Integrated Green-niX

Mission

Aiming to revive Japan's semiconductor industry

As a part of the MEXT Initiative to Establish Next-generation Novel Integrated Circuits Centers (X-NICS), aiming for a game change to green the Japanese integrated circuit industry and supply chain, integrated research on systems, circuits, devices, processes, and materials and human resource development are promoted in order to realize green semiconductors with low environmental impact. To do. Bringing together top researchers in Silicon electronics, mainly from Tokyo Institute of Technology, Toyohashi University of Technology, and Hiroshima University, and promoting joint research with companies, new integrated circuits that will be the key to creating new markets such as EV and AR. Promote technology research and development. In addition, we will work on practical human resource development with a view to 30 years from now by a team that includes participating companies in the semiconductor industry as well as technical colleges. In addition, we will share the prototype line and design environment for experiencing all the processes of integrated circuit production, and enhance recurrent human resource development for working adults.

NEWS

2024.04.12

As one of the human resource development programs of the Green-niX Research and Human Resource Development Center, Toyohashi University of Technology has begun accepting applications for "integrated circuit manufacturing training" for technical college students from all over the country.
2024.04.10

We began full-scale operation of the Green-niX College in April. Following the orientation on the 5th, many students participated in the first lecture (IBM US) of this year's newly established "Integrated Green-niX Special Lecture 1".
2024.03.07

At IEEE/EDTM 2024, which was held in Bangalore, India from March 3rd to 6th, our center's leader Wakabayashi gave an invited lecture and participated in a panel discussion on the theme "Is Quantum the new Nano?", and Shinya Imai and Naoki Matsunaga from Wakabayashi Laboratory also presented papers.
2024.02.29

In the series of articles in the Nihon Keizai Shimbun "Economic Classroom: Will the Semiconductor Industry Revive?", our leader Wakabayashi's contribution entitled "Focusing on securing and developing international human resources" was published in the morning edition of February 29th.
2024.02.27

An integrated Green-niX symposium was held at Tokyo Institute of Technology Ookayama campus.
2024.02.21

A presentation of the results by research assistants (RAs) at our center was held at the Tokyo Institute of Technology Ookayama Campus.
2024.02.20

The 5th CMOS Advanced Course (New Semiconductor School) at the Setouchi Semiconductor Co-Creation Consortium sponsored by Hiroshima University was held on February 20th, and we received lectures from Director Mr. Okada of NTT Advanced Technology Research Center, President Mr. Satoh of Tatsumo Corporation and Mr. Sakitani, director and advisor of Rhotse Co., Ltd. With this, all plans for this year have ended.
2024.02.14

In order to promote the development of human resources who can comprehensively manage integrated research and development of innovative semiconductor integrated circuits at this center, we will collaborate with Tokyo Institute of Technology, Toyohashi University of Technology, and Hiroshima University to develop semiconductor human resources on January 1, 2024. We have concluded a memorandum of understanding regarding credit transfer.

More Information

COLLEGE

At the Green-niX Research and Human Resource Development Center, participating university institutions work together to operate the Integrated Green-niX College, which provides advanced semiconductor human resource development programs to students.

CONSORTIUM

We have formed a consortium with universities and companies to promote integrated Green-niX research and human resource development for integrated semiconductor engineers.

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Organization Chart

Leader：Hitoshi Wakabayashi, Tokyo Institute of Tchnology

Research Unit Leader, Institute of Innovative Research, Tokyo Institute of Technology (Tokyo Tech)
He has joined the Tokyo Institute of Technology since FY2013 after his experiences in NEC Corporation, MIT and Sony Corporation. He has been also the Research Supervisor of PRESTO on Information Carriers and Their Integrated Materials/Devices/Systems, and the Director of the Japan MOT Society from FY2019.

Sub-Leader：Kazuaki Sawada, Toyohashi University of Technology

Graduated doctoral course of Toyohashi University of Technology (TUT), Research Associate at Shizuoka University Electronics Engineering Research Institute, after working as a visiting professor at Technical University of Munich, Professor at the Faculty of Engineering and Director of Electronics-Inspired Interdisciplinary Research Institute (EIIRIS) of TUT.

Sub-Leader: Akinobu Teramoto, Hiroshima University

Graduated doctoral course of Tohoku University, after working LSI laboratory of Mitsubishi Electric Corporation, after working as an associate professor and a professor at the Future Science and Technology Joint Research Center, Tohoku University, currently Director and Professor of Research Institute for Semiconductor Engineering, and Professor of Quantum Matter program, Graduate School of Advanced Science and Engineering in Hiroshima University.