Tokyo Electron targets faster chip tool production as China rivals rise

Tokyo Electron targets faster chip tool production as China rivals rise Tokyo Electron targets faster chip tool production as China rivals rise

TOKYO — Chip equipment maker Tokyo Electron expects to triple production speeds with the advances of a new development facility in northeastern Japan, helping to tap into growing demand and fend off rising Chinese rivals.

The completion ceremony for the building, the third such development facility at a production complex in Miyagi prefecture, was held Thursday. Costing 52 billion yen ($365 million), the facility will employ 300 people.