TECH - Intel's New Venture in Japan: Pioneering Automation in Chip Manufacturing by 2028 | Benzinga
Intel Corp (NASDAQ:INTC) Intel has partnered with 14 Japanese companies, including Omron and Yamaha Motor, to develop automation technologies for back-end semiconductor processes like packaging.
Under the leadership of Kunimasa Suzuki, who heads Intel’s operations in Japan, this consortium plans to allocate tens of billions of yen—potentially over 10 billion yen ($65 million)—to achieve operational technology by 2028.
The focus is to enhance the traditionally labor-intensive back-end steps, such as chip stacking, which are crucial as front-end techniques like circuit formation approach their physical limitations, Nikkei Asia reports.
This strategic move aims to mitigate geopolitical risks in the U.S. and Japan’s semiconductor supply chains by transitioning back-end production tasks, usually performed in labor-rich ...