News: Microelectronics
1 October 2024
DENSO and ROHM consider strategic partnership on automotive semiconductors
Automotive supplier DENSO Corp of Kariya, Aichi prefecture, Japan and Japan-based power semiconductor device maker ROHM Co Ltd have agreed to begin considering establishing a strategic partnership on semiconductors.
DENSO and ROHM already work together through the trading and development of semiconductors for automotive applications. Going forward, both companies intend the partnership to establish a stable supply of highly reliable products, as well as various initiatives to develop high-quality and high-efficiency semiconductors. To further solidify the partnership, DENSO will acquire a portion of ROHM’s shares.
“DENSO positions semiconductors as key devices for realizing next-generation vehicle systems, and we have deepened our cooperative relationships with semiconductor manufacturers who have abundant experience and knowledge,” says DENSO’s president & CEO Shinnosuke Hayashi. “ROHM has a lineup of semiconductors in a wide range of areas important for automotive electronics, including analog semiconductors, power devices and discrete semiconductors, and has extensive mass-production experience. We believe that by integrating the automotive technologies and expertise we have cultivated over the years, we will be able to ensure a stable supply and accelerate technological development,” he adds.
“Global tier-1 manufacturer DENSO and ROHM have been deepening collaboration for many years, and in recent years we have been working on joint development of analog semiconductors,” notes ROHM’s president Isao Matsumoto. “The partnership with DENSO and the acquisition of shares by DENSO will further strengthen our cooperative relationship. To realize carbon neutrality, it is important to collaborate on technology at the device level with an eye toward end products and systems,” he adds. “We can contribute to the realization of a sustainable society by deepening our integration with DENSO, who has advanced system construction capabilities in the automotive and industrial equipment fields.”
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