Japanese chip manufacturer Renesas factory suffered a fire last month and its production was affected. It outsourced some of its products to TSMC.
According to the latest information, TSMC has agreed to the request of the Japanese government and Renesas to accelerate shipments faster than the other party requested.
After the fire broke out on March 19, Renesas’ plant in Ibaraki Prefecture, northeast of Tokyo, partially stopped production. The Renesas plant will resume production, but it will take several months for shipments to reach the level before the fire.
Besides, the global chip shortage was already serious, but it is now even worse. The question now is how much TSMC can alleviate the supply problem.
|VIA|
