Tata Electronics partners Japan’s ROHM to manufacture semiconductors

Tata Electronics officially announced on Monday that it has entered into a strategic partnership with Japanese semiconductor company ROHM to manufacture semiconductors in India for both the Indian and global markets.

The partnership aims to leverage the expertise and ecosystem of both companies to expand business opportunities for ROHM and Tata Electronics, thereby further strengthening the relationship between Japan’s and India’s semiconductor industries, according to an official statement.

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As an initial focus, Tata Electronics and ROHM will establish a manufacturing framework for power semiconductors in India by combining ROHM’s leading device technologies with Tata Electronics’ advanced backend technologies.

In addition, by integrating the sales channels and networks, the partnership will create new business opportunities in the Indian market and deliver higher-value solutions to a wide range of customers, according to the statement.

Talking about the development, Tata Electronics CEO & MD Dr Randhir Thakur said, “Tata Electronics is deeply committed to pioneering a thriving semiconductor industry in India. We are excited to partner with ROHM, a global leader in semiconductor solutions. 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.”

As the first step in this collaboration, Tata Electronics will assemble and test ROHM’s India-designed automotive-grade Nch 100V, 300A Si 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 statement mentioned.

ROHM’s Member of the Board and Managing Executive Officer, Dr Kazuhide Ino said, “We are delighted to collaborate with Tata Electronics, a leading Indian corporate group with advanced packaging capabilities. 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.”

The partnership embodies the Government of India’s “Make in India” vision, as well as the philosophy of “Designed in India, Manufactured in India.” The ROHM–TATA partnership marks an important step toward delivering value to customers in the Indian market by building an ecosystem that includes design, development, and manufacturing – all within India. The partnership enhances domestic value addition and enables a stable supply of products optimised for the Indian market, according to the statement.