renesas electronics world headquarters in chiyoda ku tokyo native name type public kk traded as tyo 6723 industry semiconductor predecessor nec electronics corporation renesas technology corporation founded november 1 2002 ; 13 years ago 2002 11 01 started operation on april 1 2010 headquarters tokyo registered head office kawasaki japan key people hisao sakuta representative director chairman and ceo tetsuya tsurumaru representative director president and coo 1 products microcontrollers power mosfets mixed signal ics igbt diodes small signal transistors display driver ics compound semiconductors asic assp number of employees 33 840 consolidated 2 website www.renesas.com renesas electronics corporation runesasu erekutoronikusu kabushiki gaisha tyo 6723 is a japanese semiconductor manufacturer headquartered in tokyo . it has manufacturing design and sales operations in around 20 countries . 3 it is the world s largest auto semiconductor maker in 2014 4 one of the world s largest makers of semiconductor systems for mobile phones the world s largest maker of microcontrollers and the second largest maker of application processors . 5 it also makes lcd drivers rf ics mixed signal integrated circuits and system on a chip semiconductors . contents 1 name 2 history 3 products 4 corporate affairs 5 references 6 external links name edit renesas is an invented name and a contraction of renaissance semiconductor for advanced solutions . 6 history edit renesas electronics started operation in april 2010 through the integration of nec electronics corporation and renesas technology corporation . nec electronics was established in november 2002 by a spin off of the semiconductor operations of nec . renesas technology was established on april 1 2003 as a joint venture of hitachi ltd. 55 % and mitsubishi electric 45 % . in april 2009 renesas technology and nec electronics reached a basic agreement to merge by around april 2010 . on april 1 2010 nec electronics and renesas technology merged forming renesas electronics which became the fourth largest semiconductor company according to isuppli published data . in december 2010 renesas mobile corporation rmc was created by integrating the mobile multimedia business unit of renesas with the acquired nokia wireless modem business unit . 7 in 2011 renesas electronics was adversely affected by the 2011 t hoku earthquake and tsunami 8 and flooding in thailand . in 2012 the company decided to restructure its business including the sale and consolidation of its japanese domestic plants to get profitable . 9 10 in december 2012 incj japan s government backed fund and several key clients decided to invest in the company . citation needed through the investment renesas aimed to secure 150 billion yen as fresh capital by september 2013 and use it for realizing the smart society clarification needed through investment in the microcontroller and analog & power semiconductor development plant improvements automotive and industrial semiconductor solutions and corporate acquisitions . citation needed in september 2013 broadcom acquired most of renesas mobile communication . 11 in december 2014 renesas electronics introduced 5 new product versions in the rmlv0816b and rmlv0808b series of advanced low power sram advanced lp sram the company s flagship static random access memory sram devices . 12 products edit renesas electronics products include system lsis microcontrollers microprocessors e.g. rl78 78k 0 r8c rx v850 superh m16c m32c r32c h8 rh850 etc. and their rz family built on the arm architecture 13 14 asics logic ics analog ics discrete devices diodes power mosfets thyristors and triacs transistors memory ics flash sram system on a chip r car corporate affairs edit the largest stockholders and their ownership ratio of renesas are as follows . 15 innovation network corporation of japan 69.15 % japan trustee services bank ltd. 8.11 % hitachi ltd. tyo 6501 7.66 % mitsubishi electric corporation tyo 6503 6.26 % toyota motor corporation tyo 7203 2.49 % nissan motor co. ltd tyo 7201 1.49 % at the end of september 2013 renesas issued new shares through third party allotment resulting in innovation network corporation of japan becoming the new largest shareholder and non parental controlling shareholder . 16 in early may 2012 nec transferred part of its stake in renesas to its employee pension trust . as a result the nec pension fund held 32.4 percent of renesas while nec had 3.0 percent . 17 references edit executive team . renesas electronics corporation . jun 2013 . retrieved 1 july 2013 . company profile . renesas electronics corporation . march 2013 . retrieved 1 july 2013 . renesas electronics corporation commences operations . renesas electronics corporation . 1 april 2010 . retrieved 21 april 2011 . lee se young . better late than never samsung it arms push into autos . reuters . retrieved 10 december 2015 . stefan constantinescu 18 february 2008 . renesas became the world s number 2 supplier of application processors practically overnight . retrieved 2009 05 21 . mitsubishi hitachi to merge chip businesses . ee times . 3 october 2002 . retrieved 13 october 2012 . ricker thomas . nokia sells wireless modem business to renesas in bid to refocus . engadget . retrieved 11 december 2015 . quake hit renesas plant restarts production june 5 2011 the daily yomiuri japan s renesas seeks to cut 12 pct of workforce july 3 2012 reuters . renesas aims to complete restructuring in 3 years july 3 2012 reuters . broadcom aqcuires renesas mobile europe . helsinki business hub . 5 september 2013 . retrieved 5 february 2015 . virtual strategy magazine . renesas electronics introduces high reliability advanced low power sram products . december 11 2014 . december 11 2014 . http www.renesas.eu edge ol topics 15 index.jsp http www.renesas.eu press news 2012 news20120613.jsp distributions of shareholders and shares . renesas electronics corporation . 30 september 2013 . retrieved 23 november 2013 . renesas electronics announces partial correction and update on renesas electronics announces share issue through third party allotment and change in major shareholders largest shareholder who is a major shareholder parent company and other related companies . renesas electronics corporation . september 30 2013 . mari saito and ayai tomisawa may 22 2012 . japan s renesas to cut 6 000 jobs raise capital . reuters . external links edit wikimedia commons has media related to renesas electronics . official website special offer v t e renesas electronics products h8 family m32r nec pd7720 r8c r8c tiny superh v850 links to related articles v t e hitachi divisions and subsidiaries current clarion hitachi cable hitachi cable manchester hitachi canadian industries hitachi capital hitachi construction machinery hitachi construction machinery europe hitachi consulting hitachi data systems bluearc hitachi electronics hitachi maxell hitachi medical systems hitachi rail horizon 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