Renesas Electronics, a major semiconductor manufacturer, has decided to carry out alternative production at its factory in Ehime prefecture in order to make up for the shortage of semiconductor supply in response to the partial suspension of production at its main factory in Ibaraki prefecture due to the fire. Hardened.
On March 19, Renesas Electronics stopped some production of semiconductors for automobiles due to a fire that burned manufacturing equipment at its Naka factory in Hitachinaka City, Ibaraki Prefecture.
We aim to resume production within one month after the fire, but it is expected that the supply of semiconductors will start to run short after the end of April because it will take more than three months for the shipment volume to return to the pre-fire level. I am.
Under these circumstances, according to the people concerned, Renesas has decided to carry out alternative production at the Saijo Plant in Saijo City, Ehime Prefecture.
At Renesas, we are rushing to make adjustments to outsource production to a major Taiwanese manufacturer, and we would like to make up for the supply shortage with such alternative production and minimize the impact.