TOKYO -- The Japanese government is planning to exchange Rapidus factories and equipment it owns for shares in the semiconductor manufacturer, Nikkei learned on Thursday.
Government offers semiconductor maker equipment, factories for its shares

A Rapidus factory under construction in Chitose City, Hokkaido, Japan. © Kyodo
TOKYO -- The Japanese government is planning to exchange Rapidus factories and equipment it owns for shares in the semiconductor manufacturer, Nikkei learned on Thursday.