{"id":143320,"date":"2021-11-11T15:06:15","date_gmt":"2021-11-11T06:06:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/?post_type=news&#038;p=143320&#038;lang=en"},"modified":"2021-11-11T15:06:15","modified_gmt":"2021-11-11T06:06:15","slug":"sony-and-tsmc-semiconductor-factory-to-employ-1500-in-kumamoto","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/news\/sony-and-tsmc-semiconductor-factory-to-employ-1500-in-kumamoto\/","title":{"rendered":"Sony and TSMC Semiconductor Factory To Employ 1,500 in Kumamoto"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sony Group Corporation announced the development of a new semiconductor factory in Kumamoto Prefecture. The company will work with Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited, one of the world\u2019s leading semiconductor manufacturers, and this will be the company\u2019s first manufacturing base in Japan. They will invest and raise funds of approximately \u00a5800 billion. The new factory will be located next to Sony\u2019s another semiconductor factory in Kikuyomachi and will employ 1,500 persons. <\/span><b>Source: <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/kumanichi.com\/articles\/462794\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Kumanichi<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \/ <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.asahi.com\/articles\/ASPC96VXRPC9ULFA020.html\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Asahi<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-143314\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/TSMC_Fab5.jpeg?resize=1024%2C685&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"685\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/TSMC_Fab5.jpeg?resize=1024%2C685&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/TSMC_Fab5.jpeg?resize=300%2C201&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/TSMC_Fab5.jpeg?resize=768%2C514&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/TSMC_Fab5.jpeg?w=1400&amp;ssl=1 1400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Photo by <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:TSMC_Fab5.JPG\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Peellden<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>Disclaimer<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: Fukuoka Now posts summaries of Kyushu area news for those who cannot read Japanese. 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