Sony, TSMC to spend US$6.3bil to jointly make image sensors, Nikkei says
TOKYO: Sony Group and Taiwan's TSMC plan to spend around one trillion yen (US$6.32 billion) to jointly make next-generation microchips used in image sensors, the Nikkei business daily said on Monday.
Sony Group and Taiwan's TSMC are set to invest around one trillion yen, or approximately US$6.32 billion, to jointly manufacture next-generation microchips for image sensors, according to the Nikkei business daily. The joint venture, with Sony controlling about 60% and TSMC holding 40%, will commence commercial production in Kumamoto prefecture, southern Japan, as early as 2029, the paper reported.
In May, the two tech giants announced their intention to form a joint venture in Japan aimed at developing and manufacturing next-generation image sensors, leveraging Sony's sensor design expertise and TSMC's manufacturing and process technology strengths. The partnership also seeks to explore opportunities in physical artificial intelligence applications, including automotive and robotics.
Sony, the world's largest maker of image sensors utilized in smartphones and automobiles, has not commented on the Nikkei report. TSMC, the world's largest contract chipmaker, has not provided an immediate response to Reuters' request for comment.
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