Toshiba halts operations at chip manufacturing site after quake

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January 24, 2022

(Reuters) – Toshiba Corp said on Monday that it had suspended operations at a group chip R&D and manufacturing site in Oita, southern Japan, after a strong earthquake hit the area at the weekend.

Some equipment had been damaged and the company was still analysing the impact on production, Toshiba said in a statement.

(Reporting by Mariko Katsumura; Editing by Chang-Ran Kim)

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