The large IC carrier board manufacturer Ibiden plans to invest 500 billion yen in expansion.

Japan's leading IC substrate manufacturer Ibiden Corporation announced today that its board of directors has officially approved an investment plan in the electronic business. The plan has a total investment size of approximately 500 billion yen, covering the fiscal years 2026 to 2028, aimed at expanding the production capacity of high-performance IC substrates. The downstream applications include AI servers and high-performance servers.