Tata Group to start production of semiconductor chips from Gujarat, Assam plants by 2026

Mumbai (Maharashtra), March 13, 2024 (Punjab Khabarnama): The Tata Group expects commercial production of semiconductor chips at two plants in Gujarat and Assam – the foundation stones of which were laid on Wednesday – to begin in 2026. Timeline. Normally, a fab takes four years, (but) our target is to produce the chip in calendar year 2026 – hopefully later part of the year…we have a very aggressive timeline…(in) Assam ( unit, it will be done earlier, we can have commercial production in Assam by late 2025 and early 2026 as well,”Natarajan Chandrasekaran, chairman of Tata Sons, said while talking to reporters after the foundation stone laying ceremony. And will be a milestone in India’s self-reliance efforts.” We will create 50,000 jobs in this journey and this is just the beginning. Today our journey to manufacture semiconductors begins. For the first time India will have the capacity to address the demand for chips in India,” said the Tata Sons chairman.In India’s efforts to expand its semiconductor ecosystem, three new chip plants – two in Gujarat and one in Assam – are being set up. Apart from the chip plant under construction at Sanand in Gujarat, the Tata Group is setting up two of these three new plants.
As part of its Atmanabhar and Make in India plan, the government has set out to make Indian manufacturers globally competitive, attract investments, boost exports, integrate India into the global supply chain and reduce dependency.Launched Production Incentives (PLI) schemes in various sectors including electronics. On imports.The semiconductor industry in India is still in a nascent stage, with various local and multinational companies intending to tap its huge potential.
The program for development of semiconductors and display manufacturing ecosystem in India was notified on December 21, 2021, with a total cost of Rs. 76,000 crores.Tata Electronics Private Limited (“TEPL”) will set up a semiconductor fab in Dholera, Gujarat in partnership with Powerchip Semiconductor Manufacturing Corporation (PSMC), Taiwan. There will be an investment of Rs 91,000 crore in this fab. PSMC has 6 semiconductor foundries in Taiwan. The Dholera unit will have a capacity of 50,000 wafer starts per month (WSPM).