ICSCRM 2026by Admin on 08-24-2026 at 1:12 am
On behalf of the organizing committee, it is my great honor and pleasure to welcome you to Yokohama, Japan, for the 23rd International Conference on Silicon Carbide and Related Materials (ICSCRM 2026), September 27－October 2, 2026.
The ICSCRM conference series is the premier international forum focusing on all aspects of silicon… Read More
Join Us to Connect, Collaborate, and Shape the Future of AI
Get ready to immerse yourself in the future of semiconductor design at the 2026 TSMC Global Open Innovation Platform® (OIP) Ecosystem Forum! This isn’t just an event—it’s the ultimate collaborative hub where the world’s leading technology pioneers gather to discuss… Read More
What is the Design Solution Forum?
The Design Solution Forum is a technical forum that started in 2014 as a place for engineers to discuss software and hardware design methodologies for embedded systems. Planned and run by engineers, the forum operates under the basic concept of “Let’s create and expand the designer… Read More
Japan’s Foundry Morgana Part IIby Karl Breidenbach on 08-10-2023 at 10:00 amCategories: Semiconductor
Japan’s Foundry Morgana: A Journey from Mirage to Reality?Three years ago, I wrote an article about Japan’s semiconductor industry under the title “Japan’s Foundry Morgana.” Back in September 2020, I analyzed the decline of Japan’s once world-leading semiconductor sector and the … Read More
In this second article about China’s role in the global semiconductor industry I analyse the impact of the Chinese government’s Big Fund and compare Chinese investments in semiconductor R&D with those in other countries. In my previous article, I looked at the possible effects of a US-China decoupling in the… Read More
China buys more than half of the semiconductors manufactured in the world and yet only produces less the 10% of their own demand. Recently there have been a lot of announcements out of China about large scale investments in semiconductor manufacturing. The Chinese government for example has announced plans to invest $161 billion… Read More
Japan emerged as the largest supplier of consumer electronics in the 1980s. The Japan surge was driven by lower cost labor than in the U.S. and Europe as well as innovative products from companies such as Sony, Toshiba and Panasonic (formerly Matsushita). By the 1990s much consumer electronics production shifted to South Korea… Read More
In last 3 decades of semiconductor market, the largest growth in IC sales was at 33% in 2010. At that time global recession had started due to financial crisis and in 2009 oil prices fell more than 30%. It appeared that oil prices were negatively correlated with semiconductor market growth. Today again there is another sharp decline… Read More
