# Rohm to build SiC power semiconductor plant in Miyazaki, Japan

Rohm announced it will build a new SiC power semiconductor factory in Miyazaki Prefecture, Japan, by acquiring land and buildings from Solar Frontier. The plant will use 8-inch wafers and aims to start operations by end of 2024.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2023-07-12
- Where: Kunitomi, Miyazaki Prefecture, Japan, Japan
- Starts operating: Dec 2024
- Status: announced
- Products: SiC power semiconductors
- Sectors: [Semiconductors and Industrial Electronics](https://endata.com/sectors/semiconductors-electronics.md)

## Companies

- [RÖHM Group](https://endata.com/companies/18449.md)
- [Solar Frontier](https://endata.com/companies/71399.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [nikkei.com](https://www.nikkei.com/article/DGXZQOUF126D70S3A710C2000000/), 2023-07-12: "ロームは12日、EV（電気自動車）市場の拡大などにより需要が伸びているパワー半導体の新工場を宮崎県に建設すると発表した。"

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