History

2008

March

On March 21, Fujitsu Microelectronics Limited (now Fujitsu Semiconductor Limited) established as the semiconductor business subsidiary of Fujitsu Limited.

July

Fujitsu Global Mobile Platform Inc. established as a WiMAX joint venture in Taiwan with the Taiwan Institute for Information Industry(III) to provide design and technical support.

2009

January

Fujitsu Microelectronics Embedded Solution Austria (now Fujitsu Semiconductor Embedded Solutions Austria) established in Austria to develop embedded software for markets such as automobiles.

April

Fujitsu Microelectronics announced collaboration with with TSMC for leading-edge 40nm foundry supply, as well as collaborative development on 28nm technologies.

December

The headquarters of Fujitsu Microelectronics Limited relocated to Yokohama, Japan.

2010

April

Fujitsu Microelectronics Limited changed its company name to Fujitsu Semiconductor Limited.

July

Fujitsu Semiconductor renamed nine of its group companies.

  • Fujitsu Semiconductor IT Systems Limited
  • Fujitsu Semiconductor America, Inc.
  • Fujitsu Semiconductor Europe GmbH
  • Fujitsu Semiconductor Design (Chengdu) Co. Ltd.
  • Fujitsu Semiconductor Asia Pte. Ltd.
  • Fujitsu Semiconductor Pacific Asia Limited
  • Fujitsu Semiconductor (Shanghai) Co., Ltd.
  • Fujitsu Semiconductor Korea Limited
  • Fujitsu Semiconductor Embedded Solutions Austria GmbH

2011

February

Fujitsu Semiconductor and ARM sign comprehensive license agreement.

September

Merger of two design subsidiary companies
Fujitsu Microelectronics Solutions Limited the absorption-type merged with its subsidiary, Fujitsu LSI Solution Limited.

2012

October

Fujitsu Semiconductor transferred ownership of Iwate Plant to DENSO Corporation.

December

Fujitsu Semiconductor transferred ownership of LSI assembly and test facilities belonging to Fujitsu Integrated Microtechnology Limited to J-Devices.

2013

August

Fujitsu Semiconductor transferred ownership of Microcontroller and Analog Device Business to Spancion Inc.

2014

January

Transphorm and Fujitsu integrated GaN Power Device Businesses

December

Fujitsu Semiconductor starts operations of new foundry companies

  • Mie Fujitsu Semiconductor Limited
  • Aizu Fujitsu Semiconductor Limited
  • Aizu Fujitsu Semiconductor Wafer Solution Limited
  • Aizu Fujitsu Semiconductor Wafer Manufacturing Limited

2015

March

Fujitsu Semiconductor Limited transferred its System LSI business to Socionext Inc.

May

Overseas Subsidiaries transferred to Fujitsu Electronics Group

  • Fujitsu Semiconductor America, Inc (Currently Fujitsu Electronics America, Inc.)
  • Fujitsu Semiconductor Europe GmbH (Currently Fujitsu Electronics Europe GmbH)
  • Fujitsu Semiconductor Pacific Asia Ltd. (Currently Fujitsu Electronics Pacific Asia Ltd.)
  • Fujitsu Semiconductor (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. (Currently Fujitsu Electronics (Shanghai) Co., Ltd.)
  • Fujitsu Semiconductor Korea Ltd. (Currently Fujitsu Electronics Korea Ltd.)

September

Aizu Fujitsu Semiconductor Ltd. and Tera Probe have officially signed a contract to establish a joint venture for the wafer test business, Aizu Fujitsu Semiconductor Probe Ltd.

2016

September

Akiruno Technology Center closed

2017

February

Fujitsu Semiconductor transferred Aizu Fujitsu Semiconductor Probe Limited to Tera Probe, Inc.

2019

December

Fujitsu Semiconductor transferred Mie Fujitsu Semiconductor Limited to United Microelectronics Corporation (UMC).

2020

March

Establishment of a new company in the system memory business "Fujitsu Semiconductor Memory Solution Limited".

April

Fujitsu Semiconductor transferred ON Semiconductor Aizu Co., Ltd (former Aizu Fujitsu Semiconductor Manufacturing Limited) to ON Semiconductor Corporation.

2021

August

Fujitsu Semiconductor transferred Aizu Fujitsu Semiconductor Wafer Solution Limited to GaNovation.

2022

January

Fujitsu Semiconductor transferred KAGA FEI Co.,Ltd. (former Fujitsu Electronics Inc.) to Kaga Electronics Co.,Ltd.

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