TOKYO -- Three of Japan's leading suppliers to the semiconductor industry will join hands in a government-supported effort to develop advanced chipmaking production technology, Nikkei has learned.
Government to back effort with $390m, aiming for breakthrough by mid-2020s

A Tokyo Electron facility: Japan's leading supplier of chipmaking equipment will join an effort to develop advanced production technology.
TOKYO -- Three of Japan's leading suppliers to the semiconductor industry will join hands in a government-supported effort to develop advanced chipmaking production technology, Nikkei has learned.