On May 19, the Semiconductor Division of the Japan Electronics and Information Technology Industries Association (JEITA) announced that it had submitted a proposal entitled "2022 Edition Semiconductor Strategy to Improve International Competitiveness" to the Information Industry Division of the Commerce and Information Policy Bureau of the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry .

Referring to the current environment for the semiconductor industry, the group said: "It is no exaggeration to say that semiconductors are an indispensable product for the digital society and will bear the fate of the nation. From a national security perspective, it is considered a Extremely important product because the global market size exceeds 60 trillion yen and has a significant impact not only on the global economy, but also on people's lives. Also, it plays an important role in all aspects of achieving a carbon neutral society As a result, massive support from governments around the world for their own semiconductor industries is driving a strong push to increase domestic productivity of semiconductors and build and strengthen supply chains to stabilize supply.”

1. Support new era supply chain construction, carbon neutrality and next-generation computing infrastructure (Japan's competitive semiconductors, such as memory, sensors, power semiconductors, microcomputers, analog ICs, etc.. Support allies to cooperate and strengthen supply chains. Support carbon Neutralize key components of digital and green related investments)

2. Responding to the trend of international semiconductor support measures (support is complemented with subsidies from major countries and regions to ensure that Japan does not lag behind in maintaining and strengthening the semiconductor industry that major countries and regions advance from the perspective of national security)

3. R&D system and support in the new era (requires the establishment of a research institution with the latest equipment that connects basic research and product development. Supports the development of next-generation semiconductors)

4. Equality (tax system and others) (reducing the burden of electricity bills and amortized property tax in Japan, etc.)

5. Semiconductor human resource development and acquisition (human resource development is required from elementary school to university, and semiconductor courses are required, etc.)

6. Establish a Semiconductor Advisory Committee (requires industry, government, academia, and academia to discuss semiconductor strategy at all times).

Taka Miyamori, President of Toshiba Devices and Storage Corporation (Director of Toshiya Toshiki Devices and Storage, Director of the Device and Storage R&D Center) said: "The Japanese semiconductor industry has a strong presence in the fields of CMOS image sensors, NAND flash memory, power semiconductors, automotive MCUs, and analog ICs. On the other hand, due to the large-scale support of major governments for the domestic semiconductor industry, the competitive environment has become increasingly fierce, and public-private cooperation needs to be strengthened to maintain and improve competitiveness. As a practitioner in the semiconductor industry, we are determined to contribute to the future society Contribute and call on the Japanese government to provide further support for this. We believe that deepening public-private cooperation in the semiconductor field will greatly contribute to the development of Japan’s digital society.”

The global market share of Japanese semiconductor companies has been declining in recent years, from 50.3% in 1988 to below 10%. In order to formulate an effective industrial revitalization strategy, the Japanese government and domestic semiconductor companies have begun to reflect on why Japan's semiconductor industry has been losing to foreign competitors in the global market.