Japanese IC vendors lost their way by sticking too long to in-house fabs, insisting on home-grown MCUs and tool sets. But rapid advancements in AI could nudge Japan toward embracing "buy" over "make."
Even though I come from Japan, and my first job as a cub reporter was in Tokyo, it always bugged me why and how Japanese chip companies declined so rapidly. This is my attempt to explain it partly with the help of Jan Goodsell at Quadric.
Even though I come from Japan, and my first job as a cub reporter was in Tokyo, it always bugged me why and how Japanese chip companies declined so rapidly. This is my attempt to explain it partly with the help of Jan Goodsell at Quadric.