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Sony Group and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC) are reportedly preparing to invest about 1 trillion yen ($6.32 billion) in a new Japanese semiconductor venture focused on next-generation chips for image sensors, according to a report from the Nikkei business daily.
The planned investment would strengthen Japan’s semiconductor manufacturing sector while expanding the two companies’ cooperation in advanced image sensor technology. The joint venture is expected to be approximately 60% owned by Sony and 40% by TSMC, Nikkei reported.
Commercial production could begin as early as 2029 at a facility in Kumamoto prefecture in southern Japan. Kumamoto has already emerged as an important semiconductor manufacturing hub, with TSMC expanding its presence in the region as demand for advanced chips continues to grow globally.
Sony and TSMC announced in May that they intended to establish a joint venture in Japan dedicated to developing and manufacturing next-generation image sensors. The partnership is designed to combine Sony’s expertise in image sensor design with TSMC’s semiconductor manufacturing capabilities and advanced process technologies.
Beyond traditional image sensor applications, the companies have also identified physical artificial intelligence as a potential growth area. Their collaboration is expected to explore technologies for sectors including autonomous and connected vehicles, robotics and other AI-powered machines that rely on sophisticated sensors to understand and interact with their surroundings.
The reported investment could position Sony and TSMC to capitalize on rising demand for high-performance sensors as artificial intelligence increasingly moves from software into real-world devices and machines.
Sony is currently the world’s leading producer of image sensors, supplying technology widely used in smartphones, vehicles and other electronic products. TSMC, meanwhile, is the world’s largest contract semiconductor manufacturer and produces chips for many of the global technology industry’s biggest companies.
Neither company has confirmed the reported 1 trillion yen investment. Sony declined to comment on the Nikkei report, while TSMC had not immediately responded to Reuters’ request for comment.
