# DENSO to expand DENSO Hokkaido plant for semiconductor sensors

DENSO Corporation will invest about 11 billion yen to expand the DENSO Hokkaido plant to increase production of semiconductor sensors. Construction starts July 2020, completion June 2021, production starts October 2021.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2019-09-26
- Where: Chitose, Hokkaido, Japan
- Value: $100.0M (11.0B JPY)
- Jobs: 101
- Starts operating: Oct 2021
- Status: announced
- Products: semiconductor sensors for automotive engines, air conditioners, brake systems
- Sectors: [Semiconductors and Industrial Electronics](https://endata.com/sectors/semiconductors-electronics.md), [Automotive Components](https://endata.com/sectors/automotive-components.md)

## Companies

- [DENSO](https://endata.com/companies/2901.md)
- [DENSO Hokkaido Corporation](https://endata.com/companies/42314.md)
- [DENSO Hokkaido Corporation](https://endata.com/companies/42314.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [denso.com](https://www.denso.com/global/en/newsroom/news/2019/20190926-g01/), 2019-09-25: "DENSO will invest about 11 billion yen by 2025 to complete the expansion and increase production."
- [densomedia-na.com](https://www.densomedia-na.com/news/denso-to-expand-denso-hokkaido-plant/), 2019-09-26: "DENSO Corporation announced today that it will expand the plant of DENSO Hokkaido Corporation, one of its group companies, as part of its efforts to increase production of semiconductor sensors."
- [roboticsandautomationnews.com](https://roboticsandautomationnews.com/tag/plant/page/7/), 2019-10-18: "Denso says it will expand the plant of its semiconductor production plant which it operates under the name Denso Hokkaido, one of its group companies."

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