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Rebounding Renesas sets up for growth

Key to Renesas' growth is its $3.2 billion acquisition last year of California-based Intersil, a producer of video semiconductor solutions and laser diode drivers used in infotainment and head-up displays.

March 20, 2017 05:00 AM

TOKYO -- Renesas Electronics Corp., the chipmaker that bottlenecked much of the auto industry when its plant was damaged by Japan's 2011 killer earthquake, has not just recovered -- it now plans big growth thanks to its takeover of an American rival.

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