Tokyo Electron chief sees edge despite China’s chip self-sufficiency drive
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Equipment leader expects industry to become pillar of Japan’s economy
Tokyo Electron President and CEO Toshiki Kawai speaks to Nikkei in Tokyo on June 9. (Photo by Hikaru Yagi)
TOKYO — China’s push to build a self-sufficient semiconductor industry is creating new competitors for foreign equipment suppliers, but the head of Tokyo Electron says he is confident the Japanese chip toolmaker can maintain its technological edge.
