To reduce reliance on China, IBM, Japan's Rapidus to manufacture chips

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To reduce reliance on China, IBM, Japan's Rapidus to manufacture chips

Robert Besser
17 Dec 2022, 19:26 GMT+10

IBM Corp and Japanese chip-maker Rapidus have announced a partnership aimed at manufacturing the world's most advanced chips in Japan by the second half of the decade
The agreement comes as the US has restricted China's access to advanced semiconductor technology, and requested its allies, including Japan, to follow the same policy
A long-time leader in chip manufacturing, Japan is exerting significant efforts to ensure its carmakers and information technology companies have adequate supplies of key components

NEW YORK CITY, New York: IBM Corp and Japanese chip-maker Rapidus have announced a partnership aimed at manufacturing the world's most advanced chips in Japan by the second half of the decade.

The agreement comes as the US has restricted China's access to advanced semiconductor technology, and requested its allies, including Japan, to follow the same policy.

A long-time leader in chip manufacturing, especially advanced semiconductors, Japan is exerting significant efforts to ensure its carmakers and information technology companies have adequate supplies of key components.

"It will take several trillions of yen, to get pilot production up and running," said Rapidus president Atsuyoshi Koike at a news conference.

Last month, Japan's industry and trade ministry said it would back Rapidus, a venture led by tech firms including Sony Group and NEC Corp, and invest an initial $500 million.

IBM's director of research, Dario Gil, said the two companies will jointly manufacture IBM's 2-nanometer-node chip, which was unveiled last year.

As part of their agreement, Rapidus scientists and engineers will work with IBM Japan and IBM researchers at the Albany NanoTech Complex in New York State.

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