"Rapidus", which aims to domestically produce cutting-edge semiconductors, will promote development in collaboration with a start-up company headquartered in the United States toward mass production of semiconductors for AI (artificial intelligence), which is essential for autonomous driving etc. became.
Improving the performance of AI is essential for technological innovations such as self-driving cars, smart cities, and factory automation, but companies such as NVIDIA in the United States are leading the way in the development of semiconductors used in this field.
In Japan, research and development of next-generation AI semiconductors is in full swing, and the government has decided to provide support amounting to 45 billion yen.
As part of this, Rapidus, which aims to domestically produce cutting-edge semiconductors, will collaborate with TenTrent Holdings, an American startup with strengths in AI semiconductor design, to promote development toward mass production. became.
Specifically, Tentorrent will work on the development of AI semiconductors used for calculation processing, and Rapidus will aim for mass production at a factory in Chitose City, Hokkaido.
At the press conference, Rapidus President Atsuyoshi Koike stated, ``We would like to incorporate cutting-edge semiconductors into fields in which Japan excels, such as industrial robots and healthcare, and aim to become a global standard.''
Additionally, Jim Keller, CEO of TenTrent Holdings, stated, ``Although we are a startup, we have the most talented staff members.We hope to develop even higher-performance semiconductors through collaboration.''