TOKYO -- Renesas Electronics is using a factory in Japan's western Ehime Prefecture to make automotive semiconductors after a fire at another of its plants, in Ibaraki Prefecture north of Tokyo, halted production there.
Company to shift production to western Japan after fire at factory north of Tokyo
Japanese chipmaker Renesas is looking for more alternative production sites to make up for lost output, and placing orders with overseas manufacturers. © Reuters
TOKYO -- Renesas Electronics is using a factory in Japan's western Ehime Prefecture to make automotive semiconductors after a fire at another of its plants, in Ibaraki Prefecture north of Tokyo, halted production there.