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How Japan Learned Semiconductors

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How far is one working chip from a viable production line? →Work backward from a die that passed test. How many others passed on that wafer? Who qualified the machinery? Was the line under financial pressure before an interruption?This video helps answer · The radio works; what about the next ten thousand?

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Asianometry distinguishes a working Japanese transistor radio from a product and process ready for sale. The later discussion of yield provides a batch-level measure of repeatability: the share of parts that meet specification.

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This radio worked but product and production were not good enough to sell to the public.
How Japan Learned Semiconductors · ▶ 6:07–6:12
Japanese yields were hitting 70-80%
How Japan Learned Semiconductors · ▶ 15:22–15:26

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