Seven major semiconductor companies: More than 2 trillion yen in investment in Japan!
-Hokkaido also has “great potential”-
From an article published in World View by Jura Katsumata
Meeting with Prime Minister Kishida:
On May 18, he met with executives from seven semiconductor companies in the United States, Europe, South Korea and Taiwan. It is unusual for the executives of a major semiconductor company to gather together. The importance of securing a stable supply of semiconductors is increasing and is attracting attention.
Semiconductor giant executives in attendance:
They exchanged opinions on business development in Japan, and the Prime Minister himself called for investment in Japan.
Seven people attended, including TSMC Chairman Liu Deyin, Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger, and Micron CEO Sanjay Melotra. Executives from South Korea’s Samsung Electronics and IBM also attended.
It was a valuable meeting for Japan to aim for semiconductor revival.
Semiconductor major invests more than 2 trillion yen in Japan Strengthening economic security in East Asia – Nihon Keizai Shimbun
https://www.nikkei.com/article/DGXZQOUA184HX0Y3A510C2000000/
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The idea of establishing a research base in Hokkaido was clarified. “Having a research base in Hokkaido makes sense to support Rapidus and work closely with universities and other companies,” van den Hove said.
Japanese semiconductor company Rapidus:
Build a next-generation semiconductor factory in Chitose City, Hokkaido. Imec plans to respond to the research side in line with Rapidus’ expansion into Hokkaido. Following Kyushu, Hokkaido also has the potential to become a “silicon island.”
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSMC):
A plant is under construction in Kumamoto Prefecture, and a second plant is also planned. According to a private estimate, Kumamoto Prefecture expects an economic effect of 4.3 trillion yen over the next 10 years.
Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger
In a joint interview with Nikkei Shimbun and TV Tokyo, he expands the “packaging field”, which corresponds to the finishing process of semiconductors. In this field, Japan is also good at semiconductors.
Sanjay Melotra, CEO of Micron Technology
In an interview with the Nihon Keizai Shimbun, the company plans to invest up to 500 billion yen in the next few years to introduce equipment to manufacture state-of-the-art semiconductor memory products at its Hiroshima factory.
South Korea’s Samsung Electronics:
The company will invest more than 30 billion yen to establish a new semiconductor development base in Kanagawa Prefecture.
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He told the Nikkei Shimbun, “Over the next few years, we will employ 800 engineers and other people in Japan, increasing the number of employees by 1.6 times.” In anticipation of the construction of a factory for Rapidus, which aims to manufacture next-generation semiconductors in Japan, the company will enhance its system.
Future plans of the Japanese government:
The Japanese government plans to triple domestic semiconductor sales in 2030 to 15 trillion yen. By that time, the “optical semiconductors” developed by NTT will be put into practical use.
This is something that transmits and processes information not with electrons but with high-speed light. Semiconductors move with ultra-low power consumption and ultra-high-speed processing.
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