Japan's Rapidus Signs 17 Design Partners Including Synopsys and Cadence to Hunt 2nm Customers

Japan's state-backed Rapidus said it will work with 17 chip-design firms — including US EDA leaders Synopsys and Cadence plus Toshiba Information Systems, Dai Nippon Printing, Toppan and Infosys — to recruit customers for 2nm production starting in H2 of the next fiscal year. The $15B foundry's prospects hinge on whether its Hokkaido fab can win enough orders to compete with TSMC.