Japanese manufacturer adds 40% local capacity in TSMC-anchored supply chain hub

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Asahi Kasei’s Sunfort photoresist film is used to transfer circuit patterns onto semiconductor package substrates. (Asahi Kasei)

TOKYO — Asahi Kasei will set up a plant in Taiwan to process material for semiconductor package substrates, boosting capacity there by 40% as it scrambles to meet the rush of demand for artificial intelligence chips.