The delay reported by Bloomberg
Rapidus, a Japanese company active in advanced semiconductors, has reportedly missed the intermediate deadline related to SRAM memory. The news, reported by Bloomberg and picked up by IT之家, calls into question the goal of mass-producing 2-nanometer chips by fiscal 2027. SRAM, static random-access memory, is a component found in every advanced chip; in artificial intelligence processors, a large SRAM cache can significantly increase the speed of processing tasks.
The missed deadlines and pressure on engineers
According to reports, Rapidus has not yet produced a working SRAM. The company's roadmap placed this step in summer 2026, so missing it entails a delay of several months. The stated consequence is strong pressure on the company's engineers, who are being called on to accelerate work to make up for lost time.
The issue is not a secondary detail: the availability of a usable SRAM is a technical step that precedes fine-tuning the production process. Its slippage therefore affects the verifiability of the overall roadmap toward 2nm, not just a single component.
Rapidus's position and open questions
Rapidus responded that it will continue to do its utmost to begin mass production in the second half of fiscal 2027. The company's president, Tetsuro Higashi, said the previous month that 2nm production was proceeding according to plan. The two statements are not necessarily contradictory: the president's statement concerns the general progress of the program, while the reported delay concerns a specific step, SRAM.
Some elements remain to be clarified. The material does not indicate when Rapidus expects to close the gap or what technical or commercial consequences arise from missing the intermediate deadline. It is also not specified whether the SRAM delay could affect the timeline for qualifying the production process or any customer agreements. This is information not covered by the available sources and would require subsequent verification.
The picture that emerges is of a company that publicly maintains its 2027 goal but must reckon with an unmet intermediate milestone. The distinction between the company's statement and the journalistic account is relevant: the former is a position, the latter information attributed to sources not specified in the text. Independent verification of the completion of the SRAM phase will therefore be the main indicator for assessing the reliability of the 2027 deadline.
