台積電（2330）被譽為是新鮮人心目中的夢幻公司，2025年員工薪資超過400萬元，創下歷史新高。台積電今日宣布，2026 年校園徵才活動於本周正式啟動！2026年要在台灣招募8,000名新進同仁！台積電招募除電子電機等科技相關科系，還包含商管、人資、會計領域，盼攜手共創全球半導體發展的高峰。
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《 張忠謀自傳》2025 ，第一優先是英文版。第二優先是日文版：近年幾本台灣關於半導體的書都有日文本，半導體界重要的人物的《 張忠謀自傳》是百科/聖經，談到不少TSMC 的成功要素，如強調職業道德等十守則....，製造-服務-品質等，都是難能可貴的。 《 張忠謀自傳》一處談到，TSMC主要顧客絕大多數在美國，牠餓們有許多"設計公司"，這是日本經常忽略的，果如此，日本半導體會......光是強調晶圓廠的建造，如 Rapidus，還是不足以有大成就。
2026年初TSMC 宣稱投資日本3奈米廠
AI Overview
Japan's integrated circuit (IC) design landscape is dominated by a mix of traditional, large-scale IDMs (Integrated Device Manufacturers) that design their own chips and specialized, high-performance, fabless companies. The industry is heavily focused on automotive, imaging, power management, and industrial applications.
Here are the major IC design houses and companies with significant design operations in Japan:
Top IC Design and Semiconductor LeadersRenesas Electronics Corporation: Japan's leading MCU (microcontroller unit) and SoC (System-on-Chip) designer, with a massive presence in automotive and industrial applications.
Sony Semiconductor Solutions Group: The global leader in image sensors (CMOS) and a major designer of logic ICs.
Socionext Inc.: A prominent fabless design company specializing in SoC solutions for video and imaging systems, networking, and automotive, formed from the merging of Fujitsu and Panasonic's system LSI businesses.
ROHM Semiconductor: A major designer and manufacturer of power management ICs, analog ICs, and SiC (Silicon Carbide) power devices.
Kioxia Holdings Corporation: A top supplier of NAND flash memory, formerly Toshiba Memory.
MegaChips Corporation: A leading fabless IC design company focusing on custom SoCs and application-specific ICs (ASICs) for consumer and industrial electronics.
Toshiba Electronic Devices & Storage Corporation: Focuses on power semiconductors, analog ICs, and system LSIs.
Key Power & Specialized IC Designers
Mitsubishi Electric Corporation: Strong in power semiconductors and automotive ICs.
Fuji Electric Co., Ltd.: A major player in power semiconductors, which has grown significantly in the industrial market.
ABLIC Inc. (formerly Seiko Instruments): Known for specialized analog ICs, particularly battery protection ICs.
Nisshinbo Micro Devices Inc. (formerly New Japan Radio): Focuses on analog ICs, particularly operational amplifiers and power management.
Sanken Electric Co., Ltd.: Specializes in power electronics and analog power devices.
THine Electronics: Specializes in high-speed serial interface technology (LVDS) and mixed-signal LSIs.
Emerging & Future Design Ecosystem Rapidus Corporation: A new, government-backed entity established in 2022 to design and manufacture advanced 2nm logic chips, backed by major companies like Toyota, Sony, and SoftBank.
TSMC Japan 3DIC R&D Center: While a foundry, TSMC established this center in Tsukuba to collaborate with Japanese partners on advanced 3D IC packaging design and materials.Wikipedia +2
Key Areas of Focus
Japanese IC design is currently shifting away from general-purpose DRAM toward: Automotive Semiconductors: Driven by Renesas and Rohm (power, microcontrollers).
Imaging/Sensors: Dominated by Sony.
Power Management: Key focus for Rohm, Mitsubishi, and Fuji Electric.
Advanced Packaging/System-Level: Supported by TSMC’s 3DIC R&D center and emerging 2nm efforts at Rapidus.Wikipedia +5
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Chairman of the board
Eugene McDermott, 1953–1955
- Cecil Howard Green, 1955–1958
- John Erik Jonsson, 1958–1969
- Patrick Eugene Haggerty, 1969–1970
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張忠謀 (1931~)
《 張忠謀自傳1931~64》台北：天下文化，1998
