On January 13, in order to avoid the spread of the new coronavirus throughout the country, the Japanese government has extended the declaration of a state of emergency to seven prefectures (from 14 January to 7 February), including Tochigi Prefecture, where Gigaphoton’s headquarters are located.

We will continue to produce, supply equipment and parts to the customers, and provide service and support to the semiconductor fabs, as we are required by the authority to continue business even under the declared emergency situation. We will also continue to carefully check the production and supply capacity of our suppliers.

＜Our countermeasures against new coronavirus infection>

1. Mandatory hand-washing and mask wearing
2. Employee temperature check every morning
3. Distribution of the New Coronavirus Infection Response and Employee Behavior Manual
4. Prohibition of unnecessary  business trips, both domestic and overseas, except for service support.
5. Telecommuting for all employees who are able to work from remote locations
6. Recommendation of online meetings with customers and suppliers.

*If you have any questions, please contact us at the contact information below.

We offer our deepest condolences to those who have died due to the Coronavirus (COVID-19) and wish a speedy recovery of infected people and sincerely hope that the infection will be contained soon

GIGAPHOTON INC.
President and CEO

Katsumi Uranaka