News: Microelectronics
8 November 2023
ROHM completes acquisition of Solar Frontier’s Kunitomi Plant
Based on an agreement announced on 12 July, Japan-based ROHM Semiconductor has completed its acquisition of Tokyo-based CIS (copper indium selenium) thin-film photovoltaic (PV) module maker Solar Frontier K.K.’s former Kunitomi Plant in Japan, which covers 400,000m2 and has a total floor area of 230,000m2.
Picture: ROHM’s new production site.
Operated by ROHM Group subsidiary LAPIS Semiconductor as its second Miyazaki plant, it will become the ROHM Group’s main production site for silicon carbide (SiC) power devices and is aiming to start operation in 2024. Solar Frontier will continue to use part of the site and buildings as its business office (on a lease basis).
“This acquisition enables a fast production expansion by utilizing existing infrastructure. This way, ROHM will continue to supply its customers quickly and reliably,” reckons Wolfram Harnack, president of ROHM Semiconductor Europe.
ROHM Group aims to continue to strengthen its production capacity in accordance with its Medium-Term Management Plan while keeping abreast of market conditions. The firm also aims to enhance its BCM (business continuity management) system to continue to ensure a stable supply of products to its customers.
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