Rapidus Pursues 2-nanometer Semiconductor Production in Japan

Rapidus, a Japanese consortium backed by Toyota, Sony, NTT, and others, is pursuing 2-nanometer logic semiconductor production with a Chitose pilot line operational since April 2025 and mass production scheduled for 2027. For AI infrastructure teams, this represents a potential new supply source for advanced nodes outside current geographic concentration, though execution risk remains high.

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