Two years have passed since the formulation of the Semiconductor and Digital Industry Strategy in June 2021, the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry revised its Semiconductor and Digital Industry Strategy in June 2023.

In this strategy, in the semiconductor sector, Japan aims to achieve total sales of 15 trillion yen or more for domestic semiconductor manufacturing companies by 2030, and while step 1 is developing semiconductor manufacturing capability, step 2 will bethe establishment of manufacturing technology for 2nm and beyond logic semiconductors. Finally, it will work on the development of future, game-changing technologies, such as photonics-electronics convergence in step 3.

In this presentation, specific initiatives such as research and development, human resource development, and international collaboration based on the Semiconductor and Digital Industry Strategy will be explained, along with the latest policy trends.