One Man Tries the Impossible in Restoring Japan’s Chip Industry
- Perhaps the most audacious bet by any country on chips
- Latest gen is only spot that can yield high profits, he says
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Tetsuro Higashi is taking on what seems like an impossible task: Create a globally competitive semiconductor manufacturer in Japan from scratch – and do it in four years.
The 73-year-old isn’t deterred. He argues the newly created Rapidus Corp. can quickly get up to speed against the likes of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. and Samsung Electronics Co., with support from the Japanese government and domestic equipment makers.