Rumored Japan-US chip plant talks test whether two former chipmaking giants can rebuild at home

Digitimes
Sep 17, 2026, 9:36 pm213 ptsTop
If the project under discussion goes ahead, it would be the first time Japan's US$550 billion tariff-linked investment pledge is directed toward chip manufacturing rather than the energy and industrial-materials projects announced so far — and the clearest sign yet that the two countries that once dominated…

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