Rapidus lands $1.7B to chase 2nm chip production by 2027
5 hours ago · Japan's fledgling foundry biz Rapidus has secured funding of $1.7 billion to help it progress to mass production of 2nm semiconductors by 2027, making it a potential rival for Taiwan's …
Rapidus secures $1.7 billion from Japan’s government and ...
6 hours ago · Takaichi's government is not relying on Rapidus alone, having also recently secured a pledge from TSMC to upgrade its technology and plants in Japan.
Japan's Rapidus set to rival TSMC and Samsung for chip ...
Dec 24, 2025 · Rapidus, Japan’s effort to create a domestic chip-making alternative to TSMC and Samsung Foundry, is becoming a broad-based national industrial project of a kind Americans might …
Japan's $1.7 Billion Chip Gamble: Inside Rapidus' Race to 2nm ...
20 hours ago · Japan's Rapidus raised $1.7B to mass-produce 2nm chips by 2027—a sovereign insurance bet, not a TSMC conquest.
Rapidus Secures 267.6 Billion Yen in Funding from Japan ...
5 hours ago · Rapidus is also announcing private-sector funding, totaling 167.6 billion yen from 32 companies including Canon, Development Bank of Japan Inc., Fujitsu, NTT, SoftBank and Sony Group.
Japan bets $1.7B on Rapidus 2nm chips with METI, Toyota ...
20 hours ago · Japan invests $1.7B (¥268B) in Rapidus for 2nm chip mass production by 2027. METI + 32 firms (SoftBank, Sony, Toyota) back national semiconductor resurgence vs TSMC
Japan to invest $1.6b in Rapidus to boost semiconductor ...
20 hours ago · Rapidus has also secured a total of 167.6 billion yen (US$1.08 billion) from some 30 private companies to support mass production by March 2028. Takaichi has secured a pledge from …