SemiconductorsMitsubishi Electric slows capacity upgrade for power semiconductor plant
New building opens in Japan, but most additions await better EV market
Mitsubishi Electric's new building at its SiC power semiconductor production facility in Kumamoto prefecture. (Photo by Shotaro Mori)
NEO JIMBO
October 2, 2025 06:51 JST
TOKYO -- Japan's Mitsubishi Electric held a ceremony Wednesday to mark the completion of a new building at a plant where it makes energy-efficient power semiconductors using silicon carbide (SiC), but said it will delay plans to add further production capacity there.