Renesas invests ¥90 billion to restart Kofu plant for power semiconductors

Renesas Electronics will invest about ¥90 billion to restart its closed Kofu plant in Yamanashi, Japan, to produce power semiconductors on 300mm wafers, doubling production capacity, with mass production for automotive starting in 2025.

“Renesas Electronics announced on the 17th that it will invest approximately 90 billion yen to increase production of power semiconductors used for power control.”nikkei.com

• 4 sources
• nikkei.comルネサス、パワー半導体に900億円投資 - 日本経済新聞Nikkei Inc.May 17, 2022
• monoist.itmedia.co.jpデンソーに続きルネサスも車載用パワー半導体を国内生産、投資額は900億円：電動化 - MONOist[ 齊藤由希 ， MONOist ]May 18, 2022
• eejournal.comRenesas to Invest and Restart Operation of Kofu Factory as 300mm Wafer Fab Dedicated for Power Semiconductors – EEJournalMay 20, 2022
• powerelectronicsnews.comRenesas' Investment for Power Semiconductors - Power Electronics NewsPress ReleaseMay 23, 2022

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