Japan eyes funding for Taiwan's TSMC to build chip plant

The Japanese government is considering financial support for Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. to build a chip-making factory, potentially with Sony Group Corp., in the southwestern Japan prefecture of Kumamoto, sources with knowledge of the matter said Friday.The aid for the world's largest contract chipmaker, which may be worth several billion U.S. dollars, could be included in a supplementary budget that Prime Minister Fumio Kishida aims to compile by the end of December, underscoring his sharpened focus on the economic dimensions of national security.The bolstering of supply chains…READ FULL ARTICLE