Original published: 10/21/2026Updated on DevPick: 10/25/2026

Can It Be Manufactured by Rapidus? Developing a Medical Image Processing System with Inference-Specialized 2nm Generation Semiconductors

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Editorial policyUpdated on DevPick: 10/25/2026

Five organizations including LSTC are developing a medical image processing system using inference-specialized 2nm semiconductors, aiming for 5x speed and 10x energy efficiency compared to current GPUs.

Key points

•A joint development project is being conducted by LSTC, Hokkaido University, Fujifilm, GE HealthCare Japan, and imec
•The goal is to achieve more than 5 times the image processing speed and more than 10 times the energy efficiency compared to current GPUs
•While Rapidus is considered desirable for manufacturing the 2nm generation semiconductors, the manufacturer is currently undetermined

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#Semiconductors & Infrastructure #Major Players#Rapidus#LSTC

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