Japanese chipmaker Rapidus, a state-backed rival to TSMC, plans to build and package chips in a $32 billion fab in Hokkaido, distinguishing itself from competitors such as TSMC, Intel, and Samsung. The Japanese government is set to offer state loan guarantees to support Rapidus in securing bank funding for the mass production of advanced semiconductors, specifically for a 2-nm chip facility. The estimated cost of the fab is ¥5 trillion yen (US$31.8 billion). This development comes amid significant semiconductor manufacturing subsidies announced globally, including $52 billion from the US, $10 billion from India, $25 billion from Japan, $46 billion from the EU, $19 billion from South Korea, $1 billion from the UK, and over $27 billion from China.
Rapidus, Japan’s state-backed rival to TSMC, will receive state loan guarantees for the 2nm chip fab it’s building in Hokkaido, Nikkei reports, saying the estimated cost of the fab is ¥5 trillion yen (US$31.8 billion). Rapidus needs to place orders for production line equipment…
Japan's government plans to offer loan guarantees for state-backed chipmaker Rapidus as the company pursues bank funding for the mass production of advanced semiconductors. https://t.co/jQeyPugdfk
Japan's Rapidus to get state loan guarantees for 2-nm chip facility https://t.co/jORh5RwmwX
Semiconductor manufacturing subsidies announced in the past 2 years: US: $52 bln India: $10 bln Japan: $25 bln EU: $46 bln S Korea: $19 bln UK: $1 bln China: $27++ bln I think we know how this is going to turn out.
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