Mumbai, Dec 22 (.) 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 Indian as well as global markets.
The partnership aims to leverage the expertise and ecosystem of both the companies in order to expand business opportunities for both ROHM and Tata Electronics, thereby further strengthening the relationship between the semiconductor industries of Japan and India, according to an official statement.
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 the advanced backend technologies of Tata Electronics.
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, Thakur said.
“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,” he said.
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.
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.”
The partnership embodies government of India’s ‘Make in India’ vision, as well as the philosophy of ‘Designed in India, Manufactured in India’.
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