Under the project, Toshiba and Rohm will expand production at their chip factories in Ishikawa and Miyazaki prefectures, respectively, they said.
Of the total cost, up to
"We are hoping this will be the first step toward creating a world-leading chipmaker," Industry Minister
The move comes as Toshiba is set to be delisted this month after a consortium led by
Power semiconductors are capable of handling high voltages and large electric currents and are commonly used in electric vehicles.
==Kyodo
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