iPhone 15 counts Toyota unit as key material supplier

Admatechs commands 90% share in fine silica powder for high-end semiconductors

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The iPhone 15 series is displayed at an Apple store in Shanghai on Sept. 22. © Reuters

KAZUHIRO NOGUCHI, Nikkei staff writer

NAGOYA, Japan -- A joint venture majority-owned by Toyota Motor has been quietly making a name for itself as a key supplier for Apple.

Admatechs produces Admafine powder using silica-based spherical particles with a diameter of 0.5 micron for semiconductor devices used in Apple's recently released iPhone 15.

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