Chipmaker giapponese sostenuto dallo Stato, punta alla produzione di massa di semiconduttori a 2nm.
| Date | Round | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Grant METI approved another 631.5 billion yen (~$4B) of public support for Rapidus for fiscal 2026, earmarked for prototypes and wafer processing at the IIM-1 plant in Chitose. | $4B |
| Feb 2026 | Grant Rapidus secured 267.6 billion yen (~$1.7B) from the Japanese government (IPA/METI) and 32 private companies, including Toyota and SoftBank, to move to mass production of 2nm chips. | $1.7B |
| Nov 2022 | Grant Eight major Japanese tech and auto firms (including Kioxia, NEC, NTT, SoftBank, Sony and Toyota) launched chipmaker Rapidus to mass-produce next-gen logic semiconductors by 2027, backed by ~70 billion yen (~$500M) in Japanese government funding plus corporate equity. | $500M |