Overview
- New Delhi has cleared 10 semiconductor projects totaling about 1.6 trillion rupees ($18.2 billion) across design, fabrication, testing and packaging, including two fabs.
- The government now funds 50% of costs for fabrication and OSAT units and in May launched a scheme to support electronic component manufacturing to create local demand.
- Tata Electronics, partnering with Taiwan’s Powerchip, is building a 910-billion-rupee fab in Gujarat to produce PMICs, display drivers, microcontrollers and high-performance computing logic.
- Clas-SiC and India’s SiCSem will set up the country’s first commercial compound semiconductor plant in Odisha for uses including defense equipment, electric vehicles and solar inverters.
- Analysts say the next three to four years are pivotal, pointing to OSAT as a near-term entry point while warning of gaps in infrastructure, ultra-pure chemical supply and IP enforcement as India remains far from 2-nanometer capabilities.