Roadmap organization and activities in Japan

Describes the "technical difficulties to be solved and future technical directions" in various semiconductor technology areas. This activity is meaningful not only for semiconductor vendors but also for related industries, academia and research laboratories. In December 1998, STRJ (Semiconductor Technology Roadmap Committee of Japan) was established under EIAJ (Electronics Industry Association of Japan). The committee consists of the specialists from Japanese semiconductor companies as well as a wide range of research bodies like ASET, EIAJ, JPCA, SEAJ, SELETE, SIRTJ and STARC. 10 technical working groups are organized under STRJ. It is scheduled that the preliminary "STRJ Report" will be published in March 1999, which completes the research results of each working group. The STRJ also contributes to the ITRS (International Technology Roadmap for Semiconductors) committee, which was proposed by US and promoted by 5 areas from the world (US, Europe, Taiwan, Korea and Japan).