Itwastheresultofdeliberategovernmentintervention, strategicplanningbycorporategiants, and a focusontechnologicalinnovation.
それは、政府の介入、企業巨人たちの戦略的計画、そして技術革新への注力の結果であった。
ThejourneybeganafterJapan's defeatinWorldWarII.
その道のりは、第二次世界大戦での日本の敗戦後に始まった。
Thecountryhad a massivetaskinrebuildingitseconomy, andwithsignificanthelpfromtheUnitedStatesundertheMarshallPlan, theywereabletoimmediatelybuildeverythingbackup.
Bypoolingknowledgeandresourcesthroughgovernment-backedprojects, Japanesecompaniesgained a competitiveedgeovertheirAmericanrivals, whichweremorefragmentedandoperatedindependently.
Ratherthanproducingitsownchips, TSMCfocusedonmanufacturingsemiconductorsforothercompanies, whichallowedittoscalequicklyandbecome a leaderinthefoundrybusiness.
Japanesecompanies, however, remainedheavilyinvestedinmemorychipsanddidnotprioritizediversificationintomicroprocessorsorothermoreadvancedtypesofsemiconductors.
Thisfocuson a singlesegmentofthemarketmadeJapanesefirmsvulnerablewhendemandforDRAMbegantostagnateandwhenAmericancompaniesbegantodominatethemorelucrativemicroprocessormarket.