2026.11.10

8-7. The Role of Equipment Manufacturers

Semiconductors cannot be made with "design" and "materials" alone. What turns t... Read More

• Semiconductors
• ASML
• Lithography Equipment
• Semiconductor Equipment
• Semiconductor Equipment Technology
• Semiconductor Supply Chain
• Tokyo Electron

2026.11.10

8-6. The Role of Materials Manufacturers

Semiconductors are not made from silicon alone. In reality, they are made throu... Read More

• Semiconductors
• Semiconductor Materials
• Silicon Wafers
• Japanese Semiconductor Industry
• Materials Suppliers
• Photoresist
• Semiconductor Supply Chain

2026.11.10

8-5. OSAT (Outsourced Semiconductor Assembly and Test)

A semiconductor is not yet a product just because its circuits have been complet... Read More

• IC Packages
• Semiconductors
• Back-End Process
• OSAT
• Semiconductor Assembly
• Semiconductor Packaging
• Semiconductor Supply Chain

2026.11.10

8-4. IDM (Integrated Device Manufacturer)

While the semiconductor industry has the fabless + foundry division-of-labor mod... Read More

• Power Semiconductors
• Semiconductors
• Chip Design
• Foundry
• IDM (Integrated Device Manufacturer)
• Semiconductor Manufacturing
• Semiconductor Supply Chain

2026.11.10

8-3. The Role of Foundries (Manufacturing-Only Companies)

Within the semiconductor industry, this is the area that requires the most enorm... Read More

• Semiconductors
• EUV Lithography
• Foundry
• Semiconductor Manufacturing
• Semiconductor Fab
• Semiconductor Supply Chain
• TSMC

2026.11.10

8-2. The Role of Fabless Companies (Design-Only Companies)

What is most often misunderstood in the semiconductor industry is the existence ... Read More

• Semiconductors
• Chip Design
• EDA (Electronic Design Automation)
• Fabless
• Foundry
• Semiconductor Supply Chain
• System on Chip (SoC)