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Fujitsu plans dedicated 1.4nm AI chip manufactured entirely in Japan by Rapidus
By Luke James published
Fujitsu plans to develop an NPU fabricated on an advanced 1.4nm process by Rapidus, designed for AI inference in servers and related systems.

Rapidus secures $1.7 billion from Japan’s government and private investors for 2nm chip production
By Luke James published
Under the arrangement, the government will initially hold roughly 10% of Rapidus's voting shares and the majority of its stake in non-voting stock.

Rapidus targets mass 2nm chip production in 2027, quadruples capacity ramp up — company plans to scale to 25,000 wafer starts per month in just one year
By Luke James published
Premium Japan’s state-backed foundry Rapidus plans to begin production of 2nm-class semiconductors in the second half of its fiscal year 2027, with full-scale production expected in 2028.

Rapidus explores panel-level packaging on glass substrates for next-generation processors
By Anton Shilov published
Wedding glass and PLP ahead of others?

Rapidus to start construction on 1.4nm fab in 2027
By Jowi Morales published
Japanese startup Rapidus announced plans to build a 1.4-nm fab in Hokkaido, with construction expected to start in 2027.

TSMC employees reportedly stole 2nm trade secrets to share with Rapidus
By Anton Shilov published
TSMC is probing an alleged leak of 2nm process integration images to Japan's Rapidus, though the data's content, impact, and Rapidus's involvement remain uncertain.

Japanese chipmaker Rapidus begins test production of 2nm circuits — company commits to single-wafer processing ahead of 2027 mass production target
By Anton Shilov published
Rapidus has begun prototyping 2nm gate-all-around transistor structures at its IIM-1 fab in Japan as it prepares for 2027 mass production.

Rapidus to begin trial production of its 2nm process this month — Japan gets closer to cutting-edge silicon manufacturing
By Anton Shilov published
The packaging facility is also underway.
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