Fujifilm Corp. said Thursday it will invest a total of some ¥10 billion over the next three years in its bases in the United States for the development, production and sale of semiconductor materials.

The move by a subsidiary of Fujifilm Holdings Corp. is aimed at bolstering its supply system as demand for semiconductors is seen increasing and such products are expected to become more sophisticated, due to the spread of technologies such as artificial intelligence, the Internet of Things, or IoT, and the next-generation 5G network.

The company will beef up its facilities in Arizona and Rhode Island for development, manufacture and quality assurance.

At the plant in Arizona, Fujifilm will set up a new building installed with cutting-edge inspection machinery to accelerate the development of chemicals to polish semiconductor wafers and high-purity solvents.