Japan’s Hokkaido to Get Advanced Chipmaking Factory This Decade
- Chip foundry venture Rapidus eyes 2-nanometer production
- Japan remains generations behind in key areas of chipmaking
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Japanese chip foundry venture Rapidus Corp. said it will build a plant in Chitose City on Japan’s northern island of Hokkaido, in the country’s latest move to galvanize its semiconductor industry.
The factory will mass-produce 2-nanometer chips in the late-2020s, with a test run planned in 2025, Rapidus said in a release Tuesday. The company is applying for further government funding for the project, under development with partner International Business Machines Corp.