Rapidus Corporation, a Tokyo-headquartered semiconductor manufacturer, announced that it has struck an agreement with Siemens Digital Industries Software to produce 2nm products. According to the announcement, Rapidus and Siemens aim to jointly develop a process design kit based on Calibre, Siemens' software for integrated circuit (IC) design, verification, and fabrication.
"Through the creation of a reference flow utilizing products such as Calibre and [Siemens'] Solido, we will jointly build a future of semiconductor manufacturing that excels in reliability, speed, scalability and safety," said Mike Ellow, CEO of Siemens EDA, Siemens Digital Industries Software.
Rapidus touts the move as "a new approach that integrates the entire foundry process from design to manufacturing."
“Rapidus is dedicated to advancing the co-optimization of manufacturing and design and is committed to providing a design environment that dramatically speeds up the realization of customer needs for next-generation semiconductors. Our collaboration with Siemens will embody this mutual optimization,” said Dr. Atsuyoshi Koike, CEO of Rapidus.
Rapidus aims to significantly cut down the time to achieve its MFD (Manufacturability for Design) goals for the 2nm gate-all-around process, the next phase after the currently possible 3nm die shrink in chips.


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