TOKYO (March 26): Japan's Rohm, Toshiba and Mitsubishi Electric will start talks to integrate their power semiconductor businesses to form the world's second-biggest power chip group after Germany's Infineon, the Nikkei newspaper said on Thursday. The talks could complicate rival Denso's bid to acquire Rohm, after the Toyota Motor group supplier earlier this month approached the chipmaker about a potential buyout. In a filing, Mitsubishi Electric said that while it was true that the company was considering various options to strengthen the competitiveness of its power chip business, no new decisions had been made. Despite its shrinking presence in the global chip industry, Japan still holds strength in power semiconductors, which are used to efficiently control electric power in cars, electronic devices and industrial equipment. The chipmaker and Denso agreed in May to form a strategic partnership in semiconductors with a focus on integrated circuits used in electric vehicles.

Source: The Edge Markets March 26, 2026 09:53 UTC