Japan’s Rapidus has gained attention for its progress on 2nm chips, a market supposedly dominated by foundry giants like TSMC, Intel, and Samsung. According to Nikkei, the company plans trial production in April and aims to provide 2nm samples by June. To fully understand Rapidus’ potential a...

Following ChatGPT, DeepSeek’s emergence, the AI boom has been further fueled. Driven by AI, the demand for advanced process chips continues to surge. While 3nm chips have already entered mass production, multiple manufacturers are actively investing in 2nm fabs to meet future market needs, targeti...

While foundry giant TSMC plans to raise its 2025 capex to USD 38-42 billion, marking an up to 40% year-on-year increase, Japan’s Rapidus is also making strides in expansion. With government support backing it up, the company reportedly aims to introduce a total of 10 extreme ultraviolet (EUV) lith...

Foundry giants, as well as ambitious newcomers, have been making strides in capacity expansion as soon as 2025 kicks start. According to SEMI, the semiconductor industry is set to begin 18 new fab construction projects in 2025. Notably, this trend seems to be most evident in advanced nodes. SEMI ...

Japanese foundry Rapidus plans to commence mass production of 2nm chips by 2027. According to a report by MoneyDJ, citing Nikkei, U.S. semiconductor giant Broadcom is expected to become a customer of Rapidus' 2nm chips. The report states that Rapidus aims to supply 2nm chip samples to Broadcom by Ju...