Dec 12 (Reuters) - Nikkei:
* TAIWAN'S POWERCHIP SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING CORP TO REV
UP
AUTO CHIP BUSINESS WITH JAPAN PLANT - NIKKEI
* PSMC WILL USE ITS NEW PLANT IN JAPAN AS A SPRINGBOARD TO
SHARPLY
EXPAND ITS AUTOMOTIVE SEMICONDUCTOR BUSINESS - NIKKEI
* PSMC PLANS TO INVEST 800 BILLION YEN IN A JOINT VENTURE
WITH
FINANCIAL GROUP SBI HOLDINGS TO BUILD A PLANT IN OHIRA - NIKKEI
* JAPANESE GOVERNMENT CONSIDERING PROVIDING SUBSIDIES OF UP
TO 140
BILLION YEN FOR PSMC'S NEW PLANT - NIKKEI
* PSMC AIMS FOR 40,000 WAFERS A MONTH WHEN NEW PLANT IN
JAPAN IS
FULLY OPERATIONAL IN 2029 - NIKKEI
* PSMC'S NEW MIYAGI FACTORY EXPECTED TO PRODUCE
MICROCONTROLLERS
AND ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE CHIPS FOR VEHICLES, AMONG OTHERS -
NIKKEI
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