Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC), the world’s biggest contract chipmaker, has announced its plan to manufacture cutting edge 3 nanometer semiconductors in Japan, which marks a very important move in the country’s technology and manufacturing sectors. This was revealed after TSMC CEO C. C. Wei met with Japanese Prime Minister Kan Taro in Tokyo. The two confirmed that Japan might soon have the most advanced semiconductor production in the world.<\/p>
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Wei mentioned that this technology has already become the backbone of the AI and smartphone ecosystems of today. With the 3, nanometer production coming to Japan, TSMC’s intention is not only to expand its manufacturing network but also to contribute towards Japan building the basis of its AI economy in the future.<\/p>
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For over 30 years, Taiwan, South Korea, and the United States have been leading the semiconductor industry, while Japan has been trying to recover its semiconductor industry to be on the same level with those countries. The government’s support of TSMC reflects a precise plan to bring back local chip production faculties, diminish the risks of supply chain dependency, and enhance the overall economic security. According to Prime Minister Takaichi, AI and semiconductors are the principal fields of national development, and she guaranteed that the government together with the industry would constantly collaborate on programs that will not only procure Japan to be more crisis, resistant but also boost its economic competitiveness for a long time. Government support in this regard is likely to include the provision of financial incentives, the upgrading of infrastructure, and the training of the workforce.<\/p>
Expansion of TSMC in Japan is an inevitable move that follows the company’s existing presence there. TSMC’s first Japanese factory in Kumamoto Prefecture, which became fully operational in 2024, manufactures 12 to 28 nanometer chips that are mostly used in the automotive and industrial sectors. A second plant is being constructed at the same site, indicating TSMC’s commitment over a long period of time to this region.<\/p>
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Multinational companies that are looking for reliable supply chains may start to consider Japan as a safer option in the face of geopolitical tensions that are impacting semiconductor production in other parts of the world.<\/p> \u5730\u57df\u793e\u4f1a\u3082\u307e\u305f\u3001\u3053\u3053\u304b\u3089\u5229\u76ca\u3092\u5f97\u3088\u3046\u3068\u3057\u3066\u3044\u307e\u3059\u3002\u534a\u5c0e\u4f53\u5de5\u5834\u306f\u76f4\u63a5\u7684\u306b\u30a8\u30f3\u30b8\u30cb\u30a2\u3084\u6280\u8853\u8005\u306b\u9ad8\u5ea6\u306a\u6280\u8853\u3092\u8981\u3059\u308b\u4ed5\u4e8b\u306e\u6a5f\u4f1a\u3092\u63d0\u4f9b\u3059\u308b\u3060\u3051\u3067\u306a\u304f\u3001\u9593\u63a5\u7684\u306b\u7269\u6d41\u3084\u5efa\u8a2d\u52b4\u50cd\u8005\u306e\u4ed5\u4e8b\u3082\u751f\u307f\u51fa\u3057\u307e\u3059\u3002\u5148\u9032\u7684\u306a\u534a\u5c0e\u4f53\u5de5\u5834\u304c\u5bc6\u96c6\u3057\u3066\u3044\u308b\u5730\u57df\u306f\u3001\u9577\u671f\u7684\u306b\u306f\u30d9\u30f3\u30c1\u30e3\u30fc\u30ad\u30e3\u30d4\u30bf\u30eb\u3084\u7814\u7a76\u30d5\u30a1\u30f3\u30c9\u3001\u6d77\u5916\u304b\u3089\u306e\u76f4\u63a5\u6295\u8cc7\u3092\u307e\u3059\u307e\u3059\u5f15\u304d\u5bc4\u305b\u308b\u3053\u3068\u306f\u3001\u3088\u304f\u77e5\u3089\u308c\u305f\u4e8b\u5b9f\u3067\u3059\u3002.