Japanese semiconductor firm Rapidus Corporation has announced a new suite of AI design tools to support its semiconductor manufacturing process.

The company will begin releasing the tools in 2026 as part of its Rapid and Unified Manufacturing Service (RUMS) concept. The first two tools are Raads Generator, an EDA tool based on large-scale language models that generates register-transfer level (RTL) design data for Rapidus’ 2nm manufacturing process, and Raads Predictor, a tool for RTL debugging and optimisation.

Raads Generator allows designers to input semiconductor specifications and generate optimised RTL design data. Raads Predictor provides a power performance area estimate in a short period of time. The tools can be used together to reduce design time by 50% and design costs by 30%.

Additional tools will be released throughout 2026, including Raads Navigator/Indicator, which uses LLMs to provide quality assurance and assistance; Raads Manager, a layout design tool that utilises ML/AI to create hierarchical configurations; and Raads Optimiser, which applies ML/AI to search for and derive parameters to optimise power performance area.

Rapidus is also developing its Innovative Integration for Manufacturing (IIM-1) foundry, which will feature single-wafer processing for all manufacturing processes. The company has already connected over 200 pieces of advanced semiconductor equipment to support 2nm GAA prototyping.

The news comes as Rapidus continues to develop and manufacture advanced logic semiconductors with a focus on shortening cycle times in design, wafer processes, and other areas.