March 17, 2022
A seismic intensity 6 upper earthquake struck the coast of Fukushima Prefecture and the surrounding areas on March 16 at 11:36 p.m. JST.
Renesas expresses its sincere sympathy and condolences to the victims.
Renesas operates three factories close to the epicenter: Naka Factory (Hitachinaka, Ibaraki Prefecture), Takasaki Factory (Takasaki, Gunma Prefecture) and Yonezawa Factory (Yonezawa, Yamagata Prefecture). No impact has been confirmed for other offices and affiliate companies of Renesas Group.
[Status of the Renesas Group’s factories]
- Naka Factory, Renesas Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
- The production has temporarily halted immediately after the earthquake. Operation resumption will be decided based on factors including the state of the facility.
- We confirmed no casualties to the employees.
- Although there was a temporary blackout, power has been recovered since, and utility equipment have partly resumed operation. Renesas has initiated a safety assessment of the clean room from the morning of March 17 JST. Investigation of possible impacts to the equipment and products will be conducted once safety of the clean room has been confirmed.
- The production has temporarily halted immediately after the earthquake. Operation resumption will be decided based on factors including the state of the facility.
- Takasaki Factory, Renesas Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.,
- The production has temporarily halted immediately after the earthquake. Operation resumption will be decided based on factors including the state of the facility.
- We confirmed no casualties to the employees.
- Although there was a temporary blackout, power has been recovered since, and utility equipment have resumed operation. Renesas has begun investigating the safety and possible impacts to the equipment and products within the clean room from the morning of March 17.
- The production has temporarily halted immediately after the earthquake. Operation resumption will be decided based on factors including the state of the facility.
- Yonezawa Factory, Renesas Electronics Corporation,
- While operation has been suspended immediately after the earthquake, we have partially resumed production for some test lines as of 8:00 March 17 JST.
- One employee suffered a minor bruise.
- Renesas has begun investigating the safety and possible impacts to the equipment and products within the clean room from the morning of March 17 JST.
- While operation has been suspended immediately after the earthquake, we have partially resumed production for some test lines as of 8:00 March 17 JST.
Renesas will make further announcements as soon as more information becomes available.
[Impact on Renesas’ overall supply chain including the suppliers and partner companies, etc.]
- We are assessing the impact of the earthquake on our overall supply chain.