Renesas Electronics, a major semiconductor company, posted a profit of 45.6 billion yen last year, turning from the previous year's deficit to a surplus due to strong sales of semiconductors for personal computers and data centers due to the expansion of telework.
According to the announcement, the sales of the entire group for the year to December last year decreased by 0.4% from the previous year to 715.6 billion yen, while the final profit and loss turned from the deficit of 6.3 billion yen in the previous year. It became a surplus of 45.6 billion yen.
Sales of semiconductors for automobiles fell due to a decrease in automobile production in the first half of last year due to the influence of the new coronavirus, but sales of semiconductors for personal computers and data centers were strong due to the expansion of telework, which boosted profits.
In addition, regarding the business results for the three months until next month, sales are about 10% to 14% compared to the same period of the previous year due to the global shortage of semiconductors for automobiles and increasing domestic production. Expected to increase.
President Hidetoshi Shibata said in an online interview, "The demand for semiconductors is very strong, and we expect this situation to continue for a while. We are also struggling to keep up with the supply, but we are doing our utmost to meet the demand." Said.