Kyocera have agreed to acquire Ushio’s semiconductor laser device business. Under the agreement, Ushio will establish a new company and transfer their semiconductor laser device business to the new company through an absorption-type company split. Kyocera will then acquire all shares of the new company. The share acquisition is scheduled for 1 April, 2027.
Kyocera SLD Laser are a U.S.-based subsidiary of Kyocera operating a semiconductor laser device business specializing in gallium nitride technology. Currently, KSLD are developing RGB laser diodes for automotive road projection, as well as augmented-reality glasses and related devices.
RGB laser diodes consist of blue, green, and red light sources. KSLD have deep expertise in blue and green laser diodes using gallium nitride substrates, but they lack adequate in-house capabilities to develop red laser diodes based on gallium arsenide substrates. To address this technology gap, Kyocera explored collaborations with external companies and strategic partnerships.
Ushio’s semiconductor laser device business, which supplies competitive gallium arsenide-based red laser products and technologies, will join the Kyocera Group and reinforce the technological foundation of Kyocera’s RGB laser diodes. The integration of Ushio’s laser business will accelerate Kyocera’s product development across a range of fields, including automotive applications, and advance next-generation imaging and display technologies.
