Renesas says damage from fire at chip factory worse than first thought

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Caused by power surge in fabrication equipment.

Renesas says damage from fire at chip factory worse than first thought
Renesas Electronics now believes damage from a fire at its chip-making plant in northeast Japan was more extensive than first thought, a company spokeswoman said. The company had initially said 11 machines were damaged in a fire earlier this month at the Naka plant, but the Nikkei reported on ...

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