Tokyo Electron Ltd.

11/01/1996

Tokyo Electron Ltd. (TEL) has opened its first US manufacturing facility in Hillsboro, OR. The Hillsboro factory, TEL`s first in the Western Hemisphere, was selected for its proximity to the Portland area and the expanding semiconductor manufacturing industry in the Pacific Northwest. The factory will produce automated vertical furnace systems for diffusion, oxidation, and LPCVD processes. The first phase of construction will produce 112,000 ft2 of factory space and 69,000 ft2 of office space. TEL plans to build more facilities in the US in the future, and has a headquarters for its American operations in Austin, TX.