{"id":61108,"date":"2021-11-10T13:12:43","date_gmt":"2021-11-10T13:12:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thegeek.games\/?p=61108"},"modified":"2021-11-10T20:57:01","modified_gmt":"2021-11-10T20:57:01","slug":"sony-factory-japan-investment-chip","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thegeek.games\/2021\/11\/10\/sony-factory-japan-investment-chip\/","title":{"rendered":"Sony Will Invest $500 Million In A New Chip Factory In Japan, At A Total Cost Of $7 Billion"},"content":{"rendered":"

The factory, which will distribute resources to all types of companies, will start production in 2024.<\/h4>\n

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Supply shortages have hit the tech sector hard. As is evident, consoles such as PS5, Xbox Series and Nintendo Switch have been slowing down their production due to this problem. Sony has already been considering getting involved in the construction of a chip factory. This was announced just a month ago, and today we now know that the Japanese government has set its plans in motion with a future factory that will cost $7 billion, of which Sony will invest $500 million.<\/p>\n

As Bloomberg reporter Gearoid Reidy shares on his Twitter account, the Taiwan-based semiconductor company has already sent a press release confirming its intentions. According to the statement, construction of the chip will begin in 2022, but component production will have to wait until 2024. However, there is a great deal of ambition behind these plans, as the factory will be capable of producing 45,000 units of semiconductor material per month.<\/p>\n

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Sony confirms it will invest in a $7 billion chip plant that TSMC will build in Kumamoto. The project will have "strong support" for the Japanese government, for whom this is a MASSIVE win. Sony will have a stake in the plant of less than 20%, investing about $500m. pic.twitter.com\/vmnyhChMTZ<\/a><\/p>\n

— Gearoid Reidy (@GearoidReidy) November 9, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n