Japanese Toilet Maker Toto Supplies Key Components for Memory-Chip Boom

Toto, a Japanese toilet maker, is supplying electrostatic chucks, a semiconductor-manufacturing component critical to the memory-chip boom. The company is aiming to achieve a toilet that never needs cleaning. Toto's involvement in electrostatic chucks supports the expanding production of memory chips, which are vital for various technologies.

Electrostatic chucks play a key role in holding wafers during the semiconductor fabrication process. Toto's production of these components aligns with the surge in demand driven by advancements in artificial intelligence and data storage. In its core business, Toto focuses on innovative bathroom fixtures.

The goal of a self-cleaning toilet represents an extension of its efforts to enhance user convenience through advanced engineering.