- Business
- Sanken Electric Co., Ltd., founded in 1946 and headquartered in Niiza-shi, Saitama-ken, Japan, manufactures and sells power semiconductors, integrated circuits, and related electronic components for power electronics applications in home appliances, automobiles, industrial equipment, and other sectors worldwide. The company offers a broad portfolio of products including power management integrated circuits; motor drivers; digitally controlled ICs; power devices such as discretes; automotive intelligent power modules and ICs; power modules and IPMs; microcontrollers; and LEDs, with recent introductions encompassing the SIM262xM Series motor control ICs requiring no external microcontroller, SAM265M50AS3 automotive IPM with switching loss reduced by at least 20% versus competitors, STR3A42xHD/MD Series power ICs for switching supplies in thermally enhanced DIP8 packages, and SAM4 Series high-voltage 3-phase motor drivers rated for 700 V and up to 50 A in compact packages for xEV auxiliary systems. Sanken Electric operates through its Semiconductor Device segment primarily, lists on the Tokyo Stock Exchange Prime Market under code 6707 (OTC: SANJF), and in March 2025 announced the acquisition of POWDEC K.K., completed April 1, 2025, to bolster gallium nitride (GaN) epitaxial technology and accelerate high-performance GaN power device commercialization targeting higher voltage, lower loss, and faster switching for automotive, white goods, and industrial markets; the company also conducted an equity buyback of approximately 4.17 million shares completed in late 2025 and continues aggressive investments in compound semiconductors per its 2024 Medium-Term Management Plan.