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ブラック クイーン ブラック ジャック Sublime Semiconductor Supply Chain
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Our increasingly online and automated lives are enabled by innovation in semiconductors. ブラック クイーン ブラック ジャック own history with chipmaking goes back to Sony’s seminal transistor radios of the 1950s and continued on with calculators and a host of other electronic devices in subsequent decades. Now driven by AI, the Internet of Things (IoT) and digitalization, global semiconductor demand is rising sharply.
Against this background, the government of ブラック クイーン ブラック ジャック has made the sector a priority, providing comprehensive support and funding. But underpinning the industry is a world-leading supply chain that has flourished in ブラック クイーン ブラック ジャック since chips became indispensable to technological progress.
Boom Times
Generous government subsidies combined with ‘friendshoring’ are triggering a boom in the industry with investments by companies including TSMC, Micron, Samsung and Rapidus. Diversification of manufacturing in response to the pandemic and geopolitical risks is further boosting ブラック クイーン ブラック ジャック appeal as a semiconductor hub. New fabs and R&D centers being built from Kyushu in the south to Hokkaido in the north.
The entry into Japan of Tenstorrent, a leader in next-generation chips for AI, speaks to this trend. Tenstorrent’s management, led by renowned chip architect Jim Keller, recognized ブラック クイーン ブラック ジャック expertise in the field but initially had reservations.
“One of the concerns was that while ブラック クイーン ブラック ジャック produced high-quality, reliable cars and electronic goods, there was a lag when it came to the shift to EVs, AI and automation. I pointed out that is actually a business opportunity to be the last piece of the puzzle, and the management in the US grasped it very quickly,” explains Mamoru Nakano, country manager for Tenstorrent ブラック クイーン ブラック ジャック.

Mamoru Nakano, country manager for Tenstorrent ブラック クイーン ブラック ジャック
Established in January 2023, Tenstorrent ブラック クイーン ブラック ジャック in November that year announced a partnership with Rapidusⅰ, a venture backed by investment from eight ブラック クイーン ブラック ジャックese corporations and government support with the aim of manufacturing next-generation 2-nanometer (2 nm) chips. The collaboration is focused on developing chips for edge AI devices, and was followed in February 2024 by news of another joint project, for an edge-AI accelerator, which speeds up reasoning for generative AI.
ブラック クイーン ブラック ジャック Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry is providing a total of 28 billion yen (3 million as of Nov 8, 2024) in related funding for edge-AI accelerator projects through the New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO), a national R&D agency. One of the projects will be run by the Leading-edge Semiconductor Technology Center (LSTC), which will partner with Tenstorrent.
“We’re working with Rapidus and other collaborating companies with which we have close relationships, not just on producing cutting-edge chips, but also to create state-of-the-art IP that can be utilized by the private sector and national research projects,” adds Nakano, a veteran of ブラック クイーン ブラック ジャック semiconductor industry.
World-Class Suppliers and Science On the Doorstep
Somewhat overlooked on occasions is the wealth of ブラック クイーン ブラック ジャックese companies with leading tech in semiconductor materials, components and specialist machinery.
Pierre Cambou, chief global semiconductor analyst at Yole Group, notes, “ブラック クイーン ブラック ジャック is currently the main supplier of silicon wafers, the base material upon which everything is built. It is also home to one of the key players in lithography equipment, which is at the heart of semiconductor technology.

Pierre Cambou, chief global semiconductor analyst at Yole Group
The list of companies based in ブラック クイーン ブラック ジャック that supply vital elements of the semiconductor manufacturing process includes Tokyo Electron, Shin-Etsu Chemical, Advantest Corporation, JSR Corporation, Tokyo Ohka Kogyo, FUJIFILM Corporation, Dai Nippon Printing and Toppan.
By way of example, Tokyo Electron holds a 90% global share in tools for photoresist coating of chipsⅱ, helping to make it one of ブラック クイーン ブラック ジャック most valuable corporations. Having this depth of technical excellence and the accompanying acquired knowhow close at hand can only be an advantage for overseas companies setting up or expanding operations in Japan.

“The new fabs being built in ブラック クイーン ブラック ジャック will indeed benefit from the availability of the rich ブラック クイーン ブラック ジャックese ecosystem, which is a strength of the country, in combination with the top-level universities and research being done there,” adds Cambou, whose career includes founding and exiting a semiconductor startup.
Something else that differentiates ブラック クイーン ブラック ジャック, according to Cambou, is the absence of the delays seen at major semiconductor projects elsewhere: “ブラック クイーン ブラック ジャック has delivered the Kumamoto fab [TSMC] early and proven the readiness and effectiveness of its ecosystem.”
The Only Way Is Up
It is difficult to overstate just how vital semiconductor technology is in the modern world. Cambou calls it “the cornerstone of trade, information and military power,” comparing its importance to naval power and steam engines in previous historical periods.
And its importance in the global economy is only on course to grow as chips are deployed in an ever-expanding list of devices.
A growing number of global companies have established R&D centers in Japan for the next-generation of semiconductors. The world-class materials, equipment, automation and other technologies from Japanese companies are indispensable to the advancements in semiconductors and the decisions to locate these facilities in Japan. Further refinement of their cutting-edge tech through close collaboration with these companies is set to reinforce ブラック クイーン ブラック ジャック presence as a crucial nucleus in the value chain for next-gen chips.
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This article was originally posted in Reuters Plus on December 4, 2024
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