Mint Primer: Why India’s first locally manufactured chip will be a big thing
The government has reiterated that the first chip from an Indian Fab will begin by October. This would mark self -sufficiency in chips, 65 years later the Fairchild Semiconductor chose Malaysia on India, citing bureaucracy obstacles. Milestone will promote jobs, cut imports and take India closer to global AI leadership. Mint Tells:
What is the latest in India’s Chip Quest?
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In June 2023, Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnav said that Micron’s $ 2.75 billion memory chip plant in Gujarat will be operational by the end of 2024. In November, the government confirmed that Tata Semiconductor Assembly and Test PVT Limited would produce 48 million chips daily in Assam. Middle -2025. At the World Economic Forum in January, Vaishnav confirmed the ‘Made in India’ chip rollout this year, confirming the start of September-October for the media on 16 February. Chips are being manufactured by Tata Electronics and Taiwan’s Powerchip Semiconductor Manufacturing Corporation (PSMC) in Dholara, Gujarat, Gujarat.
For what purpose will these faats work?
Beyond the cuts in electronic imports and creating jobs, these fabs bring India closer to AI leadership. Memory chips, as in the case of Micron Fab, store digital data for devices such as computers, smartphones, and industrial electronics. Tata’s Assam Plant will develop automotive, electric vehicles, telecommunications and wire bonds for electronics, advanced flip chip and I-SIP (integrated system in package) technologies. Tata-PSMC is producing India’s first AI-enabled semiconductor fab, producing 50,000 wafers per month per month for power management, performance drivers, microcontroller, and high-demonstration computing, automotive, computing, wireless communication and Serving industries like AI.
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But why is India so late in Fab Game?
Following unsuccessful efforts in 2007 and 2013, India’s semiconductor schemes gained momentum in 2015, but became solid with it. 76,000 crore PLI scheme in 2021. Following the 1989 fire at the semiconductor complex, the country is now on track to expand its fab capacity. With current projects, India’s semiconductor production is expected to reach 180,000 wafers per month in the next few years.
How much progress India has made?
Government has abolished 1.5 trillions from companies like Micron, Tata Electronics, CG Power and Kaynes Technology. With a strong chip design talent pool, IIT Madras and Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) have already developed 180Nm indigenous RISC-V control for space applications (IRIS) chip. Government has also allocated 334 crore Indian Institute of Sciences (IISC) Bangalore for Gallium Nitride R&D, Fast Chargers and Food for 5G Base Stations. India should now ensure sharp execution of these projects.
What does India’s fab future look like?
India’s new investment will produce 28–110nm chips, but advanced Fabs have moved to 2-3Nm for smartphones, computers and servers. The cost of construction of 5Nm production line is about 5.4 billion dollars, it takes up to four years to reach full capacity, and requires at least 10 years – even when technology can be chronic. He said, only 2% of the global capacity is below 10nm, causing India’s current attention to 28-110nm sensible, because these nodes have long shelf life and low advance costs, improving viability like Singapore is a similar strategy Shown with
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