GEM Services has said that it is
establishing a joint-venture
company with Mitsubishi
Electric Corporation to manufacture
energy-saving power semiconductor
modules in China.
The new company, Mitsubishi
Electric GEM Power Device (Hefei) Co
Ltd, will begin operations in January
2012. Located in Hefei Economic &
Technological Development Area,
Anhui Province, China, the company
plans to expand its workforce to about
800 by December 2015.
The production build plan to begin
this manufacturing joint venture will be
initially two to three different types of
power module packages with targeted
applications in the consumer and
industrial market segments.
"Our joint venture with Mitsubishi
Electric does significantly enhance our
manufacturing capabilities in the
assembly and testing of 'system-in-apackage'
power modules," said Richard
J. Kulle, President & CEO, GEM
Services, in a release. "With
environmental and energy
consciousness growing globally, we see
tremendous opportunities to expand
our business in the international
market and the fast growing China
domestic market. We look forward to
our business cooperation with
Mitsubishi Electric, a leader in the
worldwide power device market, and
continuing our strategic plan to be a
front runner in the outsourcing
manufacturing services industry in
high-value-added power management
solutions with our global customers."
GEM Services' conventional power
packaging outsourcing business
remains independent of the joint
venture with Mitsubishi Electric. GEM
Services will continue to provide its
power semiconductor customers with
the best-in-class quality and
manufacturing services.
Ownership of Mitsubishi Electric
GEM Power Device (Hefei) Co Ltd will
be shared by Mitsubishi Electric
Corporation (70 per cent), GEM
Electronics (Shanghai) Co Ltd (20 per
cent), and Mitsubishi Electric (China)
Co Ltd (10 per cent).