# Mitsubishi Electric to acquire factory from Sharp for power semiconductor expansion

Mitsubishi Electric Corporation will acquire buildings and land from Sharp Fukuyama Semiconductor Co., Ltd. in Fukuyama, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan, to establish a new site for power semiconductor wafer processing. Production is scheduled to start in November 2021.

- Type: Acquisition
- Announced: 2020-06-11
- Where: Fukuyama, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan, Japan
- Status: announced
- Products: power semiconductors
- Sectors: [Semiconductors and Industrial Electronics](https://endata.com/sectors/semiconductors-electronics.md)

## Companies

- [Mitsubishi Electric](https://endata.com/companies/2378.md) (acquirer)
- [Sharp](https://endata.com/companies/3595.md) (partner)
- [Sharp Fukuyama Semiconductor Co., Ltd.](https://endata.com/companies/47825.md) (target)

## Sources

- [semiconductor-digest.com](https://www.semiconductor-digest.com/mitsubishi-electric-to-acquire-factory-to-expand-power-device-business/), 2020-06-11: "New production facilities scheduled to start up in November of next year will enable Mitsubishi Electric to expand its power device business."
- [roboticsandautomationnews.com](https://roboticsandautomationnews.com/2020/06/15/mitsubishi-electric-to-acquire-sharp-factory-to-expand-power-device-business/33100/), 2020-06-15: "Mitsubishi Electric has agreed to acquire buildings and land from Sharp Fukuyama Semiconductor, a wholly owned subsidiary of Sharp Corporation located in Fukuyama, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan."

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