
Chipmaker Rapidus could get another $5.4bn from the Japanese government
More public money funneled into startup
More public money funneled into startup
Move has been described as “misappropriation” by opposition politicians
System will be housed at the company’s IIM-1 fab in Hokkaido
Funding to run until end of decade
Company says automation will cut delivery times by one-third
Japanese government-backed venture sets up in Silicon Valley
The project will be a joint venture between state-backed Rapidus and the Leading-edge Semiconductor Technology Center
Company will license IBM technology to build sub-2nm chips