Renesas Electronics, a major semiconductor maker, has announced that it will return to the original level of product shipments around the middle of next month at its main factory in Ibaraki prefecture, which had been suspended due to a fire. ..
The main factor is that troubles continue in semiconductor manufacturing equipment, which is about a month behind the initial forecast.
The global semiconductor shortage was partly due to the Renesas fire, but the impact is spreading not only to automobile production, but also to home appliances such as washing machines and mobile phone base stations.