The countries’ bilateral technology partnership is expected to compete with Taiwan’s TSMC. Today it is the market leader and serves more than half of the world’s demand for semiconductor products. The most advanced technical process today is 4 nanometers. The Intercollegiate Center for Microelectronics, meanwhile, is planning when the world will reach 0.7 nanometers.

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Technical process refers to the size of transistors, which are the main design element of processors. The smaller they are, the less energy they need to operate and the more they can be placed in the same area of ​​the chip, thus increasing the power. Therefore, it is critical for companies to gain such an advantage.

• According to the source, the United States and Japan plan to begin production of 2 nanometer chips by 2025.
• Both countries plan to cooperate on this issue at every stage, from research and design to the production of finished products.
• This will give both countries an opportunity to develop their own microelectronic industries instead of relying solely on the Taiwanese manufacturer. In addition, it will have a positive impact on the chip shortage since 2020, when the world is facing a coronavirus pandemic that has led to a sharp increase in electronics demand.
• Japan expects the cooperation to allow the country to regain its leading position in the world semiconductor market, which has fallen from 50 percent in 1990 to 10 percent in recent years when Taiwan peaked.

It is currently unknown whether Japanese and American companies are planning to participate in the project. According to the source, IBM and Intel interested in 2 nanometer research. TSMC, on the other hand, plans to open a new facility this year and start producing 3 nanometer chips.