As the shortage of semiconductors becomes more serious worldwide, Japanese manufacturers are embarking on large-scale capital investment in semiconductors in some fields that they are good at, such as image sensors for smartphones and storage media called flash memory. There are a lot of movements.

Of this, the Sony Group plans to invest a total of 700 billion yen in the semiconductor business for the three years up to 2023.



We specialize in semiconductors such as image sensors for smartphones, and in addition to expanding our factory in Nagasaki Prefecture, which is our production base, we plan to expand image sensors for cars in the future.

In addition, Mitsubishi Electric, which handles power semiconductors that efficiently convert electric power into power, will start operations of a new factory in November and plans to invest 100 billion yen by 2025.



In addition, Kioxia, which manufactures flash memory, which is a storage medium for smartphones and data centers, is also preparing land in Iwate Prefecture for the construction of a new factory that produces cutting-edge products.



As for semiconductors as a whole, production has not kept pace with demand for digital devices and automobiles since the new Corona, and there is a global shortage. Investment is active.