# JASM to build second semiconductor fab in Kumamoto, Japan

TSMC, Sony Semiconductor Solutions, DENSO, and Toyota announced further investment into JASM to build a second fab in Kumamoto, Japan, scheduled to begin operation by the end of 2027. Total investment for both fabs exceeds US$20 billion, with production capacity of over 100,000 12-inch wafers per month and creation of more than 3,400 high-tech jobs.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2024-02-07
- Where: Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan
- Value: $20.0B
- Jobs: 3,400
- Starts operating: 2027
- Status: announced
- Capacity: over 100,000 12-inch wafers per month (both fabs combined)
- Products: semiconductor wafers (40nm to 6/7nm process technologies)
- Sectors: [Semiconductors and Industrial Electronics](https://endata.com/sectors/semiconductors-electronics.md)

## Companies

- [Japan Advanced Semiconductor Manufacturing (JASM)](https://endata.com/companies/75492.md)
- [Toyota Motor](https://endata.com/companies/962.md) (investor)
- [DENSO](https://endata.com/companies/2901.md) (investor)
- [TSMC](https://endata.com/companies/15886.md) (investor)
- [Sony Semiconductor Solutions Corporation](https://endata.com/companies/23480.md) (investor)

## Sources

- [acnnewswire.com](https://acnnewswire.com/Article.Asp?Art_ID=88896), 2024-02-07: "TSMC (TWSE: 2330, NYSE: TSM), Sony Semiconductor Solutions Corporation ("SSS"), DENSO Corporation ("DENSO") and Toyota Motor Corporation ("Toyota") announced further investment into Japan Advanced Semiconductor Manufacturing, Inc. ("JASM"), TSMC's majority-owned manufacturing subsidiary in Kumamoto "

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