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Rapidus to Sign Research Deals With U.K. and Italian Chip Institutes
Rapidus will sign memorandums of understanding with the U.K. Semiconductor Center and Fondazione Chips-IT during Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s Europe trip that begins Saturday.
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U.K. Semiconductor Center and Fondazione Chips-IT during Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s trip to Europe that begins Saturday, June 13, 2026. The agreements cover research and development cooperation on technologies for manufacturing cutting-edge semiconductors.
Rapidus executives briefed Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi at the prime minister’s office in Tokyo on Thursday, June 11, 2026. The Japanese government will back the company’s efforts, with an eye toward developing sales channels in Britain and Italy.
Semiconductor Center supports the British chip industry through funding by the British government. Fondazione Chips-IT is an Italian government research institute. 4 trillion ($15 billion) in aid to Rapidus.
The company aims to start mass-producing 2-nanometer chips in fiscal 2027. Rapidus is holding talks with over 60 firms, mainly those in the United States, to secure clients.
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