Power semiconductor makers cut jobs and spending as EV growth stalls

Infineon, Renesas and others scale back after wave of optimism-driven investment

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Germany's Infineon Technologies, the world's top supplier of power semiconductors, has announced layoffs. © Reuters

RYO MUKANO and YUKA KONISHI

TOKYO -- Producers of power semiconductors, a key component in the electric-vehicle supply chain, are shrinking their workforces and delaying investments as disappointing growth in the EV market leaves them saddled with excess capacity.

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