“Microelectronics is not unrelated to nature. Of course, it is not a product of nature, but it is a product created by the natural creativity and inquisitiveness of man”, writes Tsuyoshi Kawanishi, former CEO of Toshina Semiconductor, in his book Chip Management..
“For example, if you look at the blow-up of the circuit of a memory device, you will see, on the one hand, the results of 50 years of technology, investment and cumulative knowledge; on the other hand, you will see also the ceaseless striving of many people to find truth and express their intelligence and creativity", Kawanishi continues.
"In the period of the warring states in Japanese history one of the famous generals, Takeda Shingen said: ‘People come in all different colours and types. The types are neither good nor bad, and they are all useful if the leader knows how to use them as they are’.”
“I believe”, concludes Kawanishi, “that the human spirit and mind, as well as technology and industry, are all born out of a dialogue between man and nature.”
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