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India is set to launch a new semiconductor research and training hub as part of its $13.2bn Semiconductor Mission 2.0, which aims to advance efforts to build a self-reliant chip industry and reduce dependence on overseas supply chains.
The Silicon and Advanced Semiconductor Manufacturing Research and Training Hub (SAMARTH) is being established at the Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar in Gujarat and will support research, workforce development and industry collaboration across the semiconductor value chain.
The Government of India and partner government departments, including the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, will jointly invest $19.9m in the facility.
Speaking about India’s semiconductor ambitions, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said the government’s focus extended across “the entire semiconductor value chain, from design engineers to machine builders and logistics.”
“India is now focusing on the entire semiconductor value chain, from design engineers to machine builders and logistics.”
As part of the mission’s first stage, the government has approved 12 semiconductor manufacturing projects involving an investment pipeline of around $17.3bn. This includes one chip fabrication unit, two compound fabrication units, and nine packaging units.
India’s Union Cabinet is investing around $417m in two semiconductor projects in Gujarat through the mission.
On the design front, 24 projects are being supported under the Design Linked Incentive Scheme, while 105 companies have received advanced chip design tools and 23 tapeouts have been completed across various semiconductor manufacturing sites
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The development also reflects growing investment in the wider semiconductor supply chain. Alongside new fabs and research facilities, industrial gas suppliers are expanding production of ultra-high-purity electronic gases.
Earlier this year, INOX Air Products supported the launch of Micron’s $2.75bn semiconductor facility in , while the company is also developing a $58m electronic specialty gas hub in Dholera to supply future chip manufacturing projects across the state.
Outside of Gujarat, which is a key component in the India government’s ‘Made in India’ semiconductor push, Tata Electronics is developing a semiconductor plant, with initial chip production expected by December.
