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TOKYO-(BUSINESS WIRE)-Renesas Electronics Corporation (TSE:6723), a premier supplier of advanced Semiconductor solutions, today announced an UPDATE Regarding .
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TOKYO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Renesas Electronics Corporation (TSE:6723), a premier supplier of advanced semiconductor solutions, today confirmed the emission of smoke at 16:29 JST from the power panel of a Rail Guided Vehicle (RGV) located on the basement of the N3 Building (300mm line) of Naka Factory. The smoke was extinguished immediately by Renesas employees after it began. Following the confirmation of the site by the fire department and maintenance of the power panel, which was the cause of the smoke, production has been resumed as of 20:00 JST on the first floor and the second floor of the N3 Building. There are no impacts to the production and shipment outlook announced in “UPDATE 6 – Notice Regarding the Semiconductor Manufacturing Factory (Naka Factory) Fire”. We also confirmed no casualties from this incident.
Renesas stated early this week that the production in its plant that was gutted by fire last month will be restored and full production capacity is expected to resume. The chipmaker estimated that the manufacturing works will return to normal by the end of May.
The fire at the chip plant
Renesas Electronics, the maker of automotive semiconductor parts, has been supplying chips to automakers amid the chip shortage but production was halted in March after its plant in Japan caught fire. The damage was so huge that it would take weeks, as the earliest possible time, before workers could return to work.