NEC Electronics sees 50% use rate at advanced plant

TOKYO Oct 28 (Reuters) - Japan's NEC Electronics Corp (6723.T) said on Wednesday it expects the usage rate at its advanced 300-mm plant in Yamagata Prefecture, northeast Japan, to fall to 50 percent in October-December from around 65 percent in the quarter just ended, on slumping demand for chips used in game consoles and mobile phone cameras.

NEC Electronics supplies key chips for Nintendo's (7974.OS) Wii game console. (Reporting by Mayumi Negishi)