On January 2024, 1, Tokyo Institute of Technology signed a memorandum of understanding with Toyohashi University of Technology and Hiroshima University to exchange credits for the development of semiconductor human resources. A comprehensive semiconductor human resources development program will begin in earnest from fiscal 1, with the aim of developing human resources who can manage the research and development of innovative semiconductor integrated circuits in order to revive Japan's semiconductor industry.
According to the Tokyo Institute of Technology, the memorandum on credit transfer is part of the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology's ``Next Generation X-nics Semiconductor Center Formation Project,'' which aims to arrange a program to develop human resources capable of managing the research and development of innovative semiconductor integrated circuits. Established.
The three schools offer related programs, allowing eligible students to take classes at other universities. The credits you earn will be recognized as credits from your affiliated university. Other educational institutions participating in Green-niX, which is a target base for the semiconductor base formation project, will also participate in this program, providing advanced semiconductor human resources development programs to even more students.
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd. (TSMC), the world's largest contract manufacturer of semiconductors from Taiwan, has expanded into Kumamoto Prefecture, and Rapidus, a company funded by Toyota Motor Corporation, NTT, and others, has begun construction of a factory in Chitose City, Hokkaido, aiming to revive domestically produced semiconductors. , the situation surrounding domestically produced semiconductors is undergoing major changes.
However, the industry's shortage of human resources is becoming more and more serious. The number of workers in the electronic parts and device industry, including semiconductors, has declined from 2002 in 48 to 41, and it has been pointed out that human resource development is the key to reviving domestically produced semiconductors.
