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Rapidus to partner with Canon on 2nm image-processing chips, raising supply and investment implications

What happened

Rapidus will partner with Canon to co-develop 2nm image-processing chips for cameras and surveillance, with trial production planned at its Hokkaido facility involving Synopsys.

Impact and signal

Low impactImpact score: 15/100

Affected components and suppliers

Image-processing chips

RapidusCanon

2nmpartnershiptrial-production

Source and time

Source: DigiTimes Asia · 3/2/2026 · View original source

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Rapidus to partner with Canon on 2nm image-processing chips, raising supply and investment implications

What happened

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