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GlobalFoundries to open 2 new chip plants in New York with $21 billion in financing from Japan

GlobalFoundries Chip Manufacturing Japan - (John Carl D'Annibale/The Albany Times Union via AP)

Computer chip company GlobalFoundries Inc. said Wednesday it plans to open two factories in Malta, New York, financed by an investment of up to $21 billion from Japan.

The company said the deal was made possible by the Trump administration's trade and investment agreement with the Japanese government. It said the initiative will accelerate semiconductor manufacturing in the U.S. and strengthen critical supply chains.

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