16:30 – 16:50
Open Innovation Strategy of Resonac, Co-Creative Chemical Company
The cutting-edge semiconductors necessary for the evolution of AI are supported by advances in equipment and material technology. The emergence of chiplet package structures has led to increased complexity in packaging, making collaboration between materials manufacturers and equipment manufacturers more critical than ever.
Resonac, a co-creative chemical company that provides a variety of semiconductor materials such as CMP slurry, etching gas, materials for HBM, epoxy molding compounds, substrate core materials, and more, is advancing materials technology development through open innovation activities. Resonac has started a Packaging Solution Center to propose one-stop solutions for customers and has established the co-creative packaging evaluation platform “JOINT2” with leading companies to accelerate the development of advanced materials, equipment, and substrates for 2.xD and 3D packages. Furthermore, in 2025, the company launched the open innovation initiative “US-JOINT” in Silicon Valley, USA, and launched a new co-creation platform, “JOINT3,” in Japan to accelerate technology development through co-creation. This presentation will introduce Resonac’s co-creation strategies.
Hidenori Abe
Resonac Corporation
Hidenori Abe is CTO for semiconductor materials and Executive Director of Electronics Business Headquarters at Resonac. He leads R&D and strategy for electronic materials in semiconductors, substrates, and displays. Previously, Mr. Abe served as the head of the Electronics R&D Center and Packaging Solution Center, where he contributed to advanced packaging development through open innovation. Notably, in 2021, he directed the launch of JOINT2, a consortium targeting 2.xD and 3D packaging technologies. He received a master’s degree in chemical engineering from Tokyo Institute of Technology, Japan, and a master’s degree in the Executive MBA program from the University of Oxford, UK.
Resonac Corporation
Company Profile
Resonac defines its purpose as “Change society through the power of chemistry.” Resonac aims to be a world-class functional chemical manufacturer, creating functions necessary for the times, supporting technological innovation, and contributing to the sustainable development of our customers. Resonac is Global Leading semiconductor materials supplier. In order to achieve technological innovation for solving various social issues, it is essential for us to make wide-ranging co-creative efforts with partners, and Resonac is open to collaboration including 1on1 co-development with any partner.
We have opened a Packaging Solution Center and are actively engaged in next-generation semiconductor co-creation activities through JOINT2 with many partner companies. Furthermore, starting this year, we will also seek co-creation opportunities in the United States by launching US-JOINT.
