Kioxia and Sandisk to Invest 5 Trillion Yen in Japan Chip Plant
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Kioxia and Sandisk are two big companies. They make computer chips. Now they have a new plan.
The two companies will spend 5 trillion yen in Japan. This is a very big amount of money.
They will build a new factory. The factory will be in Kitakami. Kitakami is a city in Iwate, Japan.
Chip factories are also called plants. This new plant will make computer chips.
The companies want the plant to start work in fiscal year 2029. This means the plant will begin making chips by then.
Chips are small parts inside computers and phones. Companies need many chips today. This is why new plants are important.
Vocabulary6 words
- trillion
- a very, very big number; 1,000 billion
- factory
- a big building where things are made
- plants
- another word for factories
- chips
- small parts inside computers and phones
- invest
- to give money to help build something
- fiscal year
- a company's year for money, not always Jan-Dec
Quiz
Answer key
1. 5 trillion yen 2. Kitakami 3. Computer chips
Fill-in-the-blank listening
Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
Kioxia and Sandisk are two big companies. They make computer _____.
The two companies will spend 5 _____ yen in Japan.
They will build a new _____.
The factory will be in _____. Kitakami is a city in Iwate, Japan.
Chip factories are also called _____.
The companies want the plant to start work in fiscal year _____.
Chips are small parts inside computers and _____.
Companies need many chips today. This is why new plants are _____.