One of the sidelines in the semiconductor industry that’s flying under the radar a bit is the rise of Rapidus. Rapidus is a new semiconductor company, established in August 2022 in Japan, with the plan to bring latest generation semiconductor manufacturing into the country. Rapidus is backed by eight major companies from Japan, including Denso, Kioxia, NTT, NEC, Softbank, Sony, and Toyota, with the goal of bringing 2nm manufacturing capacity online in 2027. This has led to deep collaborations wi...