Shuttered fab will reopen to manufacture power electronics devices on 300mm wafers.
Renesas' Kofu Factory (Source: Renesas)
What’s at stake?
Renesas is upping its stakes in power electronics at a time when all suppliers are beefing up production capacity. At stake is Renesas’ future. Can its use of 300mm wafers create enough of an edge to restore its manufacturing clout? More important, where is Renesas’ long-term plan to address the future of power electronics — namely, SiC and GaN?