Once the world's semiconductor powerhouse, Japan lost its lead in the 1990s -- but now it's quietly staging a comeback. Instead of racing TSMC or Samsung in chip fabs, Japan is buying back control of the upstream -- the materials, wafers, tools, and packaging every chipmaker depends on. How Japan Is Buying Back Its Semiconductor Industry | 26:06
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1 posted on
11/10/2025 4:40:31 PM PST by
SunkenCiv
To: SunkenCiv
There are 4 competing designs on 18A.
TSMC
Japan
Samsung
Intel
Only 1 or two are going to make it work
3 posted on
11/10/2025 4:49:24 PM PST by
Zathras
To: SunkenCiv
Been investing in them for a couple of years now.
4 posted on
11/10/2025 4:51:24 PM PST by
JaguarXKE
(Liberalism is a cancer on our nation.)
To: SunkenCiv
5 posted on
11/10/2025 4:53:45 PM PST by
dadfly
To: SunkenCiv
The last time I was up to speed on these things was the introduction of MOSFETs.
Whatever they are, it was so long ago, like the 1980s.
To: SunkenCiv
Another good channel for this kind of content is “Asianometry”.
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