JSR is buying semiconductor manufacturing technology producer Inpria, giving an exit to fellow corporates SK Hynix, TSMC, Intel, Air Liquide, Applied Materials and Samsung.

Inpria, a US-based semiconductor manufacturing technology provider backed by several corporates, agreed on Friday to a $514m acquisition by one of them: petrochemical materials provider JSR.

JSR already owns a 21% stake in the company, having most recently led its $31m series C round in February 2020. Following the completion of the deal, expected by the end of next month, Inpria will become a wholly-owned subsidiary of JSR.

Founded in 2007, Inpria has created metal oxide photoresists (light-sensitive materials)…

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