To strengthen the international competitiveness of the Japanese semiconductor industry, Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Hagita will visit a research facility in New York, USA, and intend to strengthen cooperation with the United States in the research and development of next-generation semiconductor technology. Shown.
Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Hagita visited a semiconductor research facility in Albany, New York, eastern United States on the 3rd.
Regarding semiconductors, development competition is intensifying to improve performance with "miniaturization" technology that makes the width of circuit lines as narrow as possible, and the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry announced in November last year that the semiconductor industry will be revived. The action plan includes a policy of strengthening cooperation with the United States and aiming to establish next-generation technologies.
The facility we visited this time is a state-of-the-art research and development base that was developed by the state of New York and companies for a total of 15 billion dollars and more than 1.95 trillion yen in Japanese yen. I received it.
We also exchanged opinions with executives of Japanese and American companies involved in research and development at the facility.
Minister Hagiuda is planning a meeting with Secretary of Commerce Lemond and other ministers during his visit to the United States, and after the inspection, he told reporters, "I feel that it is necessary to collaborate with companies and countries with the same values. The need for economic security is also increasing, so I would like to hold discussions to strengthen cooperation between Japan and the United States. "