Japan's Rapidus in talks to supply chips to U.S. tech giants: CEO

Company aims to enrich people's lives and make them happy, Atsuyoshi Koike says

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Rapidus is already in talks to supply next-generation chips to major clients in the U.S., according to President and CEO Atsuyoshi Koike. (Photo by Jun Takai)

YASU OTA, Nikkei columnist

TOKYO -- Rapidus, the chipmaker launched in 2022 by the Japanese government and eight companies as a national champion in next-generation semiconductors, is in talks on supplying chips to some of the largest U.S. tech companies, President and CEO Atsuyoshi Koike told Nikkei in a recent interview.

The company is moving forward with a plan to start up in 2025 a pilot production line that will produce cutting-edge 2-nanometer chips.

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