March 18, 2022

Renesas today announced an update on the impact of the earthquake that hit the coast of Fukushima Prefecture and the surrounding areas on March 16 at 11:36 p.m. JST on Renesas Group operation. 

Renesas operates three factories close to the epicenter: Naka Factory (Hitachinaka, Ibaraki Prefecture), Takasaki Factory (Takasaki, Gunma Prefecture) and Yonezawa Factory (Yonezawa, Yamagata Prefecture).

[Status of the Renesas Group’s factories]

  • Naka Factory, Renesas Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    • The start-up of the manufacturing equipment began on March 17 JST, and production has resumed partially (for test lines) within the same day.
    • We expect to reach full pre-earthquake production capacity (wafer input base) on March 23 JST.
    • Assessment of the impact on work-in-process is underway, and an outline is anticipated to be attained by March 23 JST.
       
  • Takasaki Factory, Renesas Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.,
    • The start-up of the manufacturing equipment began on March 17 JST, and production has resumed partially (for test lines) within the same day.
    • We expect to reach full pre-earthquake production capacity (wafer input base) on March 23 JST.
    • Assessment of the impact on work-in-process is underway, and an outline is anticipated to be attained by March 23 JST.
       
  • Yonezawa Factory, Renesas Electronics Corporation,
    • Production initially resumed for some test lines on March 17 JST, and production for all processes has resumed as of today, March 18 JST.
    • We expect to reach full pre-earthquake production capacity (input base) on March 20 JST.
    • While we initially announced that one employee suffered a minor bruise, further medical examination diagnosed the injury as a bone fracture.


[Impact on Renesas’ overall supply chain including the suppliers and partner companies, etc.]

·        As of March 18 JST, Renesas has so far received no reports on casualties or significant facility damage.