Looking Ahead
The Future of Semiconductors is with Glass.
Given the emergence of generative AI, spread of next-generation communications, and growing demand for cloud services, the semiconductor market continues to grow significantly year by year.
Semiconductor manufacturers around the world are engaged in research and development related to miniaturizing circuits, stacking and the use of new materials to create next-generation semiconductors capable of even higher performance and efficiency.
A major key to achieving next-generation semiconductors is semiconductor packages consisting of glass substrates. Compared to conventional resin
substrates, glass substrates excel in electrical characteristics, flatness, rigidity, and cost—yet due to the technical challenges stemming from being extremely difficult to process, they still have not been put into practical use.
Micro Technology will take on the challenge toward the major goal of “achieving glass substrates for next-generation semiconductor packages,” drawing on the knowledge and techniques of glass processing refined over more than half a century.
Looking Ahead to Entering the MEMS Field
Alongside semiconductors, MEMS (Micro Electro Mechanical Systems) is a technology that supports the growth of the IoT and AI industries.
MEMS technology—ultra-small devices that integrate not only electronic circuits but also moving mechanisms such as sensors and actuators—has already been put into practical use as smartphone accelerometers and gyroscopes, and demand is expected to grow further in the future.
Making use of technologies such as lithography, etching, and film deposition processing that we have cultivated to date, MICRO is conducting research and development based on the premise of full-scale expansion into the MEMS field.
Alongside next-generation semiconductors, we are confident that MEMS is a field where our microfabrication processing technology can truly demonstrate its value.
Toward Even Further Technological Innovation
Behind the rapid development of IT technology was the miniaturization and better performance of integrated circuits, including semiconductors.
Meanwhile, information transmission technologies such as these use electrical signals that are approaching their physical limits. The innovation that has the potential to exceed those limits is opto-electronic integration technology.
Opto-electronic integration is said to enable higher speeds, lower energy-loss data transmission without physical resistance through a combination of circuits handling both optical and electrical signals.
Achieving opto-electronic core packages that many countries are focusing research and development efforts into calls for extremely advanced fine processing technology—just like in semiconductors.
At Micro Technology, we will strive for innovation in the world of optical and electronics, leveraging our comprehensive understanding of glass materials and our one-of-a-kind ultra-precision processing technology.
