Renesas Electronics, a major semiconductor company, had shut down its factory in Ibaraki prefecture, which produces semiconductors for automobiles, due to the earthquake, but it will resume production from the 16th, assuming that there was no particular damage. It was.
In response to this earthquake, Renesas Electronics has shut down its Naka factory in Hitachinaka City, Ibaraki Prefecture, which produces semiconductors for automobiles, and has been checking for damage to manufacturing equipment.
As a result, it was confirmed that there was no particular damage and there was no problem with production, so on the 15th, the shipment of finished products in the factory was resumed, and from the 16th, production of products was resumed. ..
In the future, the manufacturing equipment in the factory will be started up one by one, and the production capacity is expected to return to the level before the earthquake around 21st of this month.
In addition, there are no reports of damage from business partners who procure parts at this time, and there are no particular problems with the entire supply chain.
With regard to semiconductors, the impact is spreading, such as automobile companies being forced to cut production due to a global supply shortage, so the company wants to recover production capacity as soon as possible and hurry to increase production.