The following is the latest list of selected news summaries by Kyodo News.----------Intel partners with 14 Japanese firms to automate chipmaking processTOKYO - Intel Corp.'s Japanese arm has formed a research body with 14 domestic firms to automate "back-end chipmaking processes" such as packaging as Japan and the United States step up efforts to strengthen chip supply chains.Materials supplier Resonac Holdings Corp., one of the firms involved in the project, said Tuesday that the association was established on April 16, aiming to implement automation technologies by 2028.---------…READ FULL ARTICLE