Kaynes Technology inaugurates semiconductor plant in Sanand, India On March 31, the Prime Minister of India inaugurated the Kaynes Technology semiconductor plant in Sanand, Gujarat. The facility will supply Intelligent Power Modules to a California-based company, and a large share of its output is already booked for export. It will strengthen the electric vehicle ecosystem and heavy industry both in India and globally.  Based on PIB press releas...

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Tesla files site plans for Gigafactory Texas campus expansion On March 23, multiple sources reported that Tesla has filed new site plans with Travis County, Texas detailing a significant expansion of its Gigafactory Texas campus, including infrastructure for the recently announced Terafab project, a joint USD 20-25 billion semiconductor fabrication venture between Tesla, SpaceX, and xAI that Musk unveiled on March 21. The filings, which include ...

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going forward as Infineon builds new chips to meet the new requirements that arise during the development process. We consider them a good partner for implementing the PDCA cycle when considering what devices are needed to realize new features. Q: Can you tell us about Subaru’s collaboration with semiconductor manufacturers? A: Mr. Shibata from Subaru: We have previously announced collaborations with Onsemi (ON Semiconductor Corporation) and AM...

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Rohm, Toshiba, and Mitsubishi Electric to discuss power semiconductor business integration On March 27, Rohm Co., Ltd. (Rohm), Toshiba Corporation (Toshiba, Saiwai Ward, Kawasaki City), and Mitsubishi Electric Corporation (Mitsubishi Electric) announced that they will start discussions to integrate their power semiconductor business. On the same day, they signed a memorandum of understanding. Rohm and Toshiba have already been conducting discussi...

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JDI negotiates with US semiconductor manufacturer Micron to sell Mobara Fab, selling assets to improve insolvency It was revealed on March 26 that Japan Display Inc. (JDI) is negotiating with U.S. semiconductor manufacturer Micron Technology, Inc. (Micron), to sell its Mobara Fab (Mobara City, Chiba Prefecture), JDI’s main base for LCD panel production. JDI disclosed at its consolidated financial results briefing for the April-December 2025 ter...

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Mitsubishi Electric considers joining Rohm and Toshiba in power semiconductor restructuring; focus on Denso’s moves It has come to light that Mitsubishi Electric Corporation (Mitsubishi Electric) is considering joining the merger of the power semiconductor businesses of Rohm Co., Ltd. (Rohm) and Toshiba Corporation (Toshiba, Saiwai Ward, Kawasaki City, Kanagawa Prefecture). If realized, it could become the second-largest company after Germany's...

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Micron acquires PSMC’s facility in Tongluo, Taiwan for DRAM chips On March 15, Boise, Idaho-based Micron Technology announced it has completed the acquisition and assumed ownership of Powerchip Semiconductor Manufacturing Corporation’s (PSMC) P5 site in Tongluo, Miaoli County, Taiwan, under the acquisition agreement announced January 17, 2026. The new site will complement Micron’s existing operations in Taiwan nearby in Taichung.  The site...

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Germany selects 38 projects for IPCEI Semiconductors On March 19, the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy (BMWE) selected 38 projects from 12 German states in the expression of interest procedure for the planned "Important Project of Common European Interest on Advanced Semiconductor Technologies" (IPCEI AST). The selected projects cover all seven technology areas of the IPCEI AST, including photonic integrated circuits, AI chips and...

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U.S.-based Analog Devices launches new semiconductor facility in Chonburi, Thailand Announced on March 19, 2026, Analog Devices (ADI) officially opened its new advanced manufacturing site at Amata City Industrial Estate in Chonburi, with the Secretary-General of Thailand’s Board of Investment (BOI) attending the ceremony. Equipped with advanced automation, smart factory technologies, and cleanroom facilities, the site serves the automotive, ind...

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sidiary, signed a strategic cooperation agreement with the Jinshan District People’s Government of Shanghai to accelerate the construction of the Alibaba Cloud East China AI Computing Center. The center will be built into an ultra-large computing hub based on the Zhenwu chip proprietary to T-Head Semiconductor, another Alibaba Group subsidiary.Under the agreement, the center will prioritize the deployment of the Zhenwu chip and strive to become...

