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NTT to triple Japan data centre capacity by 2033, targeting urban sites and subsea cable links
Japan\'s NTT will expand domestic data centre capacity to more than three times its current size by 2033 to meet surging AI demand. It plans to raise power capacity from 300 megawatts in fiscal 2024 to about 1 gigawatt in fiscal 2033. The strategy includes distributing new sites nationwide, linking them with high-speed networks, investing in liquid-immersion cooling and building facilities connected directly to subsea cables.
Industry
Japan to inject about 6 trillion won into Rapidus in bid to revive chip industry
Japan will provide Rapidus with an additional 631.5 billion yen in commissioned research and development funding for fiscal 2026, aimed at advancing the company’s plan to begin mass production in the second half of fiscal 2027. Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Ryosei Akazawa unveiled the plan at Rapidus’ plant in Chitose, Hokkaido. The new funds will be used for prototype performance evaluation and yield improvements. Cumulative government support will rise to 2.35 trillion yen, with separate capital injections also planned.
Industry
IBM, Lam Research expand cooperation to develop sub-1-nanometer semiconductor processes
IBM and Lam Research have signed a five-year cooperation agreement to develop semiconductors below 1 nanometer. The collaboration focuses on new materials, manufacturing process innovation and securing High-NA EUV lithography technology to accelerate IBM’s logic scaling roadmap. The companies will use IBM research facilities and Lam process equipment at the Albany Nanotech Complex in New York. They did not disclose manufacturing partners or a commercial production schedule.
