Japan's Rapidus is gearing up to start rivalling for advanced TSMC customers with its 2nm-class process technology sometime in 2027, with some secret sauce involving advanced packaging at the same facility, thus speeding up the production cycle. However, Pat Gelsinger, a former Intel chief executive, says that Rapidus should offer something beyond just streamlined production, something special, according to the Japan Times.
"We applaud the efforts of Japan to bring Rapidus to the market," Gelsinger said at a press conference in Tokyo, responding to a question about the potential of Rapidus, as per Japan Times. "However, we would also say that Rapidus needs some fundamental differentiating technologies, because if they are trying to catch up with a well-executing TSMC without some leap-ahead capabilities, we think that is a very hard road."
