# Sony and TSMC plan $6.3 billion JV for image sensor chips in Kumamoto

Sony and TSMC plan to spend around 1 trillion yen ($6.32 billion) to jointly make next-generation microchips used in image sensors through a joint venture in Kumamoto, Japan, with commercial production as early as 2029.

- Type: Investment
- Announced: 2023-05-25
- Where: Kumamoto prefecture, southern Japan, Japan
- Value: $6.32B
- Starts operating: 2029
- Status: rumored
- Products: next-generation image sensor microchips
- Sectors: [Semiconductors and Industrial Electronics](https://endata.com/sectors/semiconductors-electronics.md)

## Companies

- [Sony](https://endata.com/companies/2220.md) (partner)
- [Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company](https://endata.com/companies/27337.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [stockopedia.com](https://www.stockopedia.com/share-prices/taiwan-semiconductor-manufacturing-NYQ:TSM/news/sony-tsmc-to-spend-6-3-billion-to-jointly-make-image-sensors-nikkei-says-019fe9aa-a75d-7c1d-97e7-ce0f850ecd20/), 2023-05-25: "Sony and TSMC plan to spend around 1 trillion yen ($6.32 billion) to jointly make next-generation microchips used in image sensors"

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