Denso looks to Taiwanese partners in reshaping auto supply chains

Toyota supplier aims to curb dependence on Chinese components, says CEO

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Denso has partnered with Taiwan's TSMC and UMC on projects to produce semiconductors in Japan. (Photo by Kazuhiro Noguchi)

YUKI FUKUMOTO, Nikkei staff writer

NAGOYA -- With U.S.-China tensions and the coronavirus forcing the automotive sector to rethink supply chains, Toyota Motor supplier Denso sees big possibilities in its partnerships with Taiwanese chip companies.

The Japanese auto parts maker teamed up in 2022 with Taiwan's United Microelectronics Corp. in manufacturing automotive power semiconductors. It also announced an investment in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co.'s first plant in Japan, now under construction in Kumamoto prefecture.

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