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A Nexperia assembly plant in Guangdong Province: The joint factory with Wingtech will produce EV chips.
HIDEAKI RYUGEN and SHUNSUKE TABETA, Nikkei staff writers
TOKYO/BEIJING -- Chinese electronics manufacturer Wingtech Technology will invest 12 billion yuan ($1.8 billion) to build a factory that makes semiconductors for electric vehicles in Shanghai, moving to produce a key component domestically amid a global chip supply crunch.