To rectify the serious losses incurred by Toshiba Semiconductor

1. In the global memory and system LSI of the severe decline in prices under the influence of Toshiba's semiconductor sector last year operating loss of up to 2,800 billion yen. The company plans to take the closure, downsizing or sale of six domestic production efficiency of 150 cm below the lower wafer, the system LSI production line, to cut 1,000 billion yen in fixed costs, lower production costs.

2. In particular, the preliminary plan to close down two plants Kitakyushu 150 cm wafer production line, a subsidiary of Iwate Toshiba Electronics Corporation 150 cm wafer production capacity by half, and Toshiba all cut into 150 mm 3, the following system LSI's production capacity.

3. In regard to staffing, in addition to the reduction of the production facilities outside of the short-term employees, some full-time employees will be adjusted to the work of other departments, currently located in the city of Yokohama R & D centers, R & D and technical personnel has a direct presence and Oita Prefecture Mie Prefecture such as production facilities, hoping to reduce the effective R & D and products of the time.