Japan's major silicon wafer manufacturer, SUMCO Corporation, recently announced an adjustment to its capacity expansion plans, temporarily postponing new factory projects to focus resources on upgrading existing plants and developing advanced process technologies.

It is reported that after this adjustment, the amount of subsidies SUMCO Corporation received from the Japanese Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry has been reduced from the originally planned 75 billion yen to 19.3 billion yen. The company stated that it will focus on technological transformation and capacity optimization at its existing plants in locations such as Imari City, Saga Prefecture, with priority given to the research and development and capacity expansion of silicon wafer technology suitable for advanced chip manufacturing processes.