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Tom’s Hardware
Tom’s Hardware
Technology
Hassam Nasir

America and Japan may join forces to manufacture displays in the US — New $13 billion fab proposed by Japan Display Inc. to counter Chinese dominance

The Japan Display Inc. signage is displayed outside the company's plant in Mobara, Chiba Prefecture, Japan, on Monday, June 3, 2013.

Japan Display Inc. (JDI) has proposed a new state-of-the-art display factory to be set up in the U.S., in collaboration with the Japanese and American governments. This factory would be worth up to $13 billion, according to the initial reporting by Nikkei Asia. Reuters has now confirmed that Washington and Tokyo are in active talks to explore this idea. Just this confirmation made JDI's stock surge 80% on Monday.

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