United Semiconductor Japan Corporation(USJC) Mie Plant in Kuwana City, Mie Prefecture, on Friday, September 13, 2011, by Prof. Kentaro Kaneko, Director of the Research Institute of Science and Technology (RARA) and Professor Tsutomu Araki, Deputy Director of the Semiconductor Applications Research Center (RISA), and Prof, and Professor Masato Miyake of the OIC Research Organization, who is a member of the USJC.

USJC is a member of Taiwan-based UMC (the world's third largest foundry company) and is the first Japanese foundry. The Mie Plant has one of the largest 300 mm wafer Logic LSI factories in Japan, manufacturing approximately 35,000 wafers/month. It is also a state-of-the-art semiconductor manufacturing plant with a hybrid seismic isolation building, a backup power supply with lithium-ion capacitors, and an LNG satellite terminal, all of which prepare the plant for the risk of large-scale disasters.

During the tour of the plant, the participants introduced USJC's initiatives, Ritsumeikan University's and RISA's initiatives, and exchanged opinions on semiconductor human resource development and semiconductor-related issues with President Nobuhiro Misawa and other personnel.

It was confirmed that in the future, USJC members will visit BKC and OIC campuses, and Ritsumeikan University students will participate in internship programs, so that further connections will be made and information will be exchanged.