Lost Manufacturing: the Failure of Japan's Manufacturing Industry (Collector's Edition)

From hard drives to smart hardware, from transistors to flush toilets, what did Japan's manufacturing industry do right and what did it do wrong? What does this mean for Chinese companies catching up in the industrial Internet era? After the war, Japanese manufacturing dominated the world due to its imitative innovation and craftsmanship. From the 1980s to the 1990s, Japanese manufacturing passed by the rapidly emerging Internet and personal computer hardware. In the 21st century, Japanese manufacturers are disappointed in the booming smart hardware market. Hitachi, Toshiba, Sony, and Sharp have all been defeated in the field of consumer electronics products that were once strong in the past. What is the reason behind this? In the coming era of smart homes and industrial Internet, will Japan miss opportunities again? From the perspective of a senior semiconductor practitioner, this book presents a decades-long history of honor and disgrace in Japan's semiconductor manufacturing industry.