政府、ラピダスへの出資検討　次世代半導体の量産支援

　次世代半導体の国産化を目指すラピダス（東京）に対し、政府が出資を検討していることが３１日、分かった。同社は北海道千歳市に工場を建設しており、２０２７年の量産開始に向け資金調達を進める。政府の出資で信用度を高め、民間からの出資や融資の呼び水にする狙いがある。
　政府は産業競争力の強化や経済安全保障の観点から、半導体向けの国内投資支援に力を入れている。政府はラピダスへの支援を念頭に、政府の出資を可能にする法案を早ければ秋の臨時国会に提出する方向で調整中だ。（2024/08/31-14:47）

The Japanese government is mulling investing in chipmaker Rapidus Corp., which aims to start mass-producing a next-generation semiconductor in 2027, it was learned Saturday.
   The government apparently hopes that the move will help spur private-sector investments in and loans to Rapidus by increasing the company's credibility.
   Rapidus is building a plant in the city of Chitose in the northernmost prefecture of Hokkaido and promoting fund procurement in the run-up to the planned start of mass production.
   The government is making efforts to encourage the domestic private sector to provide funding to the semiconductor industry to beef up the country's industrial competitiveness and economic security.
   It is preparing to submit a bill allowing government investment to an extraordinary parliamentary session this autumn at the earliest, with support for Rapidus in mind.