Renesas plans to phase out Takasaki factory production and expand R&D focus

<p class="P1" data-sourcepos="5:1-5:335;115-449">Renesas Electronics plans to gradually end production at its Takasaki factory in Japan over the next two to three years while strengthening research and development there. The move reflects wider supply-chain strain in legacy semiconductor manufacturing and could affect customers, workers, and global users of analog and power chips.