Rapidus needs to do something special to distinguish itself in the highly competitive market for advanced semiconductors, former Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger said.

¡°We applaud the efforts of Japan to bring Rapidus to the market,¡± Gelsinger said during a news conference in Tokyo this week when asked about the potential of Rapidus becoming a leading chipmaker.

¡°However, we¡¯d also say that Rapidus needs some fundamental differentiating technologies, because if they¡¯re trying to catch up with a well-executing TSMC without some leap-ahead capabilities, we think that¡¯s a very hard road.¡±