Mitsubishi Electric's power semiconductor products help customers achieve significant energy savings across various sectors, including automotive, household appliances, industrial equipment, and traction motors. Its SiC modules are used in Japan's high-speed Shinkansen trains.

Nexperia has decades of experience in the development, production, and qualification of components. Building on its reputation as a reliable, high-volume supplier of silicon semiconductors for core commercial applications, Nexperia now also offers high-quality broadband devices designed to meet the growing demand for efficient and reliable power semiconductors.

“This mutually beneficial strategic partnership with Mitsubishi Electric represents an important step forward for Nexperia’s silicon carbide journey,” said Mark Roeloffzen, Senior Vice President and General Manager of Nexperia’s Discrete Bipolar Business Group. “Mitsubishi Electric has a strong track record as a supplier of technically proven silicon carbide devices and modules. Combined with Nexperia’s high-quality standards and expertise in discrete products and packaging, we will undoubtedly create positive synergies between our two companies, ultimately enabling our customers to deliver high-energy-efficiency products in the industrial, automotive, and consumer markets they serve.”

Dr. Masayoshi Takemi, Executive Director and President of Mitsubishi Electric’s Semiconductor and Devices Group, said, “Nexperia is an industry leader with proven technology in high-quality discrete semiconductors. We are delighted to have entered into a collaborative agreement for joint development that leverages both companies’ semiconductor technologies.”