Kyocera Corporation will increase the production of multilayer ceramic capacitors (MLCC) for 5G, ADAS and EV technology with a new manufacturing plant for approximately 15 billion yen ($111 million) in Japan.
Demand for MLCCs is expected to grow as communication terminals and semiconductor devices become more compact and sophisticated. The commercialization of 5G data centers, ADAS (advanced driver assistance systems) and EV (electric vehicle) technology will be facilitated by smaller, more functional electronic components like MLCCs, Kyocera said in a news statement.
Kyocera said construction will begin at its Kokubu Plant Campus in Kagoshima, Japan in February 2023 and the plant will begin operation in May 2024. The new plant will be located on the current site of Kyocera’s Monozukuri R&D Laboratory, which will be demolished in September, 2022.
