Rohm and Tata form semiconductor partnership
Japanese semiconductor firm Rohm and Tata Electronics, an Indian electronics company, have entered into a partnership for semiconductor manufacturing in India.
As an initial focus, the two companies will establish a manufacturing framework for power semiconductors in India by combining Rohm’s device technologies with the backend packaging technologies of Tata Electronics.
In addition, by integrating the sales channels and networks, the partnership, they say, will create new business opportunities in the Indian market and deliver higher-value solutions to a wide range of customers.
As the first step in this collaboration, Tata Electronics will assemble and test Rohm’s India-designed automotive-grade Nch 100V, 300A silicon MOSFET in a TOLL package, targeting mass production shipments by next year. The companies will also explore co-development of high-value packaging technologies in the future. Both companies will combine efforts to market the products manufactured through this collaboration.
The partnership embodies the Government of India’s 'Make in India' vision, as well as the philosophy of 'Designed in India, Manufactured in India.'
Discussing the partnership, Randhir Thakur, CEO and MD, Tata Electronics, said: “With a strong legacy of quality and reliability across products for a broad range of markets, Rohm brings deep domain expertise to this partnership. Through our semiconductor assembly and test facilities, Tata Electronics will deliver advanced chip packaging services to support Rohm in creating products tailored for Indian and global markets. This partnership will go a long way in bringing in trust and resilience in the global semiconductor supply chain while also expanding our respective business opportunities.”
Kazuhide Ino, member of the board, managing executive officer, Rohm said: “ Through this partnership, we aim to expand our lineup of packaged products manufactured in India and help build a sustainable, region-based supply chain network. We are confident that this collaboration will enable us to meet the growing demand from Indian customers seeking domestically produced semiconductors. We also envision supplying jointly manufactured products to the global market.”
Pictured above: From l-r: Sumihiro Takashima (executive officer, director of marketing headquarters at Rohm), Kazuhide Ino (member of the board, managing executive officer, in charge of power devices business at Rohm), and Steve Ghanayem (president, US operations, head of global sales at Tata Electronics)
