Suddenly Toto’s most valuable business isn’t toilets, but chipmaking ceramics

Syndication February 19, 2026

Behind the investor interest is a highly specialized component: electrostatic chucks, or ESCs, used in semiconductor etch tools to hold wafers flat, clean, and thermally stable while they are bombarded with plasma.

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