TOKYO, Japan, March 14, 2011 — Renesas Electronics Corporation (TSE: 6723) has announced the impact of the earthquake in northern Japan on March 11, on Renesas Electronics Group (“the Group”) and its response to the blackout measure announced by Tokyo Electric Power Company.
Renesas Electronics intends to add details of the impact from the earthquake to its financials when confirmed information is available.
(1) Status of the Group's manufacturing sites
The Group has confirmed that seven out of 22 of its factories in Japan have temporarily shut down production. Among these factories, Renesas Yamagata Semiconductor Tsuruoka Factory is currently beginning its startup procedures to restart its manufacturing. The Group is assessing the extent of the status of the remaining six factories.
[Renesas Electronics Group's factories that are currently shutting production due to the earthquake (as of March 14, 2011, 12:00 p.m.)]
| Factory | City/Prefecture | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Renesas Northern Japan Semiconductor, Inc., Tsugaru Factory (Front-end line) | Goshogawara-shi, Aomori |
| 2 | Renesas Yamagata Semiconductor Co., Ltd., Tsuruoka Factory (Front-end line) | Tsuruoka-shi, Yamagata |
| 3 | Renesas Electronics, Naka Factory (Front-end line) | Hitachinaka-shi, Ibaragi |
| 4 | Renesas Electronics, Takasaki Factory (Front-end line) | Takasaki-shi, Gunma |
| 5 | Renesas Electronics, Kofu Factory (Front-end line) | Kai-shi, Yamanashi |
| 6 | Renesas High Components, Inc. (Back-end line) | Tsuruta-cho, Aomori |
| 7 | Renesas Northern Japan Semiconductor, Inc., Yonezawa Factory (Back-end line) | Yonezawa-shi, Yamagata |
(2) Response to the blackout measure
The Renesas Electronics Group's offices that will be impacted from the blackout measure announced by Tokyo Electric Power Company on March 13 are as follows:
[The Group's offices that will be impacted from the blackout measure and their countermeasure taken on March 14 and 15]
| Office/Site | City/Prefecture | Countermeasure taken on March 14 | Countermeasure taken on March 15 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Renesas Electronics, Tamagawa Office (R&D site) | Kawasaki-shi, Kanagawa | Closed during afternoon | Open (Note) |
| 2 | Renesas Electronics, Musashi Office (R&D site) | Kodaira-shi, Tokyo | Closed during afternoon | Closed |
| 3 | Renesas Electronics, Sagamihara Office (R&D site) | Sagamihara-shi, Kanagawa | Closed | Closed |
| 4 | Renesas Electronics, Takasaki Factory (Front-end line) | Takasaki-shi, Gunma | Closed during afternoon | Closed |
| 5 | Renesas Electronics, Naka Factory (Front-end line) | Hitachinaka-shi, Ibaragi | Closed | Closed |
| 6 | Renesas Electronics, Kofu Factory (Front-end line) | Kai-shi, Yamanashi | Closed | Closed |
| 7 | Renesas Micro Systems Co., Ltd. (R&D site) | Yokohama-shi, Kanagawa | Closed during afternoon | Open (Note) |
| 8 | Renesas Eastern Japan Semiconductor, Inc., Tokyo Device Division (Back-end line) | Oume-shi, Tokyo | Closed during afternoon | Closed |
(Note) Employees able to commute will work at the office.
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