The US has tightened controls on China’s semiconductor and artificial intelligence (AI) sectors under the banner of national security. Yet the surge of generative AI is reshaping industries worldwide, and Beijing is pressing ahead with its ambitions, especially in embedding AI into consumer and industrial devices.

Rapidus is preparing to launch its most advanced chip yet, a 2nm process called “2HP,” that could put it nearly on par with TSMC’s N2 node and significantly ahead of Intel’s 18A, according to Wccftech.