Japan expects more investment from global chipmakers

Japan expects more investment from global chipmakers

PM Fumio Kishida vows G7 supply chain stability after meeting with Intel, TSMC, and Micron executives.

Micron is expected to invest US$3.70 billion in 1-gamma process technology with Japanese government support. (Micron pic)
TOKYO:
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said he expected additional investment from global chipmakers in Japan after meeting top executives on Thursday ahead of a Group of Seven (G7) summit.

In remarks to reporters after meeting the executives, including from Intel Corp and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co, Kishida said the G7 leaders would discuss stabilising supply chains in their talks in the city of Hiroshima.

Executives from Micron Technology Inc, IBM Corp, Applied Materials and Samsung Electronics, among others, also met Kishida.

Micron said in a statement that it would bring extreme ultraviolet (EUV) technology to Japan to produce advanced memory chips and it expected to invest up to ¥500 billion (US$3.70 billion) in 1-gamma process technology over the next few years, with close support from the Japanese government.

The company is also poised to get about ¥200 billion in financial incentives from Japan to help it make next-generation memory chips in the country, Bloomberg News reported on Wednesday.

Kishida also said the government would work on expanding foreign direct investment in Japan.

The G7 summit is from Friday to Sunday.

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