Taiwan's TSMC tells Japan PM of plan to produce advanced chips in Kumamoto

The chief executive of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. told Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi on Thursday of the company's plan to mass-produce semiconductors using 3-nanometer technology in Kumamoto Prefecture, in what would be a first in Japan.Takaichi welcomed the move, an upgrade from the company's initially planned use of 6-nanometer technology, telling C.C. Wei at her office in Tokyo, "It is very encouraging. I would like you to proceed as you have proposed." She also promised to "closely discuss and cooperate."The government sees domestic chip output as contributing to ec…READ FULL ARTICLE