Toshiba: to make 28-nm chips on own, outsource extra

Published: 06 Sep 2009 17:31:20 PST

TOKYO, Sept 7 - Japan's Toshiba Corp said on Monday it will stick to its plans to make next-generation 28-nanometre chips at its own plant in Oita, southern Japan, but it may outsource some production if its capacity is insufficient.

But Toshiba spokeswomen Hiroko Mochida declined to comment on a report that it is talks with Singapore's Chartered Semiconductor and Advanced Micro Devices spinoff Globalfoundries about contracting out extra chip production.