We reported recently on TSMC's relentless march toward 2 nm chip tech, despite the fact that there's barely any 3 nm silicon in our PCs. That's all very nice, but the problem is that it's just TSMC doing 2 nm with little to no competition. At least it was. Reportedly, Japanese chip manufacturing startup Rapidus has released the first information on its own 2 nm node. And it's allegedly better than TSMC's. Oh, and it's supposedly superior to Intel's upcoming 18A node, too.
Needless to say, genuine competition for TSMC would be a huge benefit for the chip industry in terms of competition and pricing. So, what exactly is being claimed for this new Rapidus 2 nm node? Known as Rapidus 2HP, it's said to offer a peak transistor density of 237.31 million transistors per square millimetre.
