Omron acquires semiconductor business from Seiko Epson

March 30, 2007
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OMRON acquired the semiconductor business assets of Seiko Epson's consolidated subsidiary, Yasu Semiconductor Corp. The acquisition was completed on March 30, 2007.

Tokyo, Japan, Mar 30, 2007 - (JCN Newswire) - OMRON announced that the preliminary agreement* that it previously reached to acquire the semiconductor business assets of Seiko Epson's consolidated subsidiary, Yasu Semiconductor Corporation, has been finalized and the acquisition was completed on March 30, 2007. These business assets have been vested in OMRON's wholly owned subsidiary, OMRON SEMICONDUCTORS Co., Ltd. ('OSC'), which will begin operations on April 2, 2007.Employing an 8-inch CMOS production line, OSC will begin by manufacturing nonvolatile memory and logic ICs on a commission basis, and will subsequently expand its production to include original semiconductor elements and other products. OSC's sales target for fiscal 2007 is 3 billion yen, and sales are expected to exceed 5 billion yen by fiscal 2010.OMRON develops, manufactures, and markets custom ICs that offer functionality and cost-performance not found in general-purpose semiconductors, as well as MEMS (Micro Electro Mechanical Systems) products such as flow sensors and pressure sensors that utilize semiconductor processes in their manufacture. OSC will make it possible to further expand these semiconductor operations, while strengthening the OMRON Group's line of semiconductor-equipped products.*The preliminary agreement was announced on October 25, 2006.Assets AcquiredThe assets consist of the semiconductor factory owned by Yasu Semiconductor Corporation in Yasu, Shiga, Japan.Site area: Approx. 42,000 m2Floor area: Approx. 40,000 m2Facilities: Semiconductor manufacturing equipment (8-inch CMOS line), and Yasu Semiconductor Corporation intellectual properties related to equipment operationOutline of OSCName: - OMRON SEMICONDUCTORS Co., Ltd.Business lines: Development, manufacture, and marketing of semiconductor products Representative: Kazuma Wada, President (formerly General Manager of Group Service Innovation Department, Business Process Innovation H.Q., OMRON Corporation)Capital: 1.5 billion yen (wholly owned subsidiary of OMRON Corporation)Established: December 4, 2006Location: 686-1 Ichimiyake, Yasu, Shiga, JapanEmployees: 130 (as of March 30, 2007)Site area: Approx. 42,000 m2Floor area: Approx. 40,000 m2OMRON CorporationHeadquartered in Kyoto, Japan, OMRON Corporation is a global leader in the field of automation. Established in 1933 and headed by President and CEO Hisao Sakuta, OMRON has more than 30,000 employees in over 35 countries working to provide products and services to customers in a variety of fields including industrial automation, electronic components, social systems (ticket gate machines, ticket vending machines, and traffic control), and healthcare. The company is divided into five regions and head offices are in Japan (Kyoto), Asia Pacific (Singapore), China (Shanghai), Europe (Amsterdam) and US (Chicago). Learn More

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