DISCO Corporation, a semiconductor equipment manufacturer (Head Office: Ota-ku, Tokyo; President: Kazuma Sekiya), has acquired real estate in Higashikojiya, Ota-ku, Tokyo (land with building: former ANA Training Center / Business Center Building) from ANA HOLDINGS INC. (Head Office: Minato-ku, Tokyo) based on a real estate purchase agreement concluded on December 6, 2021.
DISCO will begin using this real estate as the Haneda R&D Center on April 1, 2022. This acquisition will further strengthen R&D and will support the high demand in the semiconductor and electronic components markets in the future.

Purpose

1. Strengthening R&D

Due to further spread of AI/IoT and next-generation communication technology, advances in self-driving technology, and demands related to carbon neutrality, expansion of the semiconductor and electronic components markets in the mid-to-long term is expected. For this reason, the R&D Center at DISCO’s Head Office (Omori-Kita, Ota-ku, Tokyo) is operating close to full capacity as DISCO technology experiences an increase in demand and in the number of R&D projects. With the opening of the Haneda R&D Center, the floor space dedicated to R&D across all affiliate offices will be 2.2 times greater than previously, enabling the establishment of a system that can flexibly respond to diverse development needs.

2. Strengthening Production Systems

DISCO has established Kure Plant and Kuwabata Plant, Hiroshima Works (both in Kure City, Hiroshima Prefecture) and Chino Plant, Nagano Works (Chino City, Nagano Prefecture) as production sites while product development is mainly carried out at the R&D Center, Head Office. While up until this point the production sites have conduced verifications in preparation for mass production of new products, the opening of the Haneda R&D Center will allow these verifications to be conducted at this R&D location. In addition, while a large number of employees from the Head Office go to work at the production sites in Hiroshima and Nagano as support during periods of high demand such as the present, going forward, these employees will be able to provide support while still in Tokyo with utilization of the space in Haneda. With the opening of this new site, DISCO will be able to establish an even more stable production system.

Haneda R&D Center Overview

Reference 1. Overview of existing R&D Center, Head Office

Reference 2. Previous owner and acquired building

About DISCO
DISCO is a semiconductor equipment manufacturer that provides precision processing equipment, including dicing saws and grinders, and precision processing tools (blades and wheels) used for manufacturing semiconductors and electronic components. In addition to these products, as a result of pursuing optimal processing results for customers through the provision of the technology used with the equipment and tools, DISCO products and processing technologies have been widely adopted by device manufacturers and semiconductor subcontractors both domestically and internationally. For details, please visit the DISCO website at www.disco.co.jp.