Rapidus is betting on artificial intelligence-enhanced design tools to give it an edge over its competitors. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/12/18/tech/rapidus-ai-design-tools/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #tech #rapidus #chipmakers #tech #ai #investments
#rapidus
Kyocera, Fujifilm Holdings and other Japanese firms are considering investing in Rapidus, which aims to mass-produce next-generation semiconductors. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/12/13/kyocera-fujifilm-rapidus-investment/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #kyocera #fujifilm #investments #rapidus #chipmakers
Japan's three megabanks are set to give loans totaling up to around ¥2 trillion in stages from fiscal 2027 to Rapidus, which aims to mass produce cutting-edge chips, sources said. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/12/12/companies/megabanks-rapidus-loans/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #rapidus #banks #chipmakers #mufg #sumitomomitsui #mizuho
Rapidus plans to start building a second factory to produce cutting-edge semiconductors in a race with industry leader Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., local media in Japan has reported. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/11/26/companies/rapidus-second-plant/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #rapidus #chipmakers #hokkaido #manufacturing
日本 Rapidus 2nm 工藝突破 邏輯密度超越 Intel 18A 聲稱可匹敵台積電 N2 節點
日本初創晶圓代工企業 Rapidus 近日公布其 2HP 2nm 製程的邏輯密度指標，數據顯示每平方毫米可達 2.373 億個晶體管，略高於台積電 N2 節點的 2.362 億個，並大幅超越 Intel 18A 的約 1.842 億個。
#新科創業 #科技新聞 #Rapidus #半導體
https://unwire.hk/2025/09/02/rapidus-2nm-logic-density-tsmc-intel/fun-tech/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rapidus-2nm-logic-density-tsmc-intel
Transistordichte bei 2 nm: Rapidus kommt auf dem Papier mit 2HP an TSMC heran https://www.computerbase.de/news/wirtschaft/transistordichte-bei-2-nm-rapidus-kommt-auf-dem-papier-mit-2hp-an-tsmc-heran.94133/ #semiconductor #TSMC #Rapidus #Intel
台積電內鬼 Starbucks 交機密當場被捕 台積電 2nm 技術遭洩密 9 名工程師涉嫌竊取核心技術
台積電爆發重大內鬼洩密案，近 10 名工程師涉嫌竊取 2nm 製程機密技術並外洩至日本企業東京威力科創。檢調與國安單位展開大規模監控行動，由新竹 Starbucks 咖啡店至高鐵排班司機均成為監控目標，其中 2 名涉案人員在 Starbucks 交換機密資料時當場被捕。
#科技新聞 #2nm #Rapidus #台積電
https://unwire.hk/2025/08/06/tsmc-leak-starbucks/fun-tech/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tsmc-leak-starbucks
Halbleiter-News: TSMC-Fabs für A14/A10, möglicher FMC-Bau in Magdeburg und 2 nm von Rapidus https://www.computerbase.de/news/wirtschaft/halbleiter-news-tsmc-fabs-fuer-a14-a10-moeglicher-fmc-bau-in-magdeburg-und-2-nm-von-rapidus.93584/ #semiconductor #TSMC #Rapidus #FMC
「日本國家隊」反底大逆襲 Rapidus 成功試產 2nm 晶體管 邁向 2027 年量產目標
日本半導體公司 Rapidus 週五宣佈，在北海道千歲市的 IIM-1 工廠成功開始 2nm 閘極全包圍（GAA）晶體管的試作，並確認其電氣特性。Rapidus 採用全工程枚葉式處理和 IBM 技術，目標在 2027 年實現量產。
#科技新聞 #2nm #Rapidus #日本
https://unwire.hk/2025/07/21/rapidus-2nm-gaa/fun-tech/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rapidus-2nm-gaa
Rapidus has prototyped an advanced chip, an early step in the government-backed startup’s attempt to leapfrog years of innovation with the help of billions of dollars in public funding. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/07/18/companies/rapidus-advanced-chip/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #rapidus #chipmakers
The industry ministry has announced a plan for the government to hold a veto-wielding "golden share" in exchange for financial aid to companies such as Rapidus. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/07/04/golden-share-rapidus/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #rapidus #chipmakers #meti
Former Intel CEO Gelsinger advises Japan's Rapidus to distinguish itself in some way from Taiwan's TSMC. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/06/27/companies/playground-gelsinger/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #intel #ai #tech #manufacturing #chipmakers #rapidus #taiwan #hokkaido #chitose
Just posted my first Substack article!
It’s about Japan’s 2nm comeback and the story behind Rapidus.
Quiet reflections from someone who spent years in the trenches of semiconductor industry.
Here it is:
https://kayokumabe.substack.com/?r=5pmqhx&utm_campaign=pub-share-checklist
🇯🇵 Japan’s Rapidus just launched its 2nm pilot line (April 1).
They plan to deliver a “version 0.5” PDK by March 2026 to early customers (a few companies).
GAA transistors, EUV lithography, and full packaging flow are all part of the roadmap — with volume production aimed at 2027.
Source (JP): https://xtech.nikkei.com/atcl/nxt/column/18/00001/10477/
With the number of foreign residents in Sapporo having doubled over the past decade, the city has passed an ordinance calling for the respecting of individual differences. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/04/28/japan/ordinance-diversity-sapporo/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #sapporo #foreignworkers #rapidus #discrimination #barrierfree
EU nations accelerate chip self-sufficiency via R&D partnerships and €43B subsidies, mirroring Asia's playbook while prioritizing IP development over pure manufacturing scale.Germany's €10B investment in Intel's Magdeburg fab and STMicroelectronics' €2.9B ❤️ #cloudsovereignty #EUChipsAct #IBM #JCET #Rapidus #semiconductors #STMicroelectronics #techdecoupling #redrobot
Apple et IA : le Japon impose sa puissance fiscale, devant la Chine et Taïwan
https://mac4ever.com/188477
#Mac4Ever #Apple #AppleIntelligence #IA #Rapidus
Japan’s state-backed chip venture Rapidus began test production of next-generation chips on Tuesday, an early but key step in the country’s efforts to make its own artificial intelligence components. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/04/01/companies/rapidus-test-production-start/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #rapidus #chipmakers #ai #taiwan
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