アメリカで半導体はどのように製造されていたのか
本記事は、アメリカにおける半導体製造の歴史と衰退、そして再興への道のりを解説する。かつて世界をリードした米国半導体産業が、製造工程の海外移転や競争激化によってどのように衰退したかを振り返るとともに、CHIPS法などの政策や最新の国内工場建設ラッシュを通じた「再国産化」の動きを分析する。半導体サプライチェーンの脆弱性が浮き彫りになる中、アメリカが再び半導体製造の主導権を取り戻そうとする試みとその課題に迫る。
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