Renesas Fire: Restoration status as of March 21: Japan-US summit meeting on 16th
-Keep the goal of resumption-
Renesas Electronics:
Naka Factory (Hitachinaka City, Ibaraki Prefecture) whose production has been suspended due to a fire
300mm wafer line:
Procurement of copper plating equipment for wiring is the most difficult.
The copper plating device for wiring will be temporarily replaced with another device.
Alternative production of copper plating equipment for wiring:
Of the four damaged devices, two will be delivered after June.
The policy is to temporarily replace it with other equipment and stick to the original production / shipment restoration plan.
Production for automobiles:
Urgently restore the main line.
Dispel “smoldering semiconductor supply insecurity among major customers”.
Renesas Information Session:
Renesas held a briefing session on March 30th.
“There are a total of 23 manufacturing equipment that need to be procured due to the fire,” he said.
It is said that two of them will be procured for copper plating equipment after June, which is the latest.
Renesas is working to shorten delivery times, but the situation has not changed.
Replacing copper plating with existing equipment:
Replace copper plating work with existing equipment.
The policy is to temporarily surpass the blank period of the device.
However, “the load on the alternative equipment is expected to increase, and production efficiency is expected to decline.”
Production resumes within a month:
Renesas is aiming to “restart production within a month of the fire on March 19th.”
afterwards,
About 100 days after the fire
To recover to pre-fire shipping levels,
Recovery depends on the procurement status of the equipment.
Clean room restart:
Renesas resumed operation of the clean room on April 9.
Business partners and manufacturing equipment manufacturers,
Material manufacturer,
The construction company
A maximum of 1,600 people visited the site each day to carry out restoration work.
And
The floor in the clean room,
In addition to cleaning the underfloor, walls and ceiling
Replace the air filter on the ceiling
The entire room has been decontaminated.
Renesas Fire Accident:
It spurred the “global shortage of semiconductors that will continue from the end of 2020.”
Automakers are still forced to cut production around the world.
Japan-US Summit Meeting 16th:
Stable procurement of semiconductors has become an urgent issue, especially in Japan, the United States and Europe.
It is expected to be a major agenda item at the Japan-US summit meeting scheduled for April 16.
-Recovery status as of March 21-
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