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Fujitsu launches made-in-Japan next-generation CPU FUJITSU-MONAKA

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alightsoul · 1789652970 · focus · HN ↗
Fun fact, Fujitsu used to run their own fabs in Japan until they were sold to UMC and now they're another UMC fab although they are stuck at like the 20nm node. So this is likely made at JASM.
1. iicc · 1789653298 · focus · HN ↗
  I think they'd say if the CPU was fabbed in Japan, instead there's some very "careful" wording:
  >next-generation CPU, FUJITSU-MONAKA [1], designed and developed in Japan
  >Fujitsu MONAKA Server, powered by the FUJITSU-MONAKA CPU, enhances sovereign capabilities through domestic manufacturing,
  1. iicc · 1789653766 · focus · HN ↗
    >FUJITSU-MONAKA utilizes a 3D-stacked architecture with a state-of-the-art 2nm process for the core and a 5nm process for the cache and I/O sections.
    <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japan_Advanced_Semiconductor_Manufacturing" rel="nofollow">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japan_Advanced_Semiconductor_M...
    >The Phase 2 factory was under construction as of January 2025, next to the Phase 1 facility, and is expected to be completed by 2027.[3] Initially planned for manufacturing semiconductors using a 6 nm process, 3 nm was incorporated into production plans for 2028 in 2026

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