Renesas Electronics
Renesas Electronics Corporation (ルネサス エレクトロニクス株式会社, Runesasu Erekutoronikusu Kabushiki Gaisha) is a Japanese semiconductor manufacturer headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, initially incorporated in 2002 as Renesas Technology, the consolidated entity of the semiconductor units of Hitachi and Mitsubishi excluding their dynamic random-access memory (DRAM) businesses,[4] to which NEC Electronics merged in 2010, resulting in a minor change in the corporate name and logo to as it is now.[5]
Native name
ルネサス エレクトロニクス株式会社
- TYO: 6723
- Nikkei 225 component
NEC Electronics, Renesas Technology (chip units of Hitachi and Mitsubishi)
November 1, 2002 as Renesas Technology
April 1, 2010 as Renesas Electronics
¥424.1 billion (2022)[2]
¥256.6 billion (2022)[2]
¥2.81 trillion (2022)[2]
¥1.54 trillion (2022)[2]
21,017 (as of December 31, 2022)[3]
In the 2000s to early 2010s, Renesas had been one of the six largest semiconductor companies in the world.[6] As of 2022, it is the world's third-largest automotive semiconductor company and the largest microcontroller supplier.[7] The company also has presences in the markets of analog and mixed-signal integrated circuits, memory devices, and SoCs.
The brand Renesas is a contraction of "Renaissance Semiconductor for Advanced Solutions".[4]
As of 2022, the in-house wafer fabrication of the semiconductor device is conducted by Renesas Electronics and Renesas Semiconductor Manufacturing, a wholly owned subsidiary, operating five front-end plants in the following areas:[59]
The back-end facilities, directly affiliated to Renesas Electronics and its subsidiaries, are located in:[59][60]
In May 2022 Renesas announced the re-opening of the "Kofu" Fab which will utilize the 300mm geometry for the fabrication of power semiconductors. The facility is scheduled to be online in 2024.[37]