to grow beyond the boundary of the original R&D entity it previously was:
- In 2010, USHIO GROUP/XTREME leased and retrofitted the former Mitsubishi’s Alsdorf Fab into a new factory where it has ample options to further grow.
- In 2011, leveraging the USHIO GROUP’s extensive worldwide organization, XTREME is now able to reach and support chipmakers worldwide.
Already the market leader in the segment of lamps used for optical lithography, over the recent years the USHIO GROUP has rejuvenated the market of DUV laser lithography through Gigaphoton, a 50/50 joint venture with the Komatsu Group.
In 2011, in consideration of the growing competitive situation between Gigaphoton and XTREME technologies, and acknowledging that the semiconductor industry needs options for EUV to become a reality, the USHIO GROUP agreed to sell its shares of Gigaphoton to the Komatsu Group in order to enable the separate development of both LPP technology (by Gigaphoton under the Komatsu Group) and LDP technology (by XTREME technologies under the USHIO GROUP).
As we are about to enter the new era of EUV lithography, the USHIO GROUP now stands poised to deliver the productivity gains the semiconductor industry needs to pursue Moore’s Law.
