In the 2024 academic year, Kumamoto University will establish a Faculty of Information Interdisciplinary Interdisciplinary Course (provisional name) to nurture human resources who will be active in the semiconductor industry, and a semiconductor device engineering course (provisional name) to study data science (DS) in the Faculty of Engineering (provisional name). During).Taiwan's Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC), the world's largest semiconductor company, has expanded into Kikuyo Town, Kumamoto Prefecture, and the demand for human resources is increasing.
According to Kumamoto University, the Interfaculty Initiative in Information Fusion has a capacity of 60 students.Students will be recruited separately for the DS semiconductor course with a capacity of 20 people and the DS general course with a capacity of 40 people.
The DS Semiconductor Course develops human resources who can improve the efficiency of manufacturing products such as semiconductors and manage quality through data analysis. The DS Comprehensive Course develops human resources who can utilize data analysis in a wider range of fields such as economic policy and medical care.
The semiconductor device engineering course has a capacity of 20 students.A six-year integrated educational program will be prepared in collaboration with the Graduate School of Natural Science Education.The goal is to develop human resources who will be involved in the development and manufacturing of semiconductors.
The reason why it is not divided into faculties and departments is that students can learn content that straddles existing fields, and it is said that it will be easier for teachers to get involved without being bound by previous faculties and departments.Kumamoto University sends about 70 people to the semiconductor industry every year, and has set a goal of doubling the number in 10 years.
TSMCの新工場は2022年春に着工され、2023年後半をめどに完成する予定。約1,700人の従業員が働き、回路線幅10～20ナノ（ナノは10億分の1）メートル台の半導体を月に5万5,000枚(300ミリウエハー換算)生産し、2024年末に出荷をスタートする計画。
