TSMC confirmed building a $7 billion chip plant with Sony in Japan

2021-11-09 10:37:26

Asian Tech Press (Nov 09) -- Taiwan's semiconductor giant TSMC confirmed building a $7 billion chip plant with Sony in Japan.

TSMC's board of directors formally approved plans to build a chip factory in Japan's Kumamoto Prefecture with an initial investment of $7 billion and mass production scheduled to begin by the end of 2024. Sony will invest up to $500 million and get about 20 % of the shares.

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