Nichia Anan Plant (Tatsumi-cho)
Overview
Nichia's Tatsumi-cho plant in Anan, Tokushima Prefecture, is a core manufacturing site for LEDs, laser diodes, and phosphor materials. Nichia's opto-semiconductor business began here in 1983 with GaAlAs epitaxial wafer production for IR LEDs, later the site where Shuji Nakamura developed the first practical blue LED (1993). Key facility details include: The facility is situated at 1-1 Tatsumi-cho, Anan-shi, Tokushima 774-0001, Japan. It focuses on Compound Semiconductor. Production at this facility commenced in 1983.
Technology
About Nichia Corporation
Nichia, founded in 1956 and headquartered in Anan, Tokushima, Japan, invented the first high-brightness blue LED in 1993 and is the world's largest LED manufacturer by revenue, also producing laser diodes and phosphor materials.