Does not compete with TSMC and does not rely entirely on government subsidies, Japan's Rapidus plans to produce 2nm in 2027.
CTOnews.com June 25 news, Japanese consortium Rapidus head Junyi Koike recently said in an interview with EE Time, do not compete with TSMC, steadily promote the commercial use of wafer processing methods.
Tu Yuan IBM Koike Junyi said that under the promotion of Japan's Chip Act (CHIPS Act), Japan's only semiconductor factory to manufacture advanced silicon technology is only two years behind the industry giant TSMC.
Junyi Koike, who spoke to the media during his visit to Brussels, said that the team of Rapidus experts is now about 100 people, and the first batch has completed relevant training in IBM, New York. IBM is a major technology donor to Rapidus, demonstrating storage prototypes made using 2nm technology in 2021.
CTOnews.com previously reported that Rapidus plans to develop "Rapidus version" manufacturing technology based on IBM 2nm process technology, starting trial production of logic semiconductors in 2025 and mass production in 2027. The production technology of the Rapidus version is mainly concentrated in two main areas:
High performance Computing (HPC) chips that are expected to grow in demand
"Ultra Low Power" chips for predicting the future of smartphones
Junyi Koike said in an interview that Rapidus will independently test and package its semiconductor components, which will not only shorten the length of the production cycle, but also increase profits.
Rapidus hopes to implement quick feedback on the processing of each silicon wafer, which will greatly speed up the process of identifying defects and problems, and ultimately speed up the time to market of the finished product.
Rapidus will not compete with TSMC, but will prefer to continue to be a niche manufacturer focusing on servers, the automotive industry, communications networks, quantum computing and smart cities.
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