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Renesas keeps advanced chip plant closed Monday for quake damage checks
TOKYO (Reuters) - Renesas Electronics, a key supplier of automotive semiconductors, said its most advanced chip plant remained closed on Monday as it checked for damage from a quake that struck northeast Japan on Saturday.
© Reuters/KYODO Strong quake hits off Japan coast © Reuters/Toru Hanai FILE PHOTO: Renesas Electronics Corp's logos are pictured at the company's conference in Tokyo
The 7.3 magnitude tremor caused a blackout at the Naka factory in Ibaraki prefecture, halting operations including on the company's only cutting-edge 300-millimeter fabrication line.
"We are conducting safety checks on the plant's clean room, where hazardous chemicals are used," a spokeswoman for Renesas said.
Any prolonged disruptions could further squeeze global chip supplies amid a shortage that has already forced some carmakers to curtail production.
TOKYO (Reuters) - Renesas Electronics, a key supplier of automotive semiconductors, said its most advanced chip plant remained closed on Monday as it checked for damage from a quake that struck northeast Japan on Saturday.
The 7.3 magnitude tremor caused a blackout at the Naka factory in Ibaraki prefecture, halting operations including on the company's only cutting-edge 300-millimeter fabrication line.
"We are conducting safety checks on the plant's clean room, where hazardous chemicals are used," a spokeswoman for Renesas said.
Any prolonged disruptions could further squeeze global chip supplies amid a shortage that has already forced some carmakers to curtail production.
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