Fukuoka Cluster for Advanced System LSI Technology Development
Creating an Advanced System LSI Technology Development Hub to Lead
Silicon Sea Belt (SSB) Fukuoka Project
Potential of Fukuoka Prefecture (Kyushu)
Outline of the Second Stage of the Project: 2007 to 2011
Base project (1) Promotion of strategic R&D
Base project (2) Further emphasis on human resources development
Expansion Program Further Internationalization
The Vision for the Fukuoka Cluster for
Advanced System
LSI Technology Development
The Fukuoka region actively promotes research and development of advanced system LSI technology. We will further promote and accelerate our project by making the most of our potential resources such as the intelligent resources of universities or semiconductor-related companies and automotive-related companies in the Fukuoka, Kitakyushu, and Iizuka areas. We aim to become a world-class hub of advanced system LSI technology development to serve as the core of the Silicon Sea Belt region (connecting Kyushu, South Korea, Beijing, Shanghai, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Singapore, India, etc.), which has grown to become the world’s largest area for semiconductor manufacturing and consumption.
| Silicon Sea Belt (SSB) Fukuoka Project |
Within East Asia, the Silicon Sea Belt manufactures and consumes over 50% of the world’s semiconductors, and further growth is expected. This Sea Belt spans across Fukuoka (Kyushu), Gyeonggi (South Korea), Beijing, Shanghai, Hsinchu (Taiwan), Hong Kong, Singapore, Bangalore (India) and beyond the regions of East Asia. As semiconductors have come to serve as a base for our
information-oriented society, through the Silicon Sea Belt Fukuoka Project, we are aiming to create a hub for the development of advanced system LSI technology that will produce higher value in the semiconductor industry and lead the world.
To facilitate the project, the Promotion Committee for the Fukuoka System LSI Technology Development Hub was organized in 2001 with the cooperation of industries, academia and government agencies. The committee has been engaged in five tasks: R&D support, human resources development, venture creation and support, promotion of networking and collaboration, and cluster promotion.
| Potential of Fukuoka Prefecture (Kyushu) |
| Fukuoka Soft Research Park |
Located in the western part of Fukuoka City in Sawara Ward, the research park
has one of the largest concentrations of information & communication-related
companies in Japan. It employs about 10,000 people and is comprised of 200
companies including major computer manufacturers from home and abroad as
well as local information- & communication-related companies.
[Main academic (R&D) institutes in the Research Park & nearby area]
・System LSI Research Center, Kyushu University
・JST Innovation Plaza Fukuoka,
Japan Science and Technology Agency
・Institute of Systems &
Information Technologies/KYUSHU
・Fukuoka Institute of System LSI Design Industry
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| Kitakyushu Science and Research Park |
Located in the western part of Kitakyushu City (Wakamatsu and Yahatanishi
Wards), Kitakyushu Science and Research Park attracts an increasing number of
universities, research labs and companies specialized in science and
engineering and is aiming to become a core for scientific research in Asia.
Currently, including the students from the Faculty of Engineering of the nearby
Kyushu Institute of Technology, about 6,000 undergraduate and graduate
students and researchers are engaged in training and research on cutting-edge
IT, nanotechnology and biotechnology. These intellectual resources interact with
the various industrial technologies accumulated in the city of Kitakyushu to
create new industries in information- and environment-related fields and work
for advanced local industries.
[Main academic (R&D) institutes]
・Center for Human Quality of Life through IT, Kyushu Institute of Technology
・Technology Development Center, The University of Kitakyushu
・Information, Production and Systems
Research Center, Waseda University
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| Iizuka area |
Iizuka is about one-hour away from Fukuoka and Kitakyushu cities. The area’s
strength lies in its intellectual resources of about 5,000 undergraduate and
graduate students and researchers in science and engineering fields. These
students and researchers account for around 4% of its population. Iizuka is
working to become a city that embraces the information industry and takes full
advantage of the support available for industrial endeavors.
[Main academic (R&D) institutes]
・Center for Microelectronic System (CMS), Kyushu Institute of Technology
・Center of Iizuka R&D (CIRD)
・e-ZUKA Try Valley Center
・Fukuoka Software Center Co., Ltd
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| Advantages of creating a hub in Fukuoka |
● Availability of brilliant students majoring in science and engineering fields
・The prefecture produces annually about 26,000 students of which 1/3
are majoring in science and engineering fields.
・Among Japan’s public universities, Fukuoka has the 2nd highest quota for
science and engineering students.
● Opportunities to collaborate with Kyushu University, the Kyushu Institute of
Technology, the University of Kitakyushu and Waseda University, all of which
host a large number of system LSI researchers
● Active R&D, implementing the Knowledge Cluster Initiative
(in its second stage) and other projects
● Chance to collaborate with fast-growing industries clustered in the area;
industries such as bio- and robot-related industries and an auto industry
aiming to produce 1.5 million vehicles a year
● Ample public support for venture businesses
・Business matching by the Fukuoka Venture Market (FVM)
・Investment and promotion by the Kyushu Venture Partners 1(KVP1), Limited
Partnership, etc.
● Proximity to other Asian cities facilitates international business expansion
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