Semiconductor industry and market

Which is an appropriate field in which Japan's semiconductor-related industry is said to have global strength?

  1. AManufacturing equipment and materials (wafers, resists, high-purity chemicals and gases, etc.)
  2. BSmartphone operating systems
  3. CGPU design
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Answer: A. Manufacturing equipment and materials (wafers, resists, high-purity chemicals and gases, etc.)

Japan is said to have many companies with high global market shares in materials such as silicon wafers, photoresists and high-purity chemicals and gases, and in manufacturing equipment for cleaning, deposition, inspection and more. They occupy important positions in the semiconductor supply chain.

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