Four semiconductor plants to be ready in India this year: Vaishnaw

Sanand: Union electronics and IT minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Tuesday said four semiconductor plants are expected to be ready in India this year. Speaking at the inaugural ceremony of Kaynes Semicon's OSAT plant in Sanand, Vaishnaw said that two more plants will be ready in 2027 itself.

"The first plant of Micron Technology was inaugurated on Feb 28 in Sanand, and the second plant on March 31. The third plant will be inaugurated in July. The country's first semiconductor fab will also be inaugurated by 2028," the minister said, highlighting the pace of execution.Highlighting the speed of execution, the minister said the Sanand unit moved from foundation to commercial production in about 14 months.

He stressed that global competitiveness will hinge on quality and cost. Vaishnaw said the programme is being backed by a broader ecosystem covering machinery, chemicals, gases and testing infrastructure. "Around 60,000 engineers from over 300 universities have been trained on global chip design tools such as Synopsys and Cadence, with chips designed in India already entering production," he said. "Global firms such as Nvidia, AMD and Intel are undertaking advanced chip design work in India, including at cutting-edge nodes.

Our approach is design in India and make in India," he said. Outlining the next phase under India Semiconductor Mission 2.0, Vaishnaw said the focus will be on building a fully domestic ecosystem for machines, gases and chemicals all being manufactured locally. He added that India aims to be among the top six semiconductor nations by 2032 and among the top three by 2047. Gujarat chief minister Bhupendra Patel said Sanand and Dholera are poised to emerge as semiconductor hubs, backed by policy support, skilling initiatives and infrastructure development.