FILE PHOTO: Semiconductor chips are seen on a printed circuit board in this illustration picture taken February 17, 2023. REUTERS/Florence Lo/Illustration/File Photo

Japan’s Rohm, Toshiba, and Mitsubishi Electric will begin talks to integrate their power semiconductor operations, potentially forming the world’s second-largest power chip company behind Infineon.

The companies may announce the start of formal discussions as early as Friday. The move could complicate Denso’s ongoing bid to acquire Rohm.