# Renesas restarts Kofu factory for power semiconductor production

Renesas Electronics held a ceremony on April 11, 2024, to restart its Kofu factory in Yamanashi, Japan, for power semiconductor production. The factory, closed about 10 years ago, has been converted to a 300mm wafer line with a JPY 90 billion investment, aiming to double power semiconductor capacity by 2025.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2024-04-11
- Where: Kai, Yamanashi, Japan
- Value: $600.0M (90.0B JPY)
- Jobs: 100
- Starts operating: 2025
- Status: under construction
- Capacity: double current power semiconductor capacity
- Products: power semiconductors, IGBT
- Sectors: [Semiconductors and Industrial Electronics](https://endata.com/sectors/semiconductors-electronics.md)

## Companies

- [Renesas Electronics Corporation](https://endata.com/companies/19562.md)

## Sources

- [sankei.com](https://www.sankei.com/article/20240411-FK7UM6HZGNMW7LFHGEFUJ3FYXQ/), 2024-04-11: "10年前の稼働停止から不死鳥のように舞い戻った"
- [dempa-digital.com](https://dempa-digital.com/article/546545), 2024-04-11: "甲府工場で生産するパワー半導体により、EVやAIの普及・拡大に従い必須となる大量の電力の効率的な活用に貢献していく"
- [silicon.co.uk](https://www.silicon.co.uk/press-release/renesas-commences-operations-of-kofu-factory-as-dedicated-300-mm-wafer-fab-for-power-semiconductors), 2024-04-12: "Renesas conducted a 90-billion-yen worth investment in 2022 and has now started operations."
- [za.investing.com](https://za.investing.com/news/renesas-commences-operations-of-kofu-factory-as-dedicated-300mm-wafer-fab-for-power-semiconductors-93CH-3090105), 2024-04-12: "Renesas conducted a 90-billion-yen worth investment in 2022 and has now started operations."
- [eenewseurope.com](https://www.eenewseurope.com/en/renesas-officially-re-opens-kofu-300mm-power-fab/), 2024-04-12: "We are proud to announce a remarkable achievement of the Kofu Factory."
- [efemag.co.uk](https://efemag.co.uk/renesas-commences-operations-of-kofu-factory-as-dedicated-300-mm-wafer-fab-for-power-semiconductors/), 2024-04-12: "We are proud to announce a remarkable achievement of the Kofu Factory."

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