<\/p> \u3055\u3089\u306b\u3001\u6226\u7565\u7684\u306a\u89b3\u70b9\u304b\u3089\u306f\u3001\u3053\u306e\u6c7a\u5b9a\u306f\u4e16\u754c\u306e\u30c1\u30c3\u30d7\u88fd\u9020\u306e\u591a\u69d8\u5316\u306b\u3082\u8ca2\u732e\u3059\u308b\u3082\u306e\u3067\u3042\u308a\u3001\u305d\u306e\u7d50\u679c\u3001\u3053\u306e\u88fd\u9020\u306e\u904e\u5ea6\u306a\u96c6\u4e2d\u306b\u95a2\u9023\u3059\u308b\u30ea\u30b9\u30af\u304c\u4f4e\u4e0b\u3057\u3001\u5148\u7aef\u534a\u5c0e\u4f53\u3092\u91cd\u8981\u306a\u6295\u5165\u8cc7\u6e90\u3068\u3057\u3066\u4f7f\u7528\u3059\u308b\u7523\u696d\u306b\u3068\u3063\u3066\u3001\u4f9b\u7d66\u306e\u4fe1\u983c\u6027\u304c\u9ad8\u307e\u308b\u3053\u3068\u306b\u306a\u308a\u307e\u3059\u3002.<\/p> Although Japan has not given any figures regarding the duration and production capacity, the very announcement is a strong indication of the country’s semiconductor revival. In case the Japanese government backs TSMCs 3, nanometer production as pledged, it might fundamentally change the future of Japan in the worldwide chip supply chain.<\/p> \u3055\u3089\u306b\u3001AI\u3001\u30d1\u30ef\u30fc\u30c9\u30fb\u30b3\u30f3\u30d4\u30e5\u30fc\u30c6\u30a3\u30f3\u30b0\u3001\u81ea\u52d5\u904b\u8ee2\u8eca\u3001\u305d\u306e\u4ed6\u306e\u30c7\u30fc\u30bf\u3092\u5fc5\u8981\u3068\u3059\u308b\u30a2\u30d7\u30ea\u30b1\u30fc\u30b7\u30e7\u30f3\u306e\u6025\u6210\u9577\u50be\u5411\u306b\u4f34\u3044\u3001\u65e5\u672c\u3068TSMC\u306e\u63d0\u643a\u306f\u3001\u5c11\u306a\u304f\u3068\u3082\u65e5\u672c\u4ee5\u5916\u306e\u4e16\u754c\u306e\u30cf\u30a4\u30c6\u30af\u7523\u696d\u5168\u4f53\u306b\u3068\u3063\u3066\u3001\u3053\u306e10\u5e74\u3067\u6700\u5927\u306e\u6280\u8853\u7684\u8ced\u3051\u3068\u306a\u308b\u53ef\u80fd\u6027\u304c\u3042\u308a\u307e\u3059\u3002.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC), the world’s biggest contract chipmaker, has announced its plan to manufacture cutting edge 3 nanometer semiconductors in Japan, which marks a very important move in the country’s technology and manufacturing sectors. This was revealed after TSMC CEO C. C. Wei met with Japanese Prime Minister Kan Taro in Tokyo. The two confirmed that Japan might soon have the most advanced semiconductor production in the world.Once realized, it will be the first time that 3, nanometer chips are fabricated in Japan, which will literally put Japan back in the semiconductor industry globally, along the top, as it is thought, it was the leader of this industry […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":27819,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_bbp_topic_count":0,"_bbp_reply_count":0,"_bbp_total_topic_count":0,"_bbp_total_reply_count":0,"_bbp_voice_count":0,"_bbp_anonymous_reply_count":0,"_bbp_topic_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_reply_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_forum_subforum_count":0,"wprm-recipe-roundup-name":"","wprm-recipe-roundup-description":"","postBodyCss":"","postBodyMargin":[],"postBodyPadding":[],"postBodyBackground":{"backgroundType":"classic","gradient":""},"footnotes":""},"categories":[84,195,8098],"tags":[1457,346,11271,172,317],"ppma_author":[572],"class_list":["post-27818","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-industrial-tech","category-manufacturing","category-news-articles","tag-ai-business","tag-manufacturing","tag-nanometer-chips","tag-semiconductor","tag-tsmc"],"yoast_head":"\n\u3088\u308a\u5e83\u7bc4\u306a\u30d3\u30b8\u30cd\u30b9\u3068\u7d4c\u6e08\u3078\u306e\u5f71\u97ff<\/strong><\/h3>
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