Taiwan chip titan TSMC opens joint lab with University of Tokyo

Chipmaker 'definitely' committed to Japan despite huge US investment, says executive

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Teruo Fujii, President of the University of Tokyo, left, and TSMC executive vice president and co-chief operating officer Y.J. Mii shake hands at the opening of a joint lab in Tokyo on June 12. (Photo by Ryohtaroh Satoh)

RYOHTAROH SATOH

TOKYO -- Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. has launched a joint research laboratory with the University of Tokyo, its first outside of Taiwan, reaffirming the chipmaker's commitment to Japan even as President Donald Trump pushes for increased chip investment in the U.S.

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