Japan’s Rapidus Is Said Likely to Miss Mass Production Deadline
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If Rapidus slips past its March 2028 target, the window for a domestically anchored 2 nm alternative narrows and dependency on US–Taiwan supply stays entrenched. Hardware roadmaps that assumed a diversified advanced-node base should be stress-tested for a longer period of concentration risk.
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