Prime Minister Narendra Modi on
Thursday 26 Sep met with the leadership team of Tata Sons and Taiwan-based
Powerchip Semiconductor Manufacturing Corporation (PSMC). The discussion focused on updates
regarding semiconductor manufacturing projects in India.
PSMC expressed
enthusiasm to further expand its footprint in India.
In a post on X, Prime Minister Modi said, "Had a
great meeting with the leadership team of Tata Sons and PSMC. They shared updates on their semiconductor
manufacturing projects. PSMC expressed enthusiasm to further expand its footprint in
India."
Earlier, the Government of India had approved a proposal from Tata Electronics
to build a mega semiconductor fabrication facility ('Fab') in Dholera, Gujarat in partnership with PSMC. The Fab with a total investment of up
to Rs 91,000 crores (approximately USD 11 bn) will generate over 20,000 direct
and indirect skilled jobs in the region. With this announcement, Tata
Electronics entered the global semiconductor industry.
Tata Electronics (a wholly owned
subsidiary of Tata Sons Pvt Ltd) in partnership with Powerchip
Semiconductor Manufacturing Corporation (PSMC) is building India's first AI-enabled state-of-the-art
Fab. This Fab will
have a manufacturing capacity of up to 50,000 wafers per month and will include
next-generation factory automation capabilities deploying data analytics and
machine learning to achieve industry-best factory efficiency.
The new semiconductor Fab will
manufacture chips for applications such as power management IC, display
drivers, microcontrollers (MCU) and high-performance computing logic, addressing
the growing demand in markets such as automotive, computing and data storage,
wireless communication and artificial
intelligence. (ANI)