{"id":171904,"date":"2025-07-02T09:47:24","date_gmt":"2025-07-02T00:47:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/?post_type=news&#038;p=171904&#038;lang=en"},"modified":"2025-07-02T09:47:24","modified_gmt":"2025-07-02T00:47:24","slug":"fukuoka-backs-semiconductor-back-end-development","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/news\/fukuoka-backs-semiconductor-back-end-development\/","title":{"rendered":"Fukuoka Backs Semiconductor Back-End Development"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Fukuoka Prefectural Government has earmarked \u00a567.24 million to support the development and localization of semiconductor production, positioning the sector as a key growth industry. With front-end circuit formation nearing its physical limits, the importance of advanced back-end processes\u2014such as packaging and assembly\u2014is rising. The prefecture will focus on accelerating R&amp;D in this area. As part of the initiative, two existing organizations\u2014the \u201c3D Semiconductor Research Center\u201d and the \u201cSocial Systems Demonstration Center\u201d\u2014will be merged into a new entity tentatively named the \u201cFukuoka Ultra-Integration Semiconductor Solution Center.\u201d The center will offer integrated support from design and prototyping to performance evaluation. Leading Japanese researchers will be appointed as director and technical advisors, and state-of-the-art equipment will be installed. <\/span><b>Source:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> FIBA<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-171906\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/fnn_fukuoka-city-view-jun_2025_WEB.jpg?resize=1400%2C1050&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Fukuoka Backs Semiconductor Back-End Development\" width=\"1400\" height=\"1050\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/fnn_fukuoka-city-view-jun_2025_WEB.jpg?w=1400&amp;ssl=1 1400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/fnn_fukuoka-city-view-jun_2025_WEB.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/fnn_fukuoka-city-view-jun_2025_WEB.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/fnn_fukuoka-city-view-jun_2025_WEB.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Stay informed with the latest Fukuoka &amp; Kyushu news and events in English. Sign up for our <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/mailmagazine\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">free weekly newsletter <\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">today and never miss a beat. Opt out anytime, your privacy is our priority. Get the inside scoop with <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/mailmagazine\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Now<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Summaries based on public content, errors may occur during translation. Images credited independently. Send feedback using <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/contact\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">this <\/span><b>form<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Fukuoka Prefectural Government has earmarked \u00a567.24 million to support the development and&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":29305,"featured_media":171906,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","tags":[],"class_list":["post-171904","news","type-news","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","location-fukuoka-prefecture","news-category-business","en-US"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/171904","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/news"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/29305"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=171904"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/171906"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=171904"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=171904"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}