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The U.S.-China rivalry is increasingly centered on semiconductor and rare-earth chokepoints as Japan tries to revive its chip industry and secure a strategically vital role in global supply chains. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2026/05/18/japan/us-china-semiconductor-chokepoints/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #japan #us #china #donaldtrump #taiwan #southkorea #chipsandscienceact #nvidia #h20 #h200 #huawei #tsmc #rapidus #apple #semiconductors #microchips

The U.S.-China rivalry is increasingly centered on semiconductor and rare-earth chokepoints as Japan tries to revive its chip industry and secure a strategically vital role in global supply chains. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2026/05/18/japan/us-china-semiconductor-chokepoints/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #japan #us #china #donaldtrump #taiwan #southkorea #chipsandscienceact #nvidia #h20 #h200 #huawei #tsmc #rapidus #apple #semiconductors #microchips

The U.S.-China rivalry is increasingly centered on semiconductor and rare-earth chokepoints as Japan tries to revive its chip industry and secure a strategically vital role in global supply chains. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2026/05/18/japan/us-china-semiconductor-chokepoints/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #japan #us #china #donaldtrump #taiwan #southkorea #chipsandscienceact #nvidia #h20 #h200 #huawei #tsmc #rapidus #apple #semiconductors #microchips

The U.S.-China rivalry is increasingly centered on semiconductor and rare-earth chokepoints as Japan tries to revive its chip industry and secure a strategically vital role in global supply chains. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2026/05/18/japan/us-china-semiconductor-chokepoints/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #japan #us #china #donaldtrump #taiwan #southkorea #chipsandscienceact #nvidia #h20 #h200 #huawei #tsmc #rapidus #apple #semiconductors #microchips

Semiconductor chokepoints define U.S.-China rivalry https://www.byteseu.com/2030848/ #Apple #China #CHIPSAndScienceAct #DonaldTrump #H20 #H200 #Huawei #Japan #Microchips #Nvidia #Rapidus #semiconductors #SouthKorea #taiwan #TSMC #US

2-nm-GAA-Chips aus Japan: Weitere Milliarden für Rapidus' große Chipfertigungs-Vision https://www.computerbase.de/news/wirtschaft/2-nm-gaa-chips-aus-japan-weitere-milliarden-fuer-rapidus-grosse-chipfertigungs-vision.96875/ #semiconductor #rapidus

https://www.alojapan.com/1475079/japan-bets-%c2%a5632-billion-to-propel-startup-rapidus-into-global-ai-chip-race/ Japan bets ¥632 billion to propel startup Rapidus into global AI chip race #chipmakers #Hokkaido #HokkaidoNews #news #rapidus #tech #TSMC #北海道 Japan approved ¥631.5 billion ($4 billion) in additional subsidies to quicken Rapidus’ entry into the high-stakes AI chipmaking arena, ramping up support for a project widely regarded as a long shot. The capital is intended to bankroll Rapidus’ work for IT firm Fujitsu, one of the initial clients that

https://www.alojapan.com/1475079/japan-bets-%c2%a5632-billion-to-propel-startup-rapidus-into-global-ai-chip-race/ Japan bets ¥632 billion to propel startup Rapidus into global AI chip race #chipmakers #Hokkaido #HokkaidoNews #news #rapidus #tech #TSMC #北海道 Japan approved ¥631.5 billion ($4 billion) in additional subsidies to quicken Rapidus’ entry into the high-stakes AI chipmaking arena, ramping up support for a project widely regarded as a long shot. The capital is intended to bankroll Rapidus’ work for IT firm Fujitsu, one of the initial clients that

Japan approved ¥631.5 billion in additional subsidies to quicken Rapidus' entry into the intensely competitive AI chipmaking arena. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/04/11/companies/rapidus-japan-subsidies/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #rapidus #chipmakers #tech #tsmc #hokkaido

Japan approved ¥631.5 billion in additional subsidies to quicken Rapidus' entry into the intensely competitive AI chipmaking arena. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/04/11/companies/rapidus-japan-subsidies/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #rapidus #chipmakers #tech #tsmc #hokkaido

Japan approved ¥631.5 billion in additional subsidies to quicken Rapidus' entry into the intensely competitive AI chipmaking arena. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/04/11/companies/rapidus-japan-subsidies/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #rapidus #chipmakers #tech #tsmc #hokkaido

Japan approved ¥631.5 billion in additional subsidies to quicken Rapidus' entry into the intensely competitive AI chipmaking arena. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/04/11/companies/rapidus-japan-subsidies/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #rapidus #chipmakers #tech #tsmc #hokkaido

Frisches Kapital: Fab-Startup Rapidus bekommt Geld von 32 Firmen und Japan https://www.computerbase.de/news/wirtschaft/frisches-kapital-fab-startup-rapidus-bekommt-geld-von-32-firmen-und-japan.96337/ #semiconductor #rapidus

Japan's Rapidus has locked in another ¥267.6 billion in funding, with ¥100 billion coming from the government. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/02/27/companies/rapidus-new-investment/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #rapidus #banks #chipmakers #mufg #sumitomomitsui #mizuho #tech

Japan's Rapidus has locked in another ¥267.6 billion in funding, with ¥100 billion coming from the government. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/02/27/companies/rapidus-new-investment/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #rapidus #banks #chipmakers #mufg #sumitomomitsui #mizuho #tech

Japan's Rapidus has locked in another ¥267.6 billion in funding, with ¥100 billion coming from the government. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/02/27/companies/rapidus-new-investment/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #rapidus #banks #chipmakers #mufg #sumitomomitsui #mizuho #tech

Japan's Rapidus has locked in another ¥267.6 billion in funding, with ¥100 billion coming from the government. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/02/27/companies/rapidus-new-investment/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #rapidus #banks #chipmakers #mufg #sumitomomitsui #mizuho #tech

Le Japon mise des milliards pour fabriquer les puces les plus avancées au monde
https://mac4ever.com/194648
#Mac4Ever #Japon #Rapidus

Rapidus is betting on artificial intelligence-enhanced design tools to give it an edge over its competitors. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/12/18/tech/rapidus-ai-design-tools/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #tech #rapidus #chipmakers #tech #ai #investments

Kyocera, Fujifilm Holdings and other Japanese firms are considering investing in Rapidus, which aims to mass-produce next-generation semiconductors. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/12/13/kyocera-fujifilm-rapidus-investment/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #kyocera #fujifilm #investments #rapidus #chipmakers

Japan's three megabanks are set to give loans totaling up to around ¥2 trillion in stages from fiscal 2027 to Rapidus, which aims to mass produce cutting-edge chips, sources said. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/12/12/companies/megabanks-rapidus-loans/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #rapidus #banks #chipmakers #mufg #sumitomomitsui #mizuho

Japan's three megabanks are set to give loans totaling up to around ¥2 trillion in stages from fiscal 2027 to Rapidus, which aims to mass produce cutting-edge chips, sources said. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/12/12/companies/megabanks-rapidus-loans/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #rapidus #banks #chipmakers #mufg #sumitomomitsui #mizuho

Japan's three megabanks are set to give loans totaling up to around ¥2 trillion in stages from fiscal 2027 to Rapidus, which aims to mass produce cutting-edge chips, sources said. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/12/12/companies/megabanks-rapidus-loans/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #rapidus #banks #chipmakers #mufg #sumitomomitsui #mizuho

Japan's three megabanks are set to give loans totaling up to around ¥2 trillion in stages from fiscal 2027 to Rapidus, which aims to mass produce cutting-edge chips, sources said. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/12/12/companies/megabanks-rapidus-loans/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #rapidus #banks #chipmakers #mufg #sumitomomitsui #mizuho

Rapidus plans to start building a second factory to produce cutting-edge semiconductors in a race with industry leader Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., local media in Japan has reported. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/11/26/companies/rapidus-second-plant/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #rapidus #chipmakers #hokkaido #manufacturing

Transistordichte bei 2 nm: Rapidus kommt auf dem Papier mit 2HP an TSMC heran https://www.computerbase.de/news/wirtschaft/transistordichte-bei-2-nm-rapidus-kommt-auf-dem-papier-mit-2hp-an-tsmc-heran.94133/ #semiconductor #TSMC #Rapidus #Intel

Halbleiter-News: TSMC-Fabs für A14/A10, möglicher FMC-Bau in Magdeburg und 2 nm von Rapidus https://www.computerbase.de/news/wirtschaft/halbleiter-news-tsmc-fabs-fuer-a14-a10-moeglicher-fmc-bau-in-magdeburg-und-2-nm-von-rapidus.93584/ #semiconductor #TSMC #Rapidus #FMC

Rapidus has prototyped an advanced chip, an early step in the government-backed startup’s attempt to leapfrog years of innovation with the help of billions of dollars in public funding. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/07/18/companies/rapidus-advanced-chip/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #rapidus #chipmakers

The industry ministry has announced a plan for the government to hold a veto-wielding "golden share" in exchange for financial aid to companies such as Rapidus. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/07/04/golden-share-rapidus/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #rapidus #chipmakers #meti

Former Intel CEO Gelsinger advises Japan's Rapidus to distinguish itself in some way from Taiwan's TSMC. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/06/27/companies/playground-gelsinger/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #intel #ai #tech #manufacturing #chipmakers #rapidus #taiwan #hokkaido #chitose

https://www.alojapan.com/1272447/rapidus-begins-2-nm-chip-pilot-production-vital-for-japans-tech-future/ Rapidus Begins 2-nm Chip Pilot Production, Vital for Japan’s Tech Future #2NanometerChips #2nmChips #AtsuyoshiKoike #Chitose #HidekiWakabayashi #Hokkaido #IBM #Japan #JapanNews #JapanTopics #JapaneseCompanies #JapaneseCompany #news #rapidus #Semiconductor #semiconductors #tech #TetsuroHigashi #TSMC このページを 日本語 で読む Rapidus is leading Japan’s push to establish domestic production of next-generation semiconductors. In April, the company beg…

https://www.alojapan.com/1272447/rapidus-begins-2-nm-chip-pilot-production-vital-for-japans-tech-future/ Rapidus Begins 2-nm Chip Pilot Production, Vital for Japan’s Tech Future #2NanometerChips #2nmChips #AtsuyoshiKoike #Chitose #HidekiWakabayashi #Hokkaido #IBM #Japan #JapanNews #JapanTopics #JapaneseCompanies #JapaneseCompany #news #rapidus #Semiconductor #semiconductors #tech #TetsuroHigashi #TSMC このページを 日本語 で読む Rapidus is leading Japan’s push to establish domestic production of next-generation semiconductors. In April, the company beg…

With the number of foreign residents in Sapporo having doubled over the past decade, the city has passed an ordinance calling for the respecting of individual differences. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/04/28/japan/ordinance-diversity-sapporo/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #sapporo #foreignworkers #rapidus #discrimination #barrierfree

Japan’s state-backed chip venture Rapidus began test production of next-generation chips on Tuesday, an early but key step in the country’s efforts to make its own artificial intelligence components. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/04/01/companies/rapidus-test-production-start/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #rapidus #chipmakers #ai #taiwan

Chip-Industrie-Gerüchte: GloFo-UMC-Fusion, 2-nm-Ausbau bei TSMC & Geld für Rapidus https://www.computerbase.de/news/wirtschaft/chip-industrie-geruechte-glofo-umc-fusion-2-nm-ausbau-bei-tsmc-und-geld-fuer-rapidus.91999/ #semiconductor #Rapidus #TSMC #GF #UMC

Japan is preparing as much as ¥802.5 billion in additional aid for chip startup Rapidus, a move that reflects Tokyo’s growing resolve to secure semiconductor supplies during a time of heightened U.S.-China tensions. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/03/31/companies/japan-chip-startup-rapidus-more-aid/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #chipmakers #rapidus #hokkaido #meti #investment

Rapidus is set to start the operations of a pilot line at its plant for advanced semiconductors in Chitose, Hokkaido, northern Japan, on Tuesday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/03/29/companies/rapidus-chips-pilot-launch/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #rapidus #chipmakers

https://www.alojapan.com/1225371/rapidus-from-hokkaido-to-the-world/ Rapidus: From Hokkaido to the World #AgnesTandler #ArtificialIntelligence #aslm #AutomatedFarms #Economy&Tech #Editor'sPick #Hokkaido #HokkaidoTopics #rapidus #semiconductors #SiliconChip #SupplyChain #TSMC #北海道 For 14 months, a band of red construction cranes has been working tirelessly on the vast plot opposite New Chitose airport in Hokkaido. At a speed rarely associated with the Northern island, Japan’s most advanced semiconducto…

https://www.alojapan.com/1225371/rapidus-from-hokkaido-to-the-world/ Rapidus: From Hokkaido to the World #AgnesTandler #ArtificialIntelligence #aslm #AutomatedFarms #Economy&Tech #Editor'sPick #Hokkaido #HokkaidoTopics #rapidus #semiconductors #SiliconChip #SupplyChain #TSMC #北海道 For 14 months, a band of red construction cranes has been working tirelessly on the vast plot opposite New Chitose airport in Hokkaido. At a speed rarely associated with the Northern island, Japan’s most advanced semiconducto…

https://www.alojapan.com/1224770/rising-land-prices-an-opportunity-to-increase-wages-purchasing-power/ Rising Land Prices an Opportunity to Increase Wages, Purchasing Power ##visitjapanjp #BubbleEconomy #Economy&Tech #editorial #editorials #Employment #ForeignVisitors #Japan #JapanNews #JapanTopics #JapaneseEconomy #LandPrices #Miyazaki #Nagano #news #rapidus #VirtuousEconomicCycle According to the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, as of January 1, nationwide average land prices for all uses rose 2.7% in 2024, year-o…

https://www.alojapan.com/1224770/rising-land-prices-an-opportunity-to-increase-wages-purchasing-power/ Rising Land Prices an Opportunity to Increase Wages, Purchasing Power ##visitjapanjp #BubbleEconomy #Economy&Tech #editorial #editorials #Employment #ForeignVisitors #Japan #JapanNews #JapanTopics #JapaneseEconomy #LandPrices #Miyazaki #Nagano #news #rapidus #VirtuousEconomicCycle According to the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, as of January 1, nationwide average land prices for all uses rose 2.7% in 2024, year-o…

🇯🇵 JAPAN
🔴 Japan Reenters Semiconductor Race

🔸 Japan teams up with TSMC, Sony & Denso to boost chip production.
🔸 New firm Rapidus collaborates with IBM & IMEC to build cutting-edge semiconductors.
🔸 Japan invests ¥100B to expand domestic chipmaking amid rising AI & EV demand.

#Japan #Semiconductors #AI #Tech #Rapidus

Zweifel an 2-nm-Chips: Kritische Stimmen in Japan fordern einen Plan B für Rapidus https://www.computerbase.de/news/wirtschaft/zweifel-an-2-nm-chips-kritische-stimmen-in-japan-fordern-einen-plan-b-fuer-rapidus.91724/ #semiconductor #Rapidus

Semiconductors are the “rice of industry,” according to the government. But unlike with rice, Japan can't rely solely on domestic sources. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/03/03/japan/japan-international-semiconductor-strategy/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #japan #geoeconomicbriefing #semiconductors #chipmakers #tsmc #rapidus #kumamoto #tech #investments #japaneseeconomy #taiwan #us #eu

In the 1980s, Japan dominated chipmaking. Fast-forward to today and the country is trying to recapture its past glory, this time with a more global strategy. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/03/03/japan/japan-semiconductor-renaissance-past/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #japan #geoeconomicbriefing #semiconductors #chipmakers #tsmc #rapidus #kumamoto #tech #investments #japaneseeconomy #taiwan

Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba’s Cabinet approved a bill Friday designed to allow the government to invest in Tokyo-based Rapidus, which aims to build the world’s first 2-nanometer semiconductor manufacturing plants. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/02/07/companies/rapidus-government-funds/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #rapidus #chipmakers #tech #shigeruishiba

Fab-Startup Rapidus: 10 EUV-Scanner für die frühe Massenproduktion https://www.computerbase.de/news/wirtschaft/fab-startup-rapidus-10-euv-scanner-fuer-die-fruehe-massenproduktion.91188/ #semiconductor #rapidus

Atsuyoshi Koike, the president and CEO of Rapidus, says there is a “sense of urgency” when it comes to Japan’s efforts in manufacturing semiconductors. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/01/17/companies/rapidus-koike-interview-japan/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #rapidus #semiconductors #hokkaido #chipmakers #tech #rapidus #tsmc

Japan's semiconductor industry, which once dominated the world, is poised for a comeback, with chipmakers either commencing operation of a pilot line or starting production at new plants this year. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/01/03/tech/japan-chipmakers-stage-comeback/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #tech #chipmakers #tech #rapidus #tsmc #microntechnology #kioxia #mitsubishielectric #microntechnology

Semiconductors, bears and trains were just some of the major news topics in Hokkaido this past year, and are expected to continue to dominate coverage in 2025. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/12/30/japan/society/hokkaido-looking-back-on-2024/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #society #hokkaido #rapidus #rail #shinkansen #bullettrains #hokkaidoshinkansen #chipmakers #tech #animals #hunting #bears