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Rapidus Press Conference

Rapidus, press conference. Photo shows Atsuyoshi Koike, President and CEO.=April 1,2025,Tokyo

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Rapidus Press Conference

Rapidus, press conference. Photo shows Atsuyoshi Koike, President and CEO.=April 1,2025,Tokyo

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Japan's Rapidus gears up for test production of next-generation chips

Atsuyoshi Koike, president of state-backed Japanese chip venture Rapidus Corp., holds a press conference in Tokyo on April 1, 2025, after the company completed a pilot manufacturing line for next-generation semiconductors in Chitose on the northernmost Japanese main island of Hokkaido. The company plans to produce prototype chips sometime in July in a major step toward its goal of launching mass production in 2027.

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Japan's Rapidus gears up for test production of next-generation chips

Atsuyoshi Koike, president of state-backed Japanese chip venture Rapidus Corp., holds a press conference in Tokyo on April 1, 2025, after the company completed a pilot manufacturing line for next-generation semiconductors in Chitose on the northernmost Japanese main island of Hokkaido. The company plans to produce prototype chips sometime in July in a major step toward its goal of launching mass production in 2027.

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Japan's Rapidus gears up for test production of next-generation chips

Atsuyoshi Koike, president of state-backed Japanese chip venture Rapidus Corp., holds a press conference in Tokyo on April 1, 2025, after the company completed a pilot manufacturing line for next-generation semiconductors in Chitose on the northernmost Japanese main island of Hokkaido. The company plans to produce prototype chips sometime in July in a major step toward its goal of launching mass production in 2027.

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Rapidus teams up with Singapore firm

Atsuyoshi Koike (L), president of Japan's state-backed chip venture Rapidus Corp., shakes hands with Ajit Prabhu, co-founder and CEO of Singapore-based engineering services provider Quest Global Services Pte. Ltd., in Tokyo on March 25, 2025. The two companies have agreed to team up to develop low-power artificial intelligence semiconductors.

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Rapidus R&D hub in northern Japan

Yasunori Ogawa (L), president of printer manufacturer Seiko Epson Corp., and Atsuyoshi Koike, his counterpart of chipmaker Rapidus Corp., pose for a photo during a press conference in Chitose, Hokkaido, northern Japan, on Oct. 3, 2024. The two companies have agreed to the building of a Rapidus research and development center in Seiko Epson's plant in Chitose, with the facility expected to begin operating in April 2026.

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LAPIDUS and Esperanto Technologies Press Conference

Rapidus and Esperanto Technologies press conference. Pictured from left to right are Atsuyoshi Koike, President, and Art Swift, President and CEO of Esperanto Technologies, in Tokyo on May 15, 2024.

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RAPIDAS and Esperanto Technologies press conference

Rapidus and Esperanto Technologies press conference. Pictured from left to right are Atsuyoshi Koike, President, and Art Swift, President and CEO of Esperanto Technologies, in Tokyo on May 15, 2024.

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RAPIDAS and Esperanto Technologies Press Conference

Rapidus and Esperanto Technologies press conference. Photo shows, from left, Atsuyoshi Koike, President, and Art Swift, President and CEO of Esperanto Technologies, in Tokyo on May 15, 2024.

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Press Conference of LAPIDUS and Esperanto Technologies

Rapidus and Esperanto Technologies press conference. Pictured from left to right are Atsuyoshi Koike, President, and Art Swift, President and CEO of Esperanto Technologies, in Tokyo on May 15, 2024.

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Japan chipmaker Rapidus establishes Silicon Valley subsidiary

Japanese chip venture Rapidus Corp. President Atsuyoshi Koike (C) attends a ceremony in Silicon Valley, California, on April 11, 2024, marking the launch of local subsidiary Rapidus Design Solutions LLC, led by President Henri Richard (R).

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Japan chipmaker Rapidus establishes Silicon Valley subsidiary

Japanese chip venture Rapidus Corp. President Atsuyoshi Koike speaks at a press conference held on April 11, 2024, in Silicon Valley, California, marking the launch of subsidiary Rapidus Design Solutions LLC.

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Rapidus President Koike

Japanese chip venture Rapidus Corp. President Atsuyoshi Koike holds a press conference in Tokyo on April 2, 2024.

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Rapidus President Koike

Japanese chip venture Rapidus Corp. President Atsuyoshi Koike speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on April 2, 2024.

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Rapidus Tenstorrent Cooperative Press Conference

Rapidus Tenstorrent Cooperative Press Conference. Atsuyoshi Koike, President of Rapidus =Date:Febuary 27, 2024, Place: Tokyo

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Rapidus Tenstorrent Cooperative Press Conference

Rapidus Tenstorrent Cooperative Press Conference. From left to right: Atsuyoshi Koike, President of Rapidus; Jim Kellerten, CEO =Date:Febuary 27, 2024, Place: Tokyo

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Rapidus Tenstorrent Cooperative Press Conference

Rapidus Tenstorrent Cooperative Press Conference. Atsuyoshi Koike, President of Rapidus =Date:Febuary 27, 2024, Place: Tokyo

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Rapidus Tenstorrent Cooperative Press Conference

Rapidus Tenstorrent Cooperative Press Conference. From left to right: Atsuyoshi Koike, President of Rapidus; Jim Kellerten, CEO =Date:Febuary 27, 2024, Place: Tokyo

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Groundbreaking ceremony for chip factory in Hokkaido

Atsuyoshi Koike, president of semiconductor venture Rapidus Corp., breaks ground during a ceremony in Chitose in Hokkaido, northern Japan, on Sept. 1, 2023. The Japanese government-subsidized chip venture was set up by Toyota Motor Corp. and seven other Japanese companies in 2022.

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Expert reports on July torrential rains hit Kyushu

TOKYO, Japan - Associate professor Atsuyoshi Manda (C) of Nagasaki University explains the results of a study by a research group of the university, the University of Tokyo and others on torrential rains that hit the Southwestern Japanese island of Kyushu in July in recent years at a press conference at the University of Tokyo's Research Center for Advanced Science and Technology in Tokyo on July 18, 2014.

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Tokyo student helps narrow education gaps in developing nations

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken July 26, 2013 in Tokyo shows Atsuyoshi Saisho, a university student who has initiated a project to assist the education of youth in developing countries by offering DVD-based video lectures.

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3 star pitchers of Waseda University

TOKYO, Japan - Waseda University manager Atsuyoshi Otake (2nd from L) poses with pitchers Yuki Saito (L), Tatsuya Oishi and Yuya Fukui (R) at Jingu Stadium in Tokyo on Nov. 18, 2010, after the pitchers played their last game before joining professional clubs. Waseda became the first amateur baseball team from which three pitchers were selected as the No. 1 picks in the professional draft.

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Rapidus, IBM to develop advanced chips

Atsuyoshi Koike (R), president of new Japanese semiconductor producer Rapidus Corp., attends a joint press conference with IBM Corp. in Tokyo on Dec. 13, 2022, after the two companies signed a deal to jointly develop next-generation chips. Rapidus was set up through investments by Toyota Motor Corp., Sony Group Corp. and six other major Japanese companies in August.

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Rapidus, IBM to develop advanced chips

Atsuyoshi Koike (C, L), president of new Japanese semiconductor producer Rapidus Corp., and IBM Corp. Senior Vice President Dario Gil (C, R) pose for photos during a press conference in Tokyo on Dec. 13, 2022, after the two companies signed a deal to jointly develop next-generation chips. Rapidus was set up through investments by Toyota Motor Corp., Sony Group Corp. and six other major Japanese companies in August.

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Rapidus, IBM to develop advanced chips

Atsuyoshi Koike (2nd from L), president of new Japanese semiconductor producer Rapidus Corp., and IBM Corp. Senior Vice President Dario Gil (C) pose for photos during a press conference in Tokyo on Dec. 13, 2022, after the two companies signed a deal to jointly develop next-generation chips. Rapidus was set up through investments by Toyota Motor Corp., Sony Group Corp. and six other major Japanese companies in August.

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Expert reports on July torrential rains hit Kyushu

TOKYO, Japan - Associate professor Atsuyoshi Manda (C) of Nagasaki University explains the results of a study by a research group of the university, the University of Tokyo and others on torrential rains that hit the Southwestern Japanese island of Kyushu in July in recent years at a press conference at the University of Tokyo's Research Center for Advanced Science and Technology in Tokyo on July 18, 2014. (Kyodo)

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3 star pitchers of Waseda University

TOKYO, Japan - Waseda University manager Atsuyoshi Otake (2nd from L) poses with pitchers Yuki Saito (L), Tatsuya Oishi and Yuya Fukui (R) at Jingu Stadium in Tokyo on Nov. 18, 2010, after the pitchers played their last game before joining professional clubs. Waseda became the first amateur baseball team from which three pitchers were selected as the No. 1 picks in the professional draft. (Kyodo)

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Rare 1896 photo shows a camera-shy Emperor Meiji walking

Photo, which is an enlarged image of a photocopy of a 1896 photo kept at the Imperial Household Archives, shows Emperor Meiji (C) walking at the house of the Marquess of Atsuyoshi Tokugawa in Tokyo. The existence of the 15- by 21-centimeter black-and-white picture of the emperor, who was known to hate having his photo taken, was unknown to the public until recently. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Rare 1896 photo shows a camera-shy Emperor Meiji walking

Photo, which is a photocopy of a 1896 photo kept at the Imperial Household Archives, shows Emperor Meiji (C) walking at the house of the Marquess of Atsuyoshi Tokugawa in Tokyo. The existence of the 15- by 21-centimeter black-and-white picture of the emperor, who was known to hate having his photo taken, was unknown to the public until recently. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Rare 1896 photo shows a camera-shy Emperor Meiji walking

Photo, kept at the Imperial Household Archives, shows Emperor Meiji (C) walking at the house of the Marquess of Atsuyoshi Tokugawa in Tokyo in 1896. The existence of the 15- by 21-centimeter black-and-white picture of the emperor, who was known to hate having his photo taken, was unknown to the public until recently. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo