Rohm Adds New Plant In Fukuoka, Expands Sic Power Device Capacity

Semiconductor manufacturer ROHM has decided to build a new plant at  the Chikugo Plant of ROHM Apollo Co., Ltd. (Fukuoka, Japan) to meet the  increasing demand for SiC power devices.

The new plant is a three-story building on the ground with a total construction area of approximately 11,000 square meters. The detailed design is currently underway and construction is expected to start in 2019 and be completed in 2020.

Since  ROHM began mass production of SiC power devices (SiC-SBD, SiC-MOSFET)  in 2010, ROHM has led the industry in the development of various new  technologies and is the world's first mass production of full SiC power  modules and trench structure SiC-MOSFETs. Semiconductor company. In terms of manufacturing, ROHM Group has also built an impressive  vertical integrated production system, which is dedicated to  strengthening the large-wafer wafer manufacturing process and actively  introducing the latest equipment to increase production efficiency.

At  present, the world is setting off an unprecedented wave of energy  conservation, and the industry is full of expectations for SiC power  devices that can effectively improve energy efficiency. In order to meet the increasing market demand, ROHM decided to build a  new factory in the Apollo Chikugo plant to increase production  capacity.

In  the future, ROHM Group will continue to grasp market demand. While  strengthening its production capacity, it will strictly implement  multi-point production systems, inventory management, and equipment  disaster prevention measures, and will strive to stabilize supply to  meet customer needs.