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The government has reiterated that the first chip from an Indian fab will debut by October. That would mark self-sufficiency in chips, 65 years after Fairchild Semiconductor chose Malaysia over India, citing bureaucratic hurdles. The milestone will help boost jobs, cut imports, and take India closer to global AI leadership. Mint<\/i> explains:<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n In June 2023, Union minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said Micron\u2019s $2.75 billion memory chip plant in Gujarat will be operational by late 2024. In November, the government confirmed that the Tata Semiconductor Assembly and Test Pvt Ltd in Assam will produce 48 million chips daily, likely by mid-2025. At the World Economic Forum in January, Vaishnaw reaffirmed the first \u2018Made in India\u2019 chip rollout this year, confirming its September-October debut to the media on 16 February. The chips are being manufactured at the semiconductor fab being built by Tata Electronics and Taiwan\u2019s Powerchip Semiconductor Manufacturing Corporation (PSMC) in Dholera, Gujarat.<\/p>\n Beyond cutting electronic imports and creating jobs, these fabs bring India closer to AI leadership. Memory chips, as in the case of the Micron fab, store digital data for devices like computers, smartphones, and industrial electronics. Tata\u2019s Assam plant will develop Wire Bond, advanced flip chip and I-SIP (integrated system in package) technologies for automotive, electric vehicles, telecommunications, and consumer electronics. Tata-PSMC is building India\u2019s first AI-enabled semiconductor fab, producing up to 50,000 wafers per month for power management, display drivers, microcontrollers, and high-performance computing, serving industries like automotive, computing, wireless communication, and AI.<\/p>\n Read more: <\/i>What will happen if the US restricts chip supply to India?<\/i><\/a><\/p>\nWhat\u2019s the latest in India\u2019s chip quest?<\/h2>\n
What purpose will these fabs serve?<\/h2>\n
But why is India so late in the fab game?<\/h2>\n