Japan's gamble to turn island of flowers into global chip hub
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The country once led the world in semiconductors and electronics, but over the years it fell behind Taiwan, South Korea and China.

The island of Hokkaido has long been an agricultural powerhouse – now Japan is investing billions to turn it into a global hub for advanced semiconductors.

  • davad@lemmy.world
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    3 hours ago

    A chip fab is related to AI data centers just as much as a corn farm is related to IKEA meatballs.

    If demand for meatballs goes up, you’ll want more cows which need more feed, which includes corn. But making more corn doesn’t cause more meatballs to show up at IKEA.