News 2nm Chips to Cost 10x More Than Today's Mainstream Chips: Rapidus

[Admin]

Japan's Rapidus estimates that leading-edge chips will cost 10 times more than today's mainstream chips made in Japan.

2nm Chips to Cost 10x More Than Today's Mainstream Chips: Rapidus : Read more

 

[bit_user]

Rather misleading headline. It should say they're 10x more expensive than Japan's 45 nm chips, currently.

I guess this Rapidus project is how Japan is preparing for TSMC's fabs "going offline".

 

[Kamen Rider Blade]

Rather misleading headline. It should say they're 10x more expensive than Japan's 45 nm chips, currently.

I guess this Rapidus project is how Japan is preparing for TSMC's fabs "going offline".

I have a feeling that the Articles author "Anton Shilov" intentionally created that "Click-Bait" title.

 

[usertests]

Rather misleading headline. It should say they're 10x more expensive than Japan's 45 nm chips, currently.

I guess this Rapidus project is how Japan is preparing for TSMC's fabs "going offline".

"Today's" should be replaced with "Japan's". Even better, put "45nm" in there, but it looks like a guess:

The most advanced process technology that is currently used and made in Japan is probably 45nm

 

[kep55]

Japan's Rapidus estimates that leading-edge chips will cost 10 times more than today's mainstream chips made in Japan.

2nm Chips to Cost 10x More Than Today's Mainstream Chips: Rapidus : Read more

Sounds more like Rapidus is laying the groundwork to gouge its customers and turn a humongous profit.

 

[gg83]

A 10x cost increase from 45nm to 2nm is probably close to industry norms. Title shmitle. Misleading perhaps.

 

[Co BIY]

Starting up a national foundry with the first goal a leading edge node is a big project. $35 billion sounds too low.

Seems like we need a few more baseline articles about this effort.

 

[usertests]

Starting up a national foundry with the first goal a leading edge node is a big project. $35 billion sounds too low.

Seems like we need a few more baseline articles about this effort.

If I'm not mistaken, they are licensing IBM's 2nm GAAFET transistors. And it looks like it would come to market 1-3 years later than TSMC. So not really an impossible goal.

 

[dipique]

Sounds more like Rapidus is laying the groundwork to gouge its customers and turn a humongous profit.

You (like most people and, apparently, companies) underestimate the complexity of manufacturing at a cutting edge node.

Anyone taking bets on whether this will actually land in 2027? I'd happily get in on that action.

 

[kep55]

You (like most people and, apparently, companies) underestimate the complexity of manufacturing at a cutting edge node.

Anyone taking bets on whether this will actually land in 2027? I'd happily get in on that action.

Perhaps, but it is a common tactic in the business world.

 

[cats_Paw]

Can't wait for the time when we get to 0 nm and they dissapear.