Japan to establish chip research center with Intel

TOKYO -- The Japanese national research institute will team up with U.S. chipmaker Intel to build a research and development center in Japan for cutting-edge semiconductor manufacturing technology, according to people familiar with the partnership.

The new facility, to be built in three to five years, will feature extreme ultraviolet lithography (EUV) equipment. Manufacturers of equipment and materials companies will pay a fee to use the facility for prototyping and testing. This will be the first center in Japan where different industry participants will be able to make joint use of EUV equipment.