TOKYO/KOFU, Japan -- Renesas Electronics officially restarted a plant near Mt. Fuji that had been dormant for over nine years on Thursday, racing to meet surging demand for power semiconductors used in electric vehicles and data centers.
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Renesas restarts shuttered plant to meet power chip demand
Japanese chipmakers refurbish old fabs to ramp up output quickly and cheaply
Renesas has reopened its once-shuttered Kofu factory in Yamanashi prefecture to meet surging demand for power semiconductors. (Photo by Takayuki Matsunaga)
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