# Japan's Power Chipmakers Admit They Can't Compete Alone

- slug: japans-power-chipmakers-admit-they-cant-compete-alone
- date: 2026-04-02
- category: Space & Aerospace

Denso bid $8.3B for Rohm in March. Three weeks later, Toshiba and Mitsubishi made a counter-offer. The real prize: SiC substrate supply for every EV maker on the planet.

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