President Rapidus： Under the optimal conditions, the production speed of 2-nanometer chip will be 3 times that of TSMC, and cooperation has been discussed with many enterprises.

On May 11th, Japanese semiconductor manufacturer Rapidus released a press release on May 1st, in which President Shoichi Koike revealed that the company was negotiating with a number of American AI chip design companies to expand its foundry business. At present, the company has signed a memorandum of cooperation with two start-ups such as Tenstorrent.

In addition, Koike Chunyi said that the trial production line of Rapidus in Chitose City, Hokkaido has partially started operation on April 1, and it is expected that all processes will be started within this month (May).

In the field of advanced semiconductor production, Rapidus obtained the manufacturing technology of 2 nm products from IBM in the United States, and strived to achieve mass production in 2027. Although this time is two years later than TSMC’s planned 2025, Koike Chunyi stressed that,Under the "optimal production conditions", the company’s speed from ordering to chip production and assembly can be increased to more than 2 to 3 times that of TSMC, forming a differentiated advantage..

Looking forward to the future, Koike Chunyi said that Rapidus will also actively deploy 1.4 nm technology after 2 nm. He stressed: "If you can’t devote yourself to developing the next generation technology in about two and a half to three years, you can’t win in the industrial chain." Once the 2 nm OEM business is on the right track, Rapidus will continue to advance the preparation of the next generation of semiconductors.