No damage to Renesas operations following earthquake
April 20, 2022
A seismic intensity 5 lower earthquake struck the northeastern Japan on April 19 at 8:16 a.m. local time, with Nakadori, Fukushima prefecture as the epicenter.
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Renesas delays Naka fab's return pre-earthquake production
March 23, 2022
Renesas says that it will longer than anticipate to bring back its Naka semiconductor fab to full speed following the earthquake that struck the coast of Fukushima Prefecture, Japan on March 16.
Renesas looks to return to normal following earthquake
March 18, 2022
Renesas has provided an update on the impact on its operations of the earthquake that hit the coast of Fukushima Prefecture.
Renesas: ‘We are assessing the impact of the earthquake’
March 17, 2022
A strong earthquake – with a seismic intensity of 6+ – struck the coast of Fukushima Prefecture and the surrounding areas on March 16.
Strong earthquake hits northeastern Japan
March 17, 2022
A powerful magnitude 7.3 earthquake occurred off the coast of Fukushima, Japan on the evening of March 16. Most of northeastern Japan is a production center for global upstream semiconductor raw materials.
What happened to my chip supply?
November 15, 2021
The pandemic did indeed send massive ripples through supply chains around the globe – but it was never the start of the semiconductor crisis, the semiconductor supply chain was on shaky legs long before COVID-19 shut down entire countries and trade.
Renesas is back to 100% after the fire
June 28, 2021
It was back in March 19, 2021 that a fire struck the N3 building, housing the company's 300mm line, of Renesas Naka factory on the Ibaraki prefecture in Japan. Since then the company has worked to get the fab back up and running at full capacity – something which has now been reached.
The global chip shortage - a timeline of unfortunate events
June 04, 2021
COVID-19 has sent traumatic ripples through supply chains around the globe, but the semiconductor supply chain was fragile long before governments shut down and catastrophe struck. In a culmination of negative variables, the chip shortage has amassed over the years from a series of unfortunate events.
The final piece of equipment arrives at Renesas Naka factory
June 01, 2021
Renesas is making steady progress in the capacity recovery following the fire that hit the N3 Building, housing the 300mm line at the company's Naka factroy. The final piece of equipment has now been delivered and the return to 100% production capacity is now visible at the end of the tunnel.
Renesas tally up the costs of the Naka factory fire
May 24, 2021
Renesas says it has identified that the financial impacts from the fire that occurred at the N3 Building (300mm line) of Naka factory on March 19, 2021. The Japanese company expects a loss of approximately JPY 23.9 billion (about EUR 180 million) in operating profit relating to the fire.
Trouble will not let go of Renesas
April 22, 2021
Renesas confirmed the emission of smoke (late afternoon local time on April 21, 2021) from the power panel of a Rail Guided Vehicle (RGV) located on the basement of the N3 Building (300mm line) of Naka Factory.
Renesas’ Naka fab to return to 100% by the end of May
April 20, 2021
The Japanese company restarted production at the N3 building – housing the 300mm line – of its Naka fab on April 17. While production capacity is still just under 10% of what it once was, the company is confident to be back up to normal levels before June.
Impact of power outage on TSMC fab still under assessment
April 16, 2021
TSMC’s Fab14 P7 in the Southern Taiwan Science Park suffered a power outage on April 14th. The cause of the power outage was an accidental severing of an underground power cable during construction work nearby.
Renesas resumes operations at fire damaged facility
April 12, 2021
Renesas say that the N3 Building (300mm line) clean room at Naka Factory resumed operations on Friday April 9.
Renesas to shift production from fire-hit Naka fab
April 08, 2021
The Japanese semiconductor manufacturer is reportedly set to shift some production from its fire damaged Naka fab to a facility in the southwestern prefecture of Ehime.
It will take Renesas 100 days to get back on track after the fire
March 31, 2021
While the company still aims to complete the recovery of the damaged cleanroom at the N3 Building of the Naka fab within one month as initially announced, the company is also aware that it might that much longer.
Damage at Renesas' Naka factory is worse than thought
March 29, 2021
The fire that hit Renesas' N3 building at its Naka manufacturing facility, located on the Ibaraki prefecture, reportedly caused more damaged than initially thought.
Renesas fire to exacerbate tight supply of automotive MCUs
March 23, 2021
While Renesas aims to get the fab back in operation within one month, TrendForce expects the immediate task of restoring the cleanroom and installing new equipment to take much longer than that.
Fire at Renesas Naka fab shuts down 300mm line
March 22, 2021
At 2:47 am on March 19, 2021, part of the N3 building of Renesas Naka factory caught fire.
Renesas Naka facility is back to full operation
February 23, 2021
Following the earthquake that hit the coast of Fukushima Prefecture and the surrounding areas on February 13, Renesas shut down production at its Naka factory to investigate potential damages. Since then then company has brought the plant back online bit by bit.
Renesas to resume production at Naka plant step by step
February 16, 2021
On February 13, an earthquake struck the coast of the Japanese Fukushima Prefecture which led Renesas to suspend operations at its Naka factory as it investigated potential damages. The plant is now back up and running, at least parts of it.
Renesas keeps factory closed to investigate quake damage
February 15, 2021
On February 13, an earthquake struck the coast of Japan's Fukushima Prefecture and surrounding areas. Renesas says that there were no casualties at its operations, and that its buildings were unscathed. However, the company will suspend operations at its Naka factory as it investigates further.
Renesas steps up and lends capacity to AKM after the fire
January 27, 2021
As previously reported by Evertiq, Asahi Kasei Microdevices' (AKM) semiconductor factory in Nobeoka, Miyazaki prefecture, Japan was during late October hit by a devastating fire, which completely shut down production.
u-blox opens office in Osaka
June 01, 2015
Swiss u-blox is expanding in Japan by opening a new Office in Osaka. The new office will provide local support for the company's M2M customers in the south of Japan
Apple supplier list
February 24, 2015
As usual, Apple (and in turn Evertiq) is publishing a list of their 200 top suppliers as part of their Social Responsibility Report.
Corporate changes at Renesas in Japan
February 19, 2014
Renesas Electronics Corporation will reorganise its manufacturing-related group companies in Japan by absorbing-type separations and absorbing-type mergers.
Apple: Supplier List 2013
February 13, 2014
Since a few years back, Apple has been providing the names of its 200 largest suppliers. Although it is a long list, there are some interesting names to be found. See below.
Sony to take over Renesas plant
January 29, 2014
Renesas and Sony have signed a definitive agreement to transfer a semiconductor manufacturing facility and related equipment at the Tsuruoka Factory of Renesas Yamagata Semiconductor to Sony Semiconductor Corporation (“SCK”).
List: Apple's suppliers of 2012
January 25, 2013
Apple has provided a list of its top 200 suppliers, including component providers and others representing at least 97 percent of procurement expenditures for materials, manufacturing, and assembly of its products worldwide in 2012.
u-blox’ LISA 3G module passes NTT DOCOMO IOT test
October 11, 2012
Swiss-based u-blox has been successfully passed interoperability testing (IOT) for its LISA-U200 UMTS/HSPA module by NTT DOCOMO, inc., Japan’s largest mobile operator.
SoftBank Mobile certifies u-blox’ LISA 3G module
March 14, 2012
u-blox has received approval for its LISA-U1 3G module series from SoftBank Mobile, one of Japan’s main mobile operators.
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