{"id":30745,"date":"2022-12-15T12:14:34","date_gmt":"2022-12-15T13:14:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/peymantaeidi.net\/stem-cell\/?p=30745"},"modified":"2022-12-15T13:41:06","modified_gmt":"2022-12-15T13:41:06","slug":"ibm-wants-to-make-worlds-most-advanced-chips-in-japan-with-chip-maker-rapidus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/peymantaeidi.net\/stem-cell\/2022\/12\/15\/ibm-wants-to-make-worlds-most-advanced-chips-in-japan-with-chip-maker-rapidus\/","title":{"rendered":"IBM wants to make world\u2019s most advanced chips in Japan with chip maker Rapidus"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"main-post-thumbnail\">\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"897\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/peymantaeidi.net\/stem-cell\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/000_Hkg9792739-897x500-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumb-897w500h size-thumb-897w500h wp-post-image\" alt=\"IBM wants to make world&#039;s most advanced chips in Japan with chip maker Rapidus\" \/>\t\t\t<span class=\"social-buzz-news animated fadeInUp\"><\/p>\n<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\">\n<div class=\"mashsb-box\">\n<div class=\"mashsb-count mash-large\">\n<span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SOCIAL BUZZ<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"caption\">IBM wants to make world\u2019s most advanced chips in Japan with chip maker Rapidus.This picture shows IBM Japan headquarters in Tokyo on May 9, 2014.  A Tokyo court ordered authorities May 9 to retract back taxes they had imposed on IBM\u2019s Japan unit for its alleged failure to declare some $4 billion in income. In 2010, the Tokyo regional tax bureau slapped the back taxes, worth some 1.18 billion USD, on IBM Japan\u2019s holding company, IBM AP Holdings.    AFP PHOTO \/ KAZUHIRO NOGI (Photo by KAZUHIRO NOGI \/ AFP)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"large-7 medium-7 columns single-content\">\n<table id=\"trinity-audio-table\">\n<tr>\n<td id=\"trinity-audio-tab\"> <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<ul>\n<li><b>The newly-formed Rapidus announced a partnership with IBM Research to develop IBM\u2019s 2nm technology in fabs that the former plans to build in Japan during the second part of this decade.<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>Rapidus is a clear indication that Japan wants to get back into the leading-edge semiconductor business.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span>Last month, a consortium of eight Japanese companies formed Rapidus, a company that the government hopes can help the country get back into the advanced chip manufacturing race. Rapiduz will be subsidized by the Japanese government and the approach differs from previous national efforts as it is <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/techwireasia.com\/2022\/12\/apple-investments-in-japan-breached-us100bn-with-sony-being-the-biggest-supplier\/\"><span>collaborating with international organizations<\/span><\/a><span>.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>To understand the Japanese government\u2019s approach, it is important to first note that the country seeks to successfully mass produce 2nm technology in five years \u2013 an ambitious goal. After all, as acknowledged by numerous local experts and industry players, Japan has been 10-20 years behind in <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/techwireasia.com\/2022\/05\/will-japan-and-the-us-form-a-cutting-edge-chips-alliance-to-cut-dependence-on-taiwan\/\"><span>cutting-edge technology<\/span><\/a><span>, and that it wouldn\u2019t be easy to turn around.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>But Japan is pushing for the best and just one month after being formed, Rapidus announced a collaboration with a Belgium-based microelectronics research hub IMEC on advanced semiconductor technologies. \u201cInternational collaboration is crucial for Rapidus to achieve our planned goal for mass-production of 2nm technology, and Imec is an essential partner for such collaboration,\u201d Atsuyoshi Koike, Rapidus President said at the signing ceremony.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Rapidus didn\u2019t stop there \u2014 this week, it announced a partnership with IBM Research to develop the US giant\u2019s 2nm technology in fabs that Rapidus plans to build in Japan during the second part of this decade. While the announcement is nominally for IBM\u2019s 2nm process, it likely includes a long-term commitment to build advanced semiconductor chips going beyond the 2nm process node, <\/span><i><span>Forbes <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/tiriasresearch\/2022\/12\/12\/japans-new-semiconductor-foundry-rapidus-taps-ibm-for-2nm-process\/?sh=4ec005306b9e\"><span>suggested<\/span><\/a><span>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The agreement would also have Rapidus send engineers to learn the 2nm process to the IBM Research lab located in the Albany, NY NanoTech Complex to work alongside IBM Research engineers. IBM Research already has an extensive research group in Japan, as it is with IMEC. IBM will also be collaborating with Rapidus on the soon-to-be established Leading-edge Semiconductor Technology Center (LSTC) in Japan.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>LSTC will be the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/techwireasia.com\/2022\/11\/japan-teams-with-its-big-tech-to-develop-next-gen-chips\/\"><span>overall umbrella organization to coordinate the ongoing semiconductor research<\/span><\/a><span>, while Rapidus will be the manufacturing organization. LSTC was hatched after the US and Japan agreed on the Basic Principles on Semiconductor Cooperation in May at the first meeting of the Japan-US Commercial and Industrial Partnership (JUCIP).&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Some argue that this may well be the last opportunity for Japan to <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/techwireasia.com\/2022\/08\/us-japan-deepens-ties-with-focus-on-semiconductors-supply-chains\/\"><span>get back into leading-edge semiconductor manufacturing<\/span><\/a><span>. As it is, Japan is consuming a lot of semiconductors with automotive and electronics vendors such as Toyota and Sony, which are also investing in Rapidus.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cIt will take several trillions of yen,\u201d to get pilot production up and running, Koike said at a news conference in Tokyo this week. He however did not say where the money would come from, or where in Japan it would build a foundry. When Japan\u2019s industry and trade ministry launched Rapidus last month, it said it would invest an initial 70 billion yen (US$500 million) for now.<\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<div class=\"social-bar\">\n<div class=\"social-buzz\">\n<span><\/p>\n<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\">\n<div class=\"mashsb-box\">\n<div class=\"mashsb-count mash-large\">\n<span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SOCIAL BUZZ<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<hr \/>\n<div class=\"single-byline full\">\n<div class=\"details\">\n<p class=\"show-for-medium\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/techwireasia.com\/author\/dashveen\/\" title=\"Posts by Dashveenjit Kaur\" rel=\"author\">Dashveenjit Kaur<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\n|  <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"twitter-icon.png social-icon-nav\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.techwireasia.com\/wp-content\/themes\/correspondent\/assets\/images\/twitter-icon-black.png\" alt=\"image\" \/><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DashveenjitK\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@DashveenjitK<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Dashveen writes for Tech Wire Asia and TechHQ, providing research-based commentary on the exciting world of technology in business. Previously, she reported on the ground of Malaysia&#8217;s fast-paced political arena and stock market.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<hr \/>\n<hr \/>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SOCIAL BUZZ IBM wants to make world\u2019s most advanced chips in Japan with chip maker<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":30747,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/peymantaeidi.net\/stem-cell\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30745"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/peymantaeidi.net\/stem-cell\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/peymantaeidi.net\/stem-cell\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/peymantaeidi.net\/stem-cell\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/peymantaeidi.net\/stem-cell\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=30745"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/peymantaeidi.net\/stem-cell\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30745\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":30748,"href":"https:\/\/peymantaeidi.net\/stem-cell\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30745\/revisions\/30748"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/peymantaeidi.net\/stem-cell\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/30747"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/peymantaeidi.net\/stem-cell\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=30745"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/peymantaeidi.net\/stem-cell\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=30745"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/peymantaeidi.net\/stem-cell\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=30745"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}