Edusemi-Plus is an expanded series of the foundational Edusemi-v4x project,
designed to explore the semiconductor industry through diverse perspectives including
geopolitics, corporate strategy, product structures, AI, quantum technologies, materials, and investment.
| Perspective | Description |
|---|---|
| 🧭 Contextual Understanding | Uncover geopolitical, economic, and policy dimensions behind technology |
| 🧠 Critical Thinking | Strengthen the “why” behind design, selection, and strategic decisions |
| 🔄 Connection to Fundamentals | Bridge foundational knowledge (Edusemi) with real-world industrial context |
🆕 Highlight Topic: Japan’s re-entry into advanced logic fabrication
through Rapidus’s 2nm chip validation (July 2025).
For details, seerapidus/README.md.
| Category | Summary | Link |
|---|---|---|
| 🧪 Materials | Comparison and application of Si, SiC, GaN, Diamond | materials/ |
| ⚛️ Advanced Technologies | Exploration of quantum, Cryo, and emerging structures | quantum-semiconductor/ |
| 🤖 AI | LLM integration and AI accelerator technologies | ai-semiconductor/, ai-tools-comparison/ |
| 🏭 Industry | Strategy and fabrication insights (TSMC, Apple, Rapidus) | tsmc-insight/, rapidus/ |
| 🌐 Geopolitics | Global competition and export control around semiconductors | geopolitics/ |
| 💹 Investment | Capital expenditures, market players, risk evaluation | investment/ |
| 🗂️ Archive | Documentation of technology ramp-up and industrial history (e.g., DRAM 1998) | archive/ |
📌 The “Industry Structure Map” (industry/) is a core category of this Edusemi-Plus series.
It systematically organizes the semiconductor supply chain, including EDA, equipment, materials, inspection, and device manufacturers.
For a deeper understanding of structural connections, please refer to the categories below:
| Category | Description | Link |
|---|---|---|
| 🏭 Industry Structure Map (Overview) | End-to-end view from design to manufacturing and testing | industry/README.md |
| 🧠 EDA Tool Vendors | Logic synthesis, verification, TCAD, P&R, automation tools | industry/eda-tools/ |
| 🖼️ Photomask-Related | Mask blanks, OPC, EUV mask fabrication | industry/photomasks/ |
| ⚙️ Front-End Equipment | Deposition, lithography, etching, cleaning, annealing | industry/front-equipments/ |
| 🧪 Front-End Materials | Silicon wafers, resist, process gases, CMP slurries | industry/front-materials/ |
| 🏗️ Back-End Equipment | Dicing, bonding, molding, packaging tools | industry/back-equipments/ |
| 🧯 Back-End Materials | Packaging substrates, encapsulants, adhesives | industry/back-materials/ |
| 🔬 Metrology & Inspection Tools | CD-SEM, film thickness, defect detection, X-ray | industry/metrology-tools/ |
| 💾 Device Makers | Foundries, IDMs, and fabless semiconductor companies | industry/device-makers/ |
| Audience | Use Cases |
|---|---|
| 🧑🔬 Engineers | Understand strategic and societal context of fabrication |
| 🧑💼 Managers & Planners | Technology selection, industrial surveys, overseas strategy |
| 🧑🏫 Educators & Students | Learn the structural side of the tech industry not covered in textbooks |
| Role | Tool | Usage |
|---|---|---|
| 🧩 Main Generator | ChatGPT 4o | Content construction, exercises, structural visualization |
| 🔍 Research Assistant | Gemini 1.5 Pro | Geopolitical queries, tech trends, lecture summaries |
| ✒️ Editorial Refiner | Claude 3 Opus | Tone polishing, document formatting, long-form writing |
🔗 Prompt comparisons and tool-specific exercises can be found in
ai-tools-comparison/
※ The interpretations and opinions in each directory reflect the author’s own research and reasoning.
| Project | Description |
|---|---|
| Edusemi-v4x | Foundational semiconductor education (design, physics, testing) |
| EduController | Unified materials on control theory and AI control (9 chapters) |
| AITL-H | Intelligent control architecture (FSM + PID + LLM) |
Shinichi Samizo
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This project connects “technology” and the “structure of the world”
to help learners build strategies for the future.
Ideal for education, research, and tech strategy planning.