Date: 01/04/2012

Renesas to transfer its factory to Fuji Electric

Renesas Electronics Corporation has announced that Renesas Electronics, Renesas Northern Japan Semiconductor, Inc. (Renesas Northern Japan Semiconductor), a wholly owned subsidiary of Renesas Electronics, and Fuji Electric Co., Ltd (Fuji Electric) have signed an agreement to transfer Renesas Northern Japan Semiconductor's Tsugaru factory (Goshogawara, Aomori) to Fuji Electric. The companies plan to complete the transfer on July 1, 2012.

Renesas says to improve in-house, front-end manufacturing efficiency by promoting larger wafers, and miniaturization, it has been reviewing various measures for its manufacturing sites.