To advance in the production of next-generation commercial semiconductor chips, Japan has agreed to work with the US on a Japanese manufacturing base for 2 nanometer semiconductors by 2025, a report in the Nikkei Asia said last month.
Washington and Tokyo have committed to technology collaboration, while the commercial sector is to pursue research on design and mass production.
The most feasible approaches would be to create a joint venture company between Japan and the US, or for Japan to establish a new domestic manufacturing base funded by the Japanese Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry.
The move appears to be a way