As predicted, Chinese semiconductor companies are establishing themselves in Japan. As Chinese semiconductor companies grow in their home market "the world biggest", thank to US controls, they will try to grab market share outside China.
Western governments may want to restrict companies or even Western companies may want to restrict themselves from the Chinese market, sadly for them, Chinese companies are not going to restrict themselves.
" To develop the Japanese market, why has it become the first stop for domestic semiconductor manufacturers to go overseas?" "The article reported that many domestic semiconductor companies have chosen the Japanese market as their first stop to explore the international market. Domestic semiconductor companies including Danbang Technology, Shengong Co., Ltd., Taiji Co., Ltd., Sunlord Electronics, and Jiangfeng Electronics have established Japanese subsidiaries one after another to actively explore the Japanese market. In addition to setting up self-sales teams, more domestic semiconductor companies including Silan Micro, China Resources Micro, Quectel, etc. have chosen to expand the Japanese market through dealers.
As of now, this trend continues. In order to further develop the Japanese market, in January 2022, Sihui Fushi announced that the company's wholly-owned subsidiary Hong Kong Fushi planned to jointly invest with AMG Co., Ltd.
However, compared with its sales market with a small business volume, Japan's world-class innovation and R&D capabilities and industrial resources are more attractive, which has also prompted companies including Xinyuan Micro, Zhichun Technology, Ruihong Suzhou, and Linweina to enter the market. Domestic semiconductor equipment and material manufacturers have set up R&D centers and industrial bases in Japan.
In August 2022, Kingsemi Kyoto Co., Ltd., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Xinyuan Micro, was officially established in Kyoto, Japan. Xinyuan Micro said that its Japanese subsidiary will deeply connect with Japan’s high-end industries and R&D resources in the pan-semiconductor field, and enhance the company’s technical strength in the field of equipment and key components. At the same time, we can also use the abundant overseas supply chain resources to find more reliable and cost-effective raw material procurement channels, reduce product production costs, and enhance the overall competitiveness of products.
Pure Technology also established a Japanese subsidiary in 2018, mainly responsible for the design and production of wet process equipment. In the first half of 2023, approximately 5,000 square meters of office and factory buildings of the Japanese subsidiary, which was built overcoming huge external difficulties, were delivered and moved in and officially opened, providing a foundation for further development of overseas markets.
In November 2023, Ruihong Suzhou announced that it planned to invest US$10 million to establish a wholly-owned subsidiary, Christo Advanced Materials Co., Ltd., in Japan to build sales outlets and research and development around Ruihong Suzhou's main business of photoresist and supporting materials. base to strengthen new product development and industrial chain management.
