SAPPORO, Japan -- With about seven months until the scheduled start of a prototype line at chipmaker Rapidus' new plant in Hokkaido, officials on Japan's northernmost main island view New York state's creation of a semiconductor ecosystem around an IBM research base as a model to nurture the industry.
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Japan's Hokkaido eyes New York state model for chip hub ambitions
Rapidus plant sows seeds for semiconductor ecosystem to grow industry
Rapidus' new plant on Japan's northernmost main island is more than 40% completed. (Photo by Hajime Tsukada)
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