# TSMC announces second Kumamoto fab with Sony, Denso and Toyota; JASM investment to top $20B

Canonical page: https://technooptimist.io/stories/tsmc-announces-second-kumamoto-fab-with-sony-denso-and-toyota-jasm-9f9a2d52
Date: 6 Feb 2024
About: [TSMC](https://technooptimist.io/companies/tsmc.md) · [JASM Kumamoto fabs](https://technooptimist.io/computing/jasm-kumamoto.md)
Original source: https://pr.tsmc.com/english/news/3105

TSMC, Sony Semiconductor Solutions, Denso and Toyota agreed to invest further in JASM to build a second fab in Kumamoto, Japan, with construction from end-2024 and operations by end-2027. Total investment in JASM was to exceed $20B with Japanese government support.

## Key facts

- Stakes: TSMC ~86.5%, Sony ~6.0%, Denso ~5.5%, Toyota ~2.0%.
- Both fabs together planned at over 100,000 300 mm wafers a month.
- Nodes from 40 nm to 6/7 nm for car, industrial, consumer and HPC chips.
- More than 3,400 direct high-tech jobs expected.

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