‘First chip from Dholera plant to be out in Dec`26’
India will be among the world’s top five chip ecosystems by 2029, says Vaishnaw
The first set of semiconductors will start rolling out from Tata Electronics’ plant here in December 2026, union minister for communications and IT Ashwini Vaishnaw said on Wednesday.
Speaking at the ground-breaking ceremony of Tata Group and CG Power chip plants, Vaishnaw said India will be among the top five chip ecosystems in the world by 2029.
“The first chip from Dholera plant will be out in December 2026 and chip from Micron plant will be out by December 2024,” the minister said.
He said Tata’s Dholera plant will make chips in 28, 50, 55 nanometer node.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday laid the foundation of three chip plants — two units by Tata Electronics and the third by CG Power — entailing total investment of ₹1.26 lakh crore.
The three plants include the country’s first high-tech chip manufacturing plant of Tata Electronics which the company is setting up in partnership with Taiwan’s Powerchip Semiconductor Manufacturing Corp at Dholera’s special industrial region.
The plant will have the capacity to produce 50,000 wafers per month and involve an investment of ₹91,000 crore. The Centre will contribute 50% of the capex on pari passu basis.
These chips driven by advanced technology will cater to multiple sectors