Rapidus will coordinate advanced semiconductor design support with 17 companies, including Toshiba, to turn potential customers' design work into orders. It aims to strengthen advanced semiconductor supply capacity by establishing a framework covering the process from design through production.
Rapidus announced a policy of providing advanced semiconductor design support in collaboration with 17 companies, including Toshiba and Dai Nippon Printing, with the aim of securing orders for potential customers' design work.
The company has adopted a business model in which it accepts semiconductor manufacturing contracts from external customers, aiming to increase its advanced semiconductor supply capacity by handling the entire process from design through production.
Rapidus, established in 2022, is planning to achieve mass production of 2-nanometre-class circuits in the second half of fiscal 2027. The Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry is reported to have decided on support totalling approximately ¥3 trillion.