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Sumitomo Chemical Advanced Technologies, a solely owned subsidiary of Sumitomo Chemical, distributes IT-related chemicals and engineering plastics to the NAFTA region as well as producing epitaxial wafers at its facility in Phoenix, Arizona.

Sumitomo Chemical Advanced Technologies

Product Operations

  • 50,000 sq. ft. total area
  • 30,000 sq. ft. manufacturing area
  • Facility expandable to 19 reactors
  • 6 Aixtron 2600 G3 systems (5x150mm or 8x100mm)
  • 1 Aixtron 2400/2600 G3 system (5x100mm)
  • 4 Aixtron 2800 G4 systems (8x150mm)
  • 2 to 6 inch wafer compatible
  • Capacity >100,000 wfr/yr
  • Full characterization facilities including large area device fab
  • 24/7 engineering support in our existing, completely tooled facility.

Key Technologies

  • InGaP HBT
  • LED
  • Diodes
  • pHEMT
  • Solar Cell Development
  • Specification of LCP & PES Engineering Polymers
  • Development of Photoresist & SDM process materials
  • Tires, Rubber Goods, and Polymers
Clean Room looking at an Epi Wafer through a microscope
High Purity Alumina or HPA
Photo of beakers with blue liquid

About Sumitomo Chemical

The Sumitomo Chemical Group includes some 100 companies operating around the world in six business sectors: basic chemicals, petrochemicals and plastics, fine chemicals, IT-related chemicals, agricultural chemicals, and pharmaceuticals. The IT-Related Chemicals Sector comprises the following three divisions: Optical Materials Division (e.g., optically functional films for liquid crystal displays), Semiconductor Process Materials Division (e.g., high-purity chemicals for the electronics industry, photoresists for IC manufacturing), and Electronic Materials Division (e.g., epoxy resins for IC encapsulation, super-engineering plastics for key electronic components).

Our History

History of Sumitomo GaAs Epiwafer Business

1971Organometallics R&D start
1981MOCVD Research start high electron mobility GaAs (163,000cm2/Vs@77K)
1984Epitronics founded
1989AlGaAs/InGaAs p-HEMT R&D
1991O2-doped AlGaAs buffer FET Technology (Tsukuba Laboratory)
1992Development of MOCVD system for GaAs Production
 GaN LED R&D start
 InGaP HBT R&D (Epitronics)
1995AlGaAs HBT R&D
 High Brightness LED R&D, 1cd GaN epiwafer
 Development of MOCVD system for GaN Production
 ATMI acquires Epitronics
1998p-HEMT & HB-LED Production start
 InGaP-HBT Production start
2001ATMI expands into Airport facility
2003Acquired the assets of ATMI GaAs Epitaxy Division
2004Received ISO9001 certification
 Veeco equipment acquisition
2005Expanded p-HEMT epiwafer production
2007Additional reactors installed (1 Aixtron 2600G3 and 1 Veeco E450)
2008Received ISO14001 certification
2009Additional reactor installed, Aixtron 2600G3
2011Sumika receives a Certificate of Achievement from the City of Phoenix for 100% compliance with the 2011 pretreatment requirements
2013Started up an Engineering Plastics Grinding Manufacturing business for the transportation industry
2016Acquired the Indspec Division of Occidental Petroleum to produce and sell Penacolite resins to the global tire and other industries
 Received OHSAS 18001 Certification
2017Sumika Electronic Materials changes name to Sumitomo Chemical Advanced Technologies



*bold type indicates within the U.S.

Our Mission

Our Vision

We will foster a “Culture of Customer Focus” and promote an environment that values and develops its people and business processes with active support from top management. We will strive to have:

Sumika Quality Policy

Sumitomo Chemical Advanced Technologies is committed to exceeding customer expectations by delivering the highest quality cost efficient products on time. Sumika Electronic Materials will pursue continual improvement by promoting an environment that values and develops its people and business processes with active support from top management.

Sumika Environmental Policy

Sumitomo Chemical Advanced Technologies seeks to provide products that meet our customer’s, employee’s and the community’s environmental expectations. We seek to conduct our operations in an environmentally responsible manner and create a work environment that enables our company’s employees to work injury-free. This is consistent with our company’s values and is integral to our continual improvement. To accomplish this, our company will:
  • Meet or exceed all applicable legal requirements.
  • Pursue pollution prevention opportunities in our operations.
  • Request our suppliers and contractors to conduct their operations in a safe and environmentally responsible manner.
By integrating environmental objectives into our decision-making, performance tracking and review processes our company will achieve active participation by all employees and meet our goals.

Conflict Material Policy

Sumitomo Chemical Advanced Technologies fully supports the goals and objectives of Section 1502 (“Section 1502”) of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (the “Act”), which aims to prevent the use of certain “Conflict Minerals” that directly or indirectly finance or benefit armed groups in The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) or adjoining countries (as defined in the Act). “Conflict Minerals” include: columbite-tantalite (coltan) (i.e., tantalum), cassiterite (i.e., tin), gold, wolframite (i.e., tungsten) or their derivatives and could expand to include other minerals or their derivatives, as determined by the U.S. Secretary of State.

Sumitomo Chemical Advanced Technologies is committed to avoiding the use of Conflict Minerals which directly or indirectly finance or benefit armed groups in the DRC or adjoining countries. Sumitomo Chemical Advanced Technologies is committed to complying with the reporting obligations required under Section 1502 of the Act, as well as the related rules and regulations issued by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, including the requirement that Sumika Electronic Materials conduct inquiries into the source of any Conflict Minerals included in its products. Sumitomo Chemical Advanced Technologies also intends to adopt the Electronic Industry Citizenship Coalition Due Diligence reporting process and obtain chain of custody declarations from suppliers to ensure transparency and corporate social responsibility throughout the supply chain.

Sumitomo Chemical Advanced Technologies’ suppliers are required to acknowledge Sumitomo Chemical Advanced Technologies’ Code of Conduct, which includes requirements regarding Conflict Minerals and responsible sourcing. Suppliers are also responsible for passing the same requirements on to their suppliers.

Suppliers will be required to declare that all products supplied either:

  • 1. Do not contain tantalum, tin, tungsten or gold that are necessary to their production or functionality, or,
  • 2. If they do contain these minerals, that they originate from non-conflict areas or from smelters that have been validated by an independent private sector party to be conflict free.

Sumitomo Chemical Advanced Technologies will evaluate its relationships with its suppliers on an ongoing basis to ensure continued compliance with this policy. Sumitomo Chemical Advanced Technologies reserves the right to request additional documentation from its suppliers regarding the source of any Conflict Minerals included in its products. In addition, suppliers must maintain and provide to Sumitomo Chemical Advanced Technologies upon request traceability data for a minimum of five years. Suppliers who do not comply with these requirements shall be reviewed by Sumitomo Chemical Advanced Technologies’ supply chain organization for future business.

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