Sumco is to spend $2 billion to expand production of  300 mm silicon wafers, reports the Nikkei. “With our existing manufacturing facilities, supply can’t keep up with demand,” says Chairman Mayuki Hashimoto. Helping to pay for the expansion will be an issue of 60 million new shares – representing a fifth of its outstanding stock ...

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