据《日本经济新闻》报道，索尼正计划与全球最大代工芯片制造商台积电合作，在西日本新建一家半导体工厂，项目总投资约为 8000 亿日元，预计日本政府将承担最高 50% 的出资。《日经》在知情人士处获悉了这一消息。报道称，该工厂将由一家新成立的公司管理，索尼将持有该公司的少数股份。厂址定在熊本县索尼拥有的地皮上，毗邻索尼的图像传感器工厂。据悉，这家新工厂将生产用于摄影设备图像传感器的半导体，以及用于汽车和其它产品的芯片，计划在 2024 年投入使用。索尼目前控制着全球智能手机和照相机传感器市场份额的半数，传感器由自家生产，但半导体需要从包括台积电在内的第三方处采购。面对全球半导体短缺的问题，世界各国都正采取措施保持自身的国际竞争力。去年，台积电应美国政府要求，在亚利桑那州投资 120 亿美元建厂；今年 5 月，韩国总
According to Japan economic news, Sony is planning to cooperate with TSMC, the world's largest foundry chip manufacturer, to build a new semiconductor factory in western Japan. The total investment of the project is about 800 billion yen. It is expected that the Japanese government will bear up to 50% of the investment. Nikkei learned the news from people familiar with the matter. It is reported that the factory will be managed by a newly established company, and Sony will hold a minority stake in the company. The plant site is located on the land owned by Sony in Kumamoto County, adjacent to Sony's image sensor factory. It is reported that the new factory will produce semiconductors for photographic equipment, image sensors and chips for cars and other products, which are planned to be put into use in 2024. Sony currently controls half of the global market share of smart phones and camera sensors. Sensors are produced by itself, but semiconductors need to be purchased from third parties including TSMC. Facing the problem of global semiconductor shortage, countries all over the world are taking measures to maintain their international competitiveness. Last year, TSMC invested US $12 billion to build a plant in Arizona at the request of the US government; In May this year, the general manager of South Korea
