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Taiyo Nippon Sanso Accelerates Sustainable Gas Technology Development for Semiconductor Manufacturing

Tokyo, Japan – May 30, 2025 – Taiyo Nippon Sanso Corporation (TNSC), the Japanese industrial gas company within the Nippon Sanso Holdings Group, has announced a significant focus on accelerating the development of gas technologies aimed at reducing environmental impact in semiconductor manufacturing processes. This initiative is part of the group’s strategy to achieve sustainable semiconductor manufacturing. The decision aligns with the key strategies outlined in the Nippon Sanso Holdings Group’s mid-term management plan, which include “promoting sustainability management,” “exploring new businesses aimed at achieving a carbon-neutral society,” and “expanding the electronics business”. The group intends to contribute to the reduction of global greenhouse gases (GHG) through its products and […]

Realization of Controlled n-Type Doping of β-Ga₂O₃ Homoepitaxial Layers via a Proprietary MOVPE

Key Technology for Mass-Production of Next-Generation Power Devices Tokyo, Japan – May 20, 2025 –A research group led by Prof. Yoshinao Kumagai of Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, in collaboration with Mr. Junya Yoshinaga of TAIYO NIPPON SANSO CORPORATION, Assistant Prof. Shogo Sasaki of Nara Women’s University, Prof. Takeyoshi Onuma of Kogakuin University, Prof. Masataka Higashiwaki of Osaka Metropolitan University / National Institute of Information and Communications Technology, and Dr. Yuzaburo Ban of TAIYO NIPPON SANSO ATI CORPORATION, has successfully developed a technique for precise control of n-type conductivity in high-speed growth of β-Ga₂O₃ homoepitaxial layers using their proprietary low-pressure hot-wall MOVPE method. β-Ga₂O₃ has been attracting attention as a […]

TNSC MOCVD equipment division receiving the Industry Award

GaN and AlN devices has received the 2020 Industry Award from The Japan Society of Vacuum and Surface Science Taiyo Nippon Sanso Corporation (“TNSC”) (President:Kenji Nagata) announces that its MOCVD equipment division for advanced GaN and AlN devices has received the 2020 Industry Award from The Japan Society of Vacuum and Surface Science. This award is presented annually by The Japan Society of Vacuum and Surface Science to recognize significant contributions to the advancement and development of the surface and vacuum science-related industries. ＜Taiyo Nippon Sanso MOCVD Equipment Division> TNSC has been developing MOCVD (Metal Organic Chemical Vapor Deposition) compound semiconductor production equipment since 1983, and has delivered more than […]

TNSC, Start of Sales of Large-Scale Liquid Nitrogen Program Freezers for Cell Cryopreservation Bags

Taiyo Nippon Sanso Corporation (“TNSC”) hereby announces that it will start sales of the CM-100 large-scale liquid nitrogen program freezer for cell cryopreservation bags from April 2020. TNSC, the only liquid nitrogen type cryopreservation container manufacturer in Japan, has commercialized many related devices up until now. Approximately 300 units of one of those, a small liquid nitrogen type program freezer used by many universities, government and corporate research institutes to prefreeze cells, has been delivered in Japan. Liquid nitrogen type program freezers can prefreeze large volumes of cells at an appropriate cooling rate because they have higher cooling performance and broader temperature control ranges than electrical program freezers. Therefore, it […]

TNST Presented with EPISTAR’s Supplier Excellence Award

　Taiyo Nippon Sanso Corporation (“TNSC”) announces that its Taiwanese subsidiary Taiyo Nippon Sanso Taiwan, Inc. (TNST) has been presented with a Supplier Excellence Award by EPISTAR Corporation. 　EPISTAR Corporation, a global LED development and production company, holds an annual Strategic Partners Technology Forum, and this year about 300 suppliers were invited to the event held at the Ambassador Hotel in Hsinchu, Taiwan, on April 18, 2019. 　EPISTAR bestowed the award on five outstanding partner companies for the first time this year. TNST was one of the five companies awarded and was rated highly for its stable supply of high purity electronics specialty gases over many years. President Fan Chin-Yung of […]

TNSC Announces Investment in Ally Hi-Tech

　Taiyo Nippon Sanso Corporation (“TNSC”) announces investment to Ally Hi-Tech Co., Ltd. (“ALLY”), a Chinese manufacturer of hydrogen gas generators. 　TNSC is pursuing expansion of gas-related technologies through M&A under its open innovation strategy under the Ortus Stage 2, medium-term management plan. In recent years, TNSC is striving to strengthen hydrogen and HyCO as one of the key gas businesses. 　ALLY, established in 2000 in Sichuan China, is the company handling hydrogen generator systems. With its engineering capability, ALLY provides small-mid scale of hydrogen generators in China. The company gained its credibility with supplying consistent quality along with cost competitiveness. 　Their professional operation leads to the awarding of major China’s […]

TNSC Completed Acquisition of a HyCO Business and Related Assets in the United States

Taiyo Nippon Sanso Corporation (TNSC) announces that it has concluded the acquisition of a portion of the HyCO business(*1) and related assets operated in the United States by Linde Gas North America LLC (hereafter “Linde America”), a subsidiary of German Company Linde Aktiengesellschaft (hereafter “Linde AG”), through its wholly owned subsidiary, Matheson Tri-Gas, Inc. (hereafter “Matheson”, headquartered in Irving, Texas, United States), as described in its press release dated December 13, 2018 entitled “Notice Regarding Acquisition of a HyCO Business and Related Assets in the United States.” (*1) “HyCO” stands for hydrogen (H2) and carbon monoxide (CO), which are separated from natural gas and other gases through a technology called […]