[News] onsemi Sets Shanghai as China HQ, Reportedly Eyes 50% BOM Localization
As STMicroelectronics moves to address rising chip demand in China through its partnership with local foundry Huahong, another major chipmaker is also stepping up its China push. According to Jiemien News and IT Home, onsemi has designated Shanghai as its Greater China headquarters, alongside plans to appoint a China general manager to strengthen its regional leadership structure.
Notably, Jiemien News reports that on the manufacturing side, onsemi will integrate its own production capabilities with local partner resources in China to build a closed-loop ecosystem, targeting a 50% BOM localization rate. The company also said it will leverage its global manufacturing footprint to scale technologies validated in the Chinese market for worldwide deployment, the report adds.
As EE Times China points out, onsemi is further strengthening an integrated front-end and back-end manufacturing system by establishing a tighter engineering-to-manufacturing feedback loop with local partners, aimed at improving speed, efficiency, and scalability.
It is worth noting that the initiative also encompasses a recently announced partnership with Innoscience aimed at accelerating the global commercialization of gallium nitride products, according to the report.
The two sides had previously signed a memorandum of understanding in late 2025 to explore scaling production of GaN power devices using Innoscience’s established 200mm GaN-on-silicon process, according to onsemi’s press release.
On the R&D front, Jiemien News reports that onsemi is focusing on automotive, industrial, and AI data center applications. Under its new Chinese roadmap, it plans to expand its existing network of eight application joint laboratories by adding three more, aimed at accelerating the localization and deployment of AI power solutions, as per the report.
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