Renesas pushes back sales target 5 years after failed bet on power chips
Renesas has ended development of silicon carbide power semiconductors, which it had hoped would become a growth driver. (Source photos by Nikkei)
RYO MUKANO
TOKYO -- Renesas Electronics on Thursday pushed back its 2030 sales and market capitalization targets by five years, reworking its growth strategy after a slowdown in the electric vehicle market forced an about-face on its plans for power semiconductors.
The Japanese chipmaker had in 2022 set goals of roughly doubling its sales to $20 billion and growing its valuation roughly sixfold to over 10 trillion yen (about $70 billion at current rates) by 2030. In a briefing, the company said it would move that timeframe back to 2035. Its shares dropped on the news, sinking 12% on Thursday to close at 1,735.5 yen.
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