New York woos Japan companies to join Micron in nascent chip hub

State economic development chief offers suppliers tax breaks and cheap clean energy

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Hope Knight, president of Empire State Development, called on Japanese chipmakers to invest in the state of New York. (Photo by Yutaka Miyaguchi)

SHIGERU SENO, Nikkei senior staff writer

TOKYO -- The head of New York's economic development agency is working to draw investment from Japanese chip industry suppliers as the state seeks to build a hub for the sector around Micron Technology's planned fabrication facilities.

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