Overview
Tohoku Epson's Sakata, Yamagata facility, built in 1997, manufactures semiconductors and inkjet print head components. A new printhead production building (~JPY 5.1 billion investment) broke ground in June 2024, targeting roughly quadrupled printhead production capacity by completion in September 2025, powered in part by a hydropower agreement with Tohoku Electric Power. The semiconductor side is a submicron 200mm fab; under a 2007 partnership it manufactured Maxim's power- and battery-management mixed-signal ICs, with the two companies trading key mixed-signal process technologies deployed at Sakata. Key facility details include: The facility is situated at Sakata, Yamagata, Japan. It focuses on Sensors, Logic / Foundry on 200mm wafers. This site represents an estimated investment of $0.0324B. Production at this facility commenced in 1997.
Technology
About Seiko Epson
Seiko Epson is a Japanese electronics company best known for printers, projectors, and wearables. Its Tohoku Epson subsidiary in Sakata, Yamagata manufactures semiconductors and inkjet print head (MEMS) components.