Shin-Etsu Handotai Co. Ltd. · Tokyo Japan

Shin-Etsu Handotai is one of the world's leading makers of silicon wafers and ingots used in semiconductor manufacturing. Handotai means "semiconductor" in Japanese. It also makes light-emitting element materials -- gallium phosphide, gallium arsenide phosphide, and aluminum gallium indium phosphide -- used in LEDs and other optoelectronic devices. In addition to manufacturing, the company provides engineering and support services. Customers including Intel, Motorola, TSMC, and Texas Instruments use materials produced by Shin-Etsu to make chips for computers, consumer electronics, and telecommunications devices. The company, a part of the ShinEtsu Group, has facilities in Malaysia, Taiwan, the UK, and the US. To read the full description, subscribe now.