Toshiba opens new semiconductor facility in Thailand

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Toshiba Corp said Saturday its Thai-based Group company, Toshiba Semiconductor (Thailand) Co (TST), has completed its relocation to a new semiconductor manufacturing facility and started mass production, marking the company’s full recovery from the devastating flooding of 2011.

The new factory is some 140 km northeast of Bangkok, a state-of-the art facility in the 304 Industrial Park in Prachinburi. Construction started in July 2012, limited production began this April, and the facility is now operating at its current target capacity. At 1.4 times the size of the flood-damaged plant, the new facility and its cutting-edge production equipment will allow TST and Toshiba Group to secure greater operating efficiency and higher productivity, while at the same time offering room for expansion that will allow the company to respond quickly and flexibly to growth in market demand.

TST carries out back-end processes, the assembly and packaging of small signal devices and photocouplers, both product areas where strong demand growth is anticipated. Small signal devices control current and voltage in digital consumer products and are essential components of such popular products as smart phones and tablets, and photocouplers are widely used in industrial products, including inverters.