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Rapidus to Get $3.9 Billion in Government Aid for 2nm, Multi-Chiplet Technologies

Rapidus, a Japan-based company developing 2nm process technology and aiming to commercialize it in 2027, will receive a huge government grant for its ongoing projects. The Japanese government will support Rapidus with subsidies totaling ¥590 billion yen ($3.89 billion). In addition to developing its 2nm production node and spending on…

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Tenstorrent Licenses RISC-V CPU IP to Build 2nm AI Accelerator for Edge

Tenstorrent this week announced that it had signed a deal to license out its RISC-V CPU and AI processor IP to Japan's Leading-edge Semiconductor Technology Center (LSTC), which will use the technology to build its edge-focused AI accelerator. The most curious part of the announcement is that this accelerator will…

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Rapidus to Develop 1nm Process Technology With Leti and the University of Tokyo

Rapidus expands collaboration to develop its 1nm – 1.4nm process technologies.

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Rapidus: We Want to Serve TSMC's Customers, But We Won't Be Like TSMC

Rapidus is looking for select global partners requiring leading-edge fabrication technologies, but it does not plan to become TSMC and serve hundreds of customers.

Tom’s Hardware

Homegrown Japanese 2nm Chips to Cost 10x More Than Japan's Mainstream Chips: Rapidus

Japan's Rapidus estimates that leading-edge chips will cost 10 times more than today's mainstream chips made in Japan.

Tom’s Hardware

Kishida takes hands-on approach toward chipmaking

Semiconductors are increasingly important from the perspective of economic security. The Japanese government is scrambling to attract investment in Japan by major foreign manufacturers to revive the Japanese chipmaking industry.

The Japan News/Yomiuri

Japan's leader welcomes investment, exchanges to strengthen computer chip supply chain

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida at a meeting with computer chip makers has stressed that investment and international exchanges to strengthen the supply chain were welcome

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This company secured billions to reboot Japan's chip industry in just 4 years

After a 20-year hiatus, Japan is jumping back into the semiconductor manufacturing game.

PC Gamer

GlobalFoundries Sues IBM For Giving Chip Secrets to Intel, Rapidus

GlobalFoundries accuses IBM of disclosing proprietary information to Intel and Rapidus.

Tom’s Hardware

Japan OKs new budget incl. hefty arms cost to deter China

Japan’s lower house of parliament has approved a 114 trillion yen ($836 billion) budget for the next fiscal year

The Independent UK

Japan, Belgium to cooperate in chip production, development

A newly founded Japanese semiconductor company aiming to revive Japan’s chip industry will collaborate with a Belgian research organization in research and development of next-generation chips for production in Japan

The Independent UK

New Japanese company aims to begin production of next-generation chips by 2027

Rapidus, a new semiconductor company established by eight leading Japanese firms, aims to start mass-producing domestic next-generation semiconductors by around 2027, the company said Friday.

The Japan News/Yomiuri

Japan vies for 'last chance' as major global chip producer

Japan is investing 70 billion yen ($490 million) to beef up semiconductor development and production, setting up a consortium that brings together Toyota, Sony and other major companies

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