- Ajinomoto is better known by MSG, but also makes semiconductor material
- The production of the ABF insulating film used in GPU and CPU dominates
- The company plans to increase the 50 percent capacity with more investment by 2030
Ajinomoto is a better known Japanese company for producing MSG, or monosodium glutamate, the omnipresentative of the flavor enhancer commonly used in food, especially in Asian cuisine.
As one of the world’s largest MSG manufacturers, the company is often closely associated with the ingredient: the name “Ajinomoto” actually translates into “essence of taste” in Japanese.
Right now, you are probably asking why this is in Techradar Progood? Well, it is because Ajinomoto will greatly expand your investment in the semiconductor sector.
Increased ABF production by 50%
A report from Nikkei Asia He states that the Japanese food and biotechnology company plans to boost the production of Ajinomoto Build Up Film (ABF), a key insulating material used in the advanced CPU and GPU packaging, where it helps to guarantee thermal stability and electrical insulation.
It was developed for the first time using the company’s experience in amino acid chemistry (you can read the whole story here), ABF is now essential for high -performance and ajinomoto semiconductor substrates has more than 95% market share in its category.
Nikkei Asia He says that Ajinomoto has already spent 25 billion yen in the last two years to expand production in its facilities in Gunma, northwest tokyo and in Kawasaki, but now it seeks to increase the production capacity of ABF by 50%.
“We will invest the same amount or more for 2030 as the demand increases,” said President Shigeo Nakamura, who assumed the role in February 2025, in an interview with Nikkei Asia.
“We are also exploring the establishment of new bases,” he added, although this expansion is expected to remain within Japan.
The increase in ABF of Ajinomoto is not a surprise, since Nakamura previously worked in research and played a key role in the development of the company’s electronic material division.
“We hope that sales of electronic materials, mainly ABF, grow at an annual rate of more than 10% to 2030,” Nakamura told the news site.
“We will continue to satisfy the needs evolving ABF to a more highly functional way that admits high -term long -term semiconductors.”
