OITA LSI Cluster Concept

OITA LSI Cluster Projects

The OITA LSI Cluster concept was formulated with the aim of generating more dynamic industrial activity in Oita
Prefecture and achieving community and enterprise development and revitalization through both collaboration andcompetition. Oita LSI Cluster Promotion Council, established in April 2005, seeks to develop clusters of locally-based
enterprises and major firms that have established operations in the prefecture, and utilize their technologicalstrengths to create a 21st-century hub for semiconductor production that is internationally competitive in terms ofquality, cost and turnaround time. This task involves the development of networks bringing together partners fromindustry, academia and government, and strategic initiatives to further integrate our prefecture’s advanced manufacturing technologies.

Oita LSI Cluster Promotion Council has instituted a medium-range vision formulated primarily through its Planning
Committee in the 2008 fiscal year.

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Partnerships across industry,
academia and government

Advisors

Vice Chairperson

Engineer Advisors

Enterprises

Financial
institutionsWorking
groupsGovernmentalorgansGathering and providing information on technologies and needs of customers
worldwide.

Executive Director
Trustees(Administrative Board)

Planning Committee

Expert Subcommittee

Assessment andScreening Committee

Secretariat

Technical consulting

Fostering businesspeople of global standard.

The specialist divisions for Research and Development, Human Resource Development, Market Cultivation /Information Services, and Member Interchange are each pursuing specific initiatives under the following sub-themes(strategies) developed in line with the medium-range vision.
Research and Development

Chairperson

Cultivating Human Resource of global standard.

Market Cultivation / Information Services

Market Cultivation/ Information Services

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Educationalinstitutions

Human Resource Development

Member Interchange

The core element of the Oita LSI Cluster concept is engagement with the testing technologies (evaluationprocesses) essential to the manufacture of semiconductors. We aim to create a “semiconductor clinic” that delivers
solutions based on scientific diagnosis and systematic technology development, accumulates and disseminates
information and the results of impartial evaluation, and offers counseling as appropriate. To this end, we are implementing a range of specific initiatives around the four functional pillars of Research and Development, HumanResource Development, Market Cultivation / Information Supplement, and Member Interchange.
The acronym “LSI” used in the concept’s title stands for the Large Scale Integrated circuits in semiconductors, butalso incorporates the idea of Large Scale Integration of semiconductor-related enterprises in Oita prefecture for thepurpose of advancing industrial activity.

Generating new world-leading technologies.

Cultivating and developing engineers with broad

1.

Realizing successful case models for businesslinkage and development of new technologies.

1. outlooks.

2.

Proposing developments in screening andevaluation systems.

2. Operating projects led by working groups.

3.

Organizing mid-term reporting sessions andperformance brieﬁngs for working groups.

4.

Market research and market development
assistance in relation to research themes.

5.

Research and development for productivity
improvements, etc.

6.

Periodical information exchange with theacademic sector.

1.

Surveys and research on Joint tendering andother business models.

2.

Formulating systems for self-diagnosis ofcommercial position.

3.

Increasing knowledge-gathering and provisionof information to member enterprises.

4.

Supporting business matching.

5.

Bolstering information dissemination functions.

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waste
treatment
technology

Member Interchange

Members

OITA LSI Cluster Concept
Research and Development

Research and Development

Market Cultivation / Information Services

Importing global information, exporting Oitaʼs innovations!

Semiconductor clinics

Oita LSI Cluster Promotion Council
Human Resource Development

SloganAugmenting training for technical personnel

3. based on the needs of member enterprises.

4. Bolstering partnerships with universities, etc.
Engaging expert instructors from other5. organizations.

Expanding basic education and training for6. new personnel.

Supporting the maintenance of employment

7. opportunities.

Organizing meetings for interaction among

Member Interchange

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OITA LSI Cluster Medium-Range Vision

1. top-level executives from both within and beyond
the prefecture.

Exchange and network-building with clusters in

2. other regions and beyond Japan.

Collaboration with the Kyushu Semiconductor

3. Industries and Technology Innovation Association.