Rapidus

Positioning

Japan's state-orchestrated attempt at a 2nm foundry (IBM technology, Chitose fab); pre-production, with government and 32 corporate investors behind it.

Latest signals

• 20 Oct 2026Rapidus has not been confirmed as the manufacturer of the project’s 2nm-generation semiconductors.MONOist (ITmedia)
• 6 Oct 2026Rapidus is establishing the CORE initiative for semiconductor design and manufacturing.Data Center Dynamics
• 6 Oct 2026SkyeChip joined Rapidus’s Collaborative Open Rapid Ecosystem as a design solution associate.Electronics Weekly
• 5 Oct 2026Rapidus plans a 17-firm alliance for advanced chip designTech in Asia
• 5 Oct 2026Japan approved ¥3 trillion in support for RapidusTech in Asia

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Facts, with sources

• 14 Sept 2026pre-revenueRevenue band · Rapidus
• 14 Sept 2026Joined the Albany NanoTech Complex ecosystem alongside IBM and major semiconductor companies and suppliersPartnership · Rapidus
• 14 Sept 2026Strategic partnership with IBM to jointly develop and deploy 2nm logic semiconductor technology in JapanPartnership · Rapidus
• 14 Sept 2026Plans to begin mass production of 2nm semiconductors in the second half of the 2020sProduct launch · Rapidus

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Scores, AI Core (of 10)

Traction: deployment, production, commercials, progress. Capability: technology, positioning, firepower, leverage.

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