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Renesas aims for full return of fire-hit chip plant by July

Business / Corporate Apr 19, 2021

Renesas aims for full return of fire-hit chip plant by July

by Takashi Mochizuki and Yuki Furukawa

The Japanese chipmaker restarted partial production at the plant over the weekend, two days ahead of its original schedule.

Fire-hit Renesas expects to resume full-scale chip output in June, CEO says

Business / Corporate Mar 31, 2021

Fire-hit Renesas expects to resume full-scale chip output in June, CEO says

Japan's industry minister said Tuesday that the ministry has asked a Taiwanese semiconductor manufacturer to produce chips to cover the lost output on behalf of the Japanese firm.

Middle? Inside? Relax, the kanji for <em>naka</em> has this one in the bag

Language | BILINGUAL Nov 12, 2019

Middle? Inside? Relax, the kanji for naka has this one in the bag

by Peter Backhaus

The kanji for "naka" is used in many different ways. A rectagle with a line cutting it in half, the kanji is also one of the easiest to remember.

Language | BILINGUAL Jul 21, 2014

Stuck in the middle with chū — one kanji's central role

by Mark Schreiber

In the 1981 novel "Red Dragon" — the first Thomas Harris thriller featuring archvillain Hannibal "the Cannibal" Lecter — the Sino-Japanese ideograph 中 (read naka or chū, and meaning center or middle) makes an appearance. It is composed of a rectangle with a line ...

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