Major automotive chipmaker
Shipments have recovered to around 90 percent of pre-fire levels at the plant in
"We are expecting shipments to be restored 100 percent and rise sharply in mid-August," Renesas CEO
Output capacity has already fully recovered at the Naka plant following the
Renesas said in June that shipments would be restored fully around the third week of July.
Automakers have been grappling with a global shortage of semiconductors, with some forced to curb production. Chips are used in everything from laptops and game consoles to cars, and the coronavirus pandemic has boosted demand.
Renesas provides semiconductors to major automakers such as
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