"Let's Surpass Korea and Taiwan" US-Japan to Form Semiconductor Technology and Supply Chain Cooperation

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[Asia Economy Reporter Jeong Hyunjin] News from Japanese media reports that the United States and Japan will cooperate in developing cutting-edge semiconductor technology and building supply chains. This is aimed at catching up with South Korea and Taiwan's speed in developing advanced semiconductor processes, and specific cooperation details are expected to be announced soon through the US-Japan Commerce Ministers' meeting.

According to Japan's Nihon Keizai Shimbun on the 3rd, Koichi Hagiuda, Japan's Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry, is staying in the US from the previous day until the 7th, holding talks with US Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo and discussing semiconductor cooperation with the US government side.

It was reported that the two countries will soon reach an agreement on cooperation for developing 2-nanometer (nm; 1 nm = one billionth of a meter) cutting-edge semiconductors and preventing technology leakage to China. The core content includes cooperation on the practical application and mass production of advanced products, reviewing technologies beyond 2-nanometer currently ahead of cutting-edge, and Intel's 'chiplet' technology owned by the US semiconductor company.

Nihon Keizai stated, "The goal is to catch up with Taiwan and South Korea's 2-nanometer technology and develop even higher-performance products first," adding, "Chiplets, which connect separately manufactured semiconductor chips like blocks on a single substrate, have the advantage of flexibly responding to product changes demanded by customers."

The US and Japan emphasize the importance of semiconductors, which have experienced supply shortages, from economic and security perspectives, and are making large-scale efforts at the government level to secure supply chains. The Japanese government attracted Taiwan's foundry company TSMC to Kyushu to strengthen domestic production, but it faced criticism as it was not for advanced products.

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