Japan calls for Renesas help from equipment makers


Renesas Semiconductor (M) Sdn Bhd manufacturer in Bayan Lepas, Penang. ( November 18,2020 ). — ZHAFARAN NASIB/The Star

TOKYO: Japanese government bureaucrats have called and emailed equipment makers in Japan and overseas to request they provide parts and machinery to help Renesas Electronics Corp, restore chip production at its fire-damaged plant.

"We can't compel companies to act, but we can request that they do so," an official at Japan's Ministry of Economy Trade and Industry told Reuters. He said,"more than a few" companies had been contacted, although he declined to identify them.

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