The Japan government-supported semiconductor research group collaborates with the U.S. startup Tenstorrent Inc. to design AI chips. Tenstorrent is working with the Japanese government to design AI chips based on the open-source RISC-V standard. The Japanese government is investing $67 billion to reclaim core status in the semiconductor industry. Tenstorrent collaborates with the government-supported startup Rapidus Corp. to produce the AI chips. Jim Keller is a Silicon Valley legend who has worked at Apple.