{"id":892042,"date":"2026-03-27T06:28:06","date_gmt":"2026-03-27T06:28:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.electronicsweekly.com\/?p=892042"},"modified":"2026-03-27T10:54:52","modified_gmt":"2026-03-27T10:54:52","slug":"rohm-toshiba-mitsubishi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.electronicsweekly.com\/news\/business\/rohm-toshiba-mitsubishi-2026-03\/","title":{"rendered":"Rohm, Toshiba, Mitsubishi talk about power semi merger"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Rohm, Toshiba and Mitsubishi Electric are to start talks \u200bto integrate their power semiconductor businesses, reports the Nikkei<\/p><div class=\"elect-content\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center; \" id=\"elect-415104069\"><div id=\"x02\">\r\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\"> if ($(window).width() <= 768) { googletag.display('x02'); } <\/script>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n<p>The talks come shortly after Denso made an $8.3 billion bid to buy Rohm.<\/p><div class=\"elect-test\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center; \" id=\"elect-1726073720\"><div id=\"DFP-EW-InRead1\">\r\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\"> if ($(window).width() > 768) { googletag.display('DFP-EW-InRead1'); } <\/script>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<BR>\r\n<\/div>\n<p>Last week Rohm said it had set up a \u200bcommittee of \u2060outside directors and others to review Denso&#8217;s proposal, alongside other options to boost its corporate value.<\/p><div class=\"elect-post-content-2\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center; \" id=\"elect-1762575522\"><div id=\"DFP-EW-InRead1-Mobile\">\r\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\"> if ($(window).width() <= 768) { googletag.display('DFP-EW-InRead1-Mobile'); } <\/script>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-847999 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/static.electronicsweekly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/10120045\/Infineon-TO220-StrongIRFET-2-mosfet-425-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Infineon TO220 StrongIRFET 2 mosfet\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.electronicsweekly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/10120045\/Infineon-TO220-StrongIRFET-2-mosfet-425-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/static.electronicsweekly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/10120045\/Infineon-TO220-StrongIRFET-2-mosfet-425-70x70.jpg 70w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>A Rohm\/Toshiba\/Mitsubishi grouping would have a 10% world market share, making it the No,2 power semi business after Infineon which has 17% share.<\/p>\n<p>The power semiconductor market is coming under intense pressure from China whose rapid increase in mature node \u00a0fab capacity and subsidised producers are pushing down prices in non-leading edge, mid-range parts.<\/p>\n<p>Although Chinese companies\u2019 power semiconductor market share is currently estimated at only 5-10% it has some of the fastest-growing companies of which the leaders, all of whom are in the top \u00a020 companies for power semi revenues, are CR Micro, Silan, BYD Semiconductor and \u00a0CRRC. 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