TSMC, Sony to invest $4.7 billion in joint venture for image sensors

TAIPEI, Aug 11 : Taiwanese chipmaker TSMC and Sony Group said on Tuesday they will form a $4.69 billion joint venture to develop and make next-generation image sensors in southern Japan, with volume production expected to start in 2029.Sony will be the controlling shareholder and invest 465 billion yen ($2.92 billion),

The joint venture, which targets production by 2029, will develop next-generation sensors for robots and self-driving cars

Sony Corp. and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC) are planning to invest around $6.3 billion (€5.4bn) in a joint venture to produce advanced image sensors in Japan, according to Nikkei.

Sony, TSMC to spend $6.3 billion to jointly make image sensors, Nikkei says  Reuters

The Japanese company's chip arm Sony Semiconductor Solutions and TSMC are partnering on next-generation image sensors for robots and cars.

SemiconductorsJapanese and Taiwanese duo targets 2029 production with new joint ventureThe two companies reached a basic agreement in May to cooperate on the development and production of next-generation image sensors. KEIGO YOSHIDA, KOICHI KITANISHI and RYOSUKE EGUCHIAugust 10, 2026 11:02 JSTTOKYO/KUMAMOTO, Japan/TAIP

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