Japan's Renesas to cut less than 5% of global workforce


FILE PHOTO: Renesas Electronics Corp's logo is seen on its product at the company's conference in Tokyo, Japan, April 11, 2017. REUTERS/Toru Hanai/File Photo

(Reuters) -Japanese chipmaker Renesas Electronics will cut less than 5% of its global workforce, amounting to fewer than 1,000 positions, as it grapples with sluggish demand for its chips.

Renesas, whose customers include automakers Toyota and Nissan, has also cancelled salary increases including for executives planned for this spring.

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