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Next-generation image sensor JV fab

Sony Semiconductor Solutions / TSMC, Kumamoto, Japan. Every field this record holds on the site, its note and every source, as the row states them.

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The row

Operator
Sony Semiconductor Solutions / TSMC · company page: Sony Semiconductor Solutions, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company
Site
Next-generation image sensor JV fab
Location
Kumamoto, Japan
Type
logic
Status
announced
Wafer
not recorded
Nodes
not recorded
First output
not recorded
Announced investment
USD 6.3 billion
Map position
32.9, 130.82, on the map

Preliminary agreement for a joint venture image sensor fab announced August 2026; mass production eyed around 2029.

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Sources

1 source on this row, in the order the row lists them. The order carries no weight.

Sony Semiconductor Solutions and TSMC Agreed to Establish Joint Venture for Next-Generation Image Sensors · sony-semicon.com

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2026-08-13 · The row entered this record, with the status announced. · Source at entry: Sony Semiconductor Solutions and TSMC Agreed to Establish Joint Venture for Next-Generation Image Sensors

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