Osaka, Japan Filter Operations

Overview

Skyworks' Osaka, Japan facility performs SAW, TC-SAW, and BAW RF filter wafer processing, the company's third wafer-fabrication site worldwide, alongside its GaAs fabs in Woburn, Massachusetts and Newbury Park, California. The owned 383,600 sq ft building sits on leased land (a lease running to 2061). The operation originated as Panasonic's SAW filter manufacturing business; Skyworks and Panasonic formed a joint venture ('FilterCo') on April 29, 2014, with Skyworks paying $148.5 million for a 66% stake, and Skyworks then expanded the Osaka facility to roughly 405,000 sq ft, fully operational by September 2015. Skyworks bought out Panasonic's remaining stake for $76.5 million in August 2016, becoming sole owner. Key facility details include: The facility is situated at 2-150, 1-chome, Hirabayashikita, Suminoe-ku, Osaka 559-0026, Japan. It focuses on RF / Wireless.