Title
Kubo, Tokuo oral historyCatalog Number
102740046Type
DocumentDescription
[This oral history is one of seven recorded in December 2014 with former leaders in the Japanese semiconductor industry. ]Kubo-san began his career in 1956, joining Nissho Company Limited, a trading company, where he learned about the semiconductor industry. After working in New York with Nissho, he returned to Tokyo, where he founded a new company called Tokyo Electron (TEL). This new company was to be trading company to import and sell semiconductor manufacturing equipment to the Japanese companies who were entering the semiconductor business. This company grew to be a major factor in the Japanese semiconductor ecosystem, not only as a trading company, but as an equipment manufacturer as well.
Towards the end of this oral history, Kubo-san discusses the trends and challenges for the industry and Japan moving forward, including cultural changes required in Japanese companies.
Date
2014-12-10Contributor
Dennis, Eric, Videographer |
Kubo, Tokuo, Interviewee |
Myers, Stanley T., Interviewer |
Publisher
Computer History MuseumPlace of Publication
Tokyo, JapanExtent
26 p.Format
PDFCopyright Holder
Computer History MuseumCategory
TranscriptionSubject
Tokyo Electron Ltd; semiconductor history; TEL; Japanese semiconductor; Nissho; Kulicke & SoffaCollection Title
Oral history collectionSeries Title
Japanese semiconductor pioneersCredit
Computer History MuseumLot Number
X7368.2015Related Records
102738077 | Japanese semiconductor pioneers : oral history series |