The Japanese semiconductor industry dominated the global semiconductor throne for seven years (1985-1991) due to the rise of DRAM in the late 1980s to early 1990s, significantly aided by the VLSI Technology Research Association. The VLSI Technology Research Association, which existed from 1976 to 1980, included seven companies: Fujitsu, Hitachi, Mitsubishi Electric, Tokyo Shibaura Electric … Read more
Source: China Semiconductor Forum One of the reasons why wafer manufacturing plants are extremely expensive is the need for a cleanroom. Why is a cleanroom necessary? Answer: Because tiny particles can cause defects in electronic components and circuits. What is a semiconductor? Answer: The electrical properties of semiconductor materials lie between good conductors like metals … Read more
Preparation for Autumn Recruitment 1 Personal Background: The autumn recruitment has come to an end, and this year the digital IC industry is extremely competitive. Let me share my experience: both my bachelor’s and master’s degrees are from an unknown 985 university, which means I have some formal training. During my master’s program, I had … Read more
What is FPGA? This question has been asked by many people, including some students in electronics. In fact, this is not new. Although FPGA is not a new thing, it has indeed been in contact with very few people in the past 30 years. Currently, there are only about a thousand FPGA engineers in China … Read more
★ Welcome to the hard technology of Guokey. ★ Japan’s semiconductor industry is no longer as powerful as it was in the 1980s, but its ambitions remain. On April 25, the Japanese government provided an additional subsidy of 260 billion yen to the domestic semiconductor company Rapidus, bringing the total investment to 330 billion yen … Read more
