- Industry minister Hiroshi Kajiyama added that the ministry will also work together for a swift recovery by using all possible means
- A Renesas-owned Naka chip plant in northeast Japan was hit by fire earlier this month due to a power surge in one of the machines
As per a report by Reuters, Japan has asked some Taiwanese manufacturers to cooperate in an alternative production of semiconductors, industry minister Hiroshi Kajiyama said after a chip plant owned by Renesas Electronic Corp was hit by a fire this month. The report added that Kajiyama told reporters after the cabinet meeting that they are in communication with several manufacturing equipment makers (in Taiwan) to speed up procurement.
He added that the ministry will also work together for a swift recovery by using all possible means. A Renesas-owned Naka chip plant in northeast Japan was hit by fire earlier this month due to a power surge in one of the machines.
Help Renesas restore its production
The report added that the company, which has about a 30 per cent share of the global market for microcontroller unit chips used in cars, had initially said 11 machines were damaged in the fire. But the situation is much worse.
The report added that the a trade ministry official told Reuters that the Japanese government has called on equipment makers to help Renesas restore its production. Bureaucrats have been contacting companies at home and overseas to request they provide parts and machinery to the fire-hit company, the official added.
