Analysis of patent information indicates that Japan's photoresist manufacturer JSR is leading the field by a wide margin in semiconductor miniaturization trends based on Moore's Law. This article examines the future prospects of Japanese companies through intellectual property analysis.
This article, part of a series analyzing the future of global business based on intellectual property information, focuses on semiconductor miniaturization technology. It organizes the latest trends based on patent data and examines the position of Japanese companies.
It introduces the latest developments in semiconductor miniaturization in line with Moore's Law and suggests that Japanese photoresist manufacturers may be entering a phase in which they gain a leading position in future markets.
Previous installments in the series have covered patent analysis supporting TSMC's Kumamoto facility and the future outlook for domestic manufacturing. This feature builds on those insights.
The article aims to explain the significance of using patent information to analyze the future of business and presents the current status of specific companies and technologies based on facts.