半導体出身

English translation: with a semiconductor background

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Japanese term or phrase:半導体出身
English translation:with a semiconductor background
Entered by: ken1

04:31 Dec 3, 2005
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Japanese term or phrase: 半導体出身
半導体出身のマネジメント. Does anyone know of a good translation of this? Many thanks.
kmd
Local time: 23:05
with a semiconductor background
Explanation:
can't we just say "management with a semiconductor background"?
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ken1
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Thank you very much
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Summary of answers provided
3 +1origins in semiconductors
KathyT
3 +1with a semiconductor background
ken1
4whose major is semiconductor
Twinpens (X)
2come from semiconductor division/industry
Kazumichi Sato (X)
2semiconductor production management
V N Ganesh


  

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11 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
半導体出身
origins in semiconductors


Explanation:
something along the lines of "management with origins in semiconductors..."

KathyT
Australia
Local time: 10:05
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 12

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Maynard Hogg: with "out of their depth" connotations
1 hr
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半導体出身
come from semiconductor division/industry


Explanation:
I can't say which is better, division/部門/事業部 or industry/産業.
If it is still vague with the context you have, I think 半導体出身 can be recognized as 半導体関係出身 and translated into "he/she has semiconductor-related background".

半導体関係 semiconductor
http://www.google.com/search?num=50&hl=ja&c2coff=1&q="半導体関係"...


Kazumichi Sato (X)
Japan
Local time: 08:05
Native speaker of: Japanese
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Maynard Hogg: You're thinking in Japanese, making a mountain out of a molehill. In English, semiconductors is all it takes.
25 mins
  -> I understand. You mean this is a case that plural has specific different meaning.
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半導体出身
semiconductor production management


Explanation:
MASS Group, Inc. - Manufacturing Automation Software & Systems ...
FactoryServer Semiconductor Production Management System. WAFER RECLAIM MANAGEMENT
SYSTEM. FactoryServer Si Optimizes Wafer Reclaim ...
www.massgroup.com/products/ factoryserverSiwaferreclaim.asp - 14k

V N Ganesh
Local time: 04:35
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 4
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5 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
半導体出身
with a semiconductor background


Explanation:
can't we just say "management with a semiconductor background"?

ken1
Native speaker of: Native in JapaneseJapanese
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Thank you very much

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Twinpens (X): That is it
6 hrs
  -> thanks
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12 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
半導体出身
whose major is semiconductor


Explanation:
How about "whose major is semiconductor"

Twinpens (X)
Native speaker of: Native in ChineseChinese
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