Oct. 06, 2025 –
While Japan’s Rapidus reached a major milestone in July, announcing that prototyping for its 2nm gate-all-around (GAA) chips has begun at the IIM-1 foundry in Chitose, Hokkaido, CEO Atsuyoshi Koike, according to Hokkaido Shimbun, identifies U.S. firms IBM and chip-design startup Tenstorrent as the leading prospective customers.
The report suggests that as per Rapidus’ plan, prototypes for customer products will start next year, targeting several U.S. companies. As per Hokkaido Shiumbun, CEO Atsuyoshi Koike also confirmed that Rapidus has applied for government-backed funding to support domestic next-generation semiconductor production.