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Japan's Rapidus ramps up 2nm chip plans while eyeing factories on the Moon

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Japan's state-backed chip company Rapidus has activated its first pilot production line in Hokkaido, successfully producing working 2-nanometer prototypes with IBM's technology and securing $1.7 billion in government-led funding. The company aims for mass production by 2027 while CEO Atsuyoshi Koike envisions even building semiconductor factories on the moon by the 2040s.

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