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Japanese government to revise “Semiconductor and Digital Industry Strategy” for fast-developing physical AI market Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) plans to revise its “Semiconductor and Digital Industry Strategy” by this summer. The Ministry intends to incorporate measures such as “artificial intelligence (AI) readiness”, which optimizes data at plants and other sites to make it suitable for AI learning and ut...

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hangshu Kynar PVDF manufacturing site in China, scheduled to start up in 2028. This additional capacity is designed to support the strong and sustained growth in demand for Kynar PVDF across all key markets, including lithium-ion batteries for electric vehicles (EV), chemical processing industries, semiconductor manufacturing, water filtration, and wire and cable, etc. The Group also produces PVDF in Calvert City, Kentucky, in the United States, ...

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Tesla announces coming launch of Terafab project On March 14, Tesla CEO Elon Musk announced on X that the company will launch its Terafab Project in 7 days. During Tesla's Q4 2025 earnings call on January 28, Musk said that Tesla's existing chip suppliers Taiwan Semiconductor (TSMC), Samsung Electronics and Micron Technology (MU) would not be able to supply sufficient chips for the company's EVs, robot and AI needs. "To remove the probable constr...

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ted traction motor–transmission systems and their controllers, along with software flashing, must be assembled in India. From September 1, 2026, manufacturing of traction motors, integrated motor–transmission units, and traction motor controllers (including PCB‑level electronic components and semiconductor assemblies) must be performed domestically for N2 and N3 e‑trucks. Based on the Ministry of Heavy Industries notification...

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Rohm and Toshiba consider integrating power semiconductor businesses It has been revealed that Rohm Co., Ltd. (Rohm) and Toshiba Corporation (Toshiba, Saiwai Ward, Kawasaki City) are considering integrating their power semiconductor businesses. Demand is expanding for electric vehicles (EVs) and data centers, and the move is seen as an effort to strengthen their competitiveness. Meanwhile, Denso Corporation (Denso)’s acquisition proposal for Ro...

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ng of Silicon Carbide (SiC) devices. The snubber can reduce critical switching losses by up to 50% (according to initial measurements). This improved efficiency means less wasted energy as heat and more power delivered from the battery to the wheels. Leapers, a global manufacturer of advanced power semiconductor modules, will incorporate the Melexis MLX91299 silicon-based RC snubber into its next-generation modules. Based on Melexis press release...

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by businesses.  As a result, the link between truck demand / truck sales and oil prices is tenuous, at best. Recent history suggests that the European truck market is likely to ride out the storm, provided the conflict does not trigger a wide-ranging supply crunch along the lines of the 2021-2022 semiconductor shortage/Ukraine invasion supply disruption, which constrained the EU truck market recovery during those years (albeit not nearly to the...

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Cross-industrial automotive semiconductor data platform to start operations in April for supply chain visualization For sustainable procurement of automotive semiconductors, major Japanese and overseas semiconductor manufacturers and the automotive industry have been strengthening their collaboration. As part of the efforts, an initiative to share semiconductor information and visualize supply chains will begin in April. According to multiple par...

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ses in North America and strengthening cooperation to shorten development periods in China. With the cooperation of its suppliers, Honda aims to strengthen its global competitiveness. Honda was forced to reduce production last year due to a halt in shipments from Nexperia B.V., a China-funded Dutch semiconductor manufacturer. Going forward, it will work to make its supply chain more visible, including sharing information on items with high procur...

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Power semiconductor industry facing prospect of reorganization It was reported on March 6 that Denso Corporation (Denso) is considering the acquisition of Rohm Co., Ltd. (Rohm) to strengthen its power semiconductor business for electrified vehicles. Denso, which manufactures silicon carbide (SiC) power semiconductors in-house, has determined that demand for in vehicle SiC power semiconductors among Toyota Motor Corporation and other Japanese auto...

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