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FPD/PCB NEWS`January 21
 

Mitsubishi Materials and Panasonic promote a sustainable PMP (Product-Material-Product) loop using waste PCB

Mitsubishi Materials and Panasonic announced to establish and operate a PMP (Product-Material-Product) loop, which reutilizes gold, silver, and copper recovered from waste printed circuit boards of discarded home appliances, primarily within the Panasonic Group.

This PMP loop is the industry's first scheme to achieve consistent resource recycling, through which urban mine resources have been reused, reaching cumulative totals of 1.1 tons of gold, 33 tons of silver, and 8,100 tons of copper.

FPD/PCB NEWS`January 16
 

DNP Develops Light Diffuser Film for Mini-LED Displays that Improves LED Elements Appearance


LeftFwith light diffuser Film, rightFwithout light diffuser Film
Ushio announced to launch "Lamina 5," an atmospheric pressure plasma irradiation unit, which achieves dramatic reduction in unit size by adopting a unique electrode structure.

Lamina 5 with an irradiation width of 550mm is now added to the existing Lamina 3A (irradiation width of 300mm) as part of the Lamina series, making it possible to handle large substrates such as the SEMI standard 510 ~ 515mm.

FPD/PCB NEWS`December 26
 

SEKISUI CHEMICAL decides to mass-produce Perovskite Solar Cells

SEKISUI CHEMICAL announced to decide at the meeting of its board of directors held on December 26, 2024, to begin mass production of Perovskite Solar Cells.

On December 25, 2024, SEKISUI CHEMICAL was selected for the GX Supply Chain Construction Support Project by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry. The company would like to play a central role in realizing the government's goal of establishing a GW level supply system by 2030, and has therefore decided to make a capital investment with the aim of starting operation of a 100 MW manufacturing line in 2027. The company will continue to invest in the construction of a GW-level production line by 2030, with an eye toward overseas expansion, as it continues to capture demand and gradually increase its investment.

The company will take over the buildings as well as power supply, cooling, and other facilities of the main factory of SHARP in Sakai City, Osaka Prefecture, and install perovskite solar cell manufacturing facilities to carry out manufacture and sales. To begin mass production, a new company (SEKISUI SOLAR FILM) will be established and operated for the purpose of designing, manufacturing, and selling perovskite solar cells.

Today, SEKISUI CHEMICAL and SHARP entered into a basic agreement regarding a building purchase agreement. And also, SEKISUI CHEMICAL and the Development Bank of Japan have entered into a shareholders agreement regarding the joint operation of the company to be established.

FPD/PCB NEWS`December 10
 

Ushio launches atmospheric pressure plasma irradiation unit, one of the smallest unit sizes in the industry


Ushio announced to launch "Lamina 5," an atmospheric pressure plasma irradiation unit, which achieves dramatic reduction in unit size by adopting a unique electrode structure.

Lamina 5 with an irradiation width of 550mm is now added to the existing Lamina 3A (irradiation width of 300mm) as part of the Lamina series, making it possible to handle large substrates such as the SEMI standard 510 ~ 515mm.

FPD/PCB NEWS`December 5
 

Fujifilm to Enhance its Production Capacity of CMP Slurries at the Kumamoto Site

FUJIFILM announced to enhance its production capacity of CMP slurries, advanced semiconductor materials, at its production site located in Kikuyo Town, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan. This expansion aims to support the increasing demand for semiconductor materials in Asia, particularly due to the surge in AI semiconductor requirements. The new facilities are scheduled to start operation in January 2025.

Fujifilm Electronic Materials, the core company that leads Fujifilm's semiconductor materials business, is investing approximately 2 billion yen to enhance the production facilities for CMP slurries, including those for copper wiring, at Kumamoto site. This equipment investment will expand the CMP slurry production capacity at the Kumamoto site by approximately 30%.