Japan's Toto, bathroom fixture maker, invests $495M over five years in semiconductor materials for 1-nanometer chips amid AI-driven demand

Japan's Toto to invest $495m in chip materials, targeting 1-nm era

SemiconductorsAI demand fuels bathroom fixture maker's expansion in semiconductor supply chainSurging demand for advanced semiconductors is driving major investment in the materials sector. (Toto)KOSUKE KONDO and AMI KUROSAWATOKYO/KITAKYUSHU, Japan -- Bathroom fixtures maker Toto plans to invest 80 billion yen ($495 million) in the next five years to expand its semiconductor materials business, aiming to support next-generation chipmaking technologies in the 1-nanometer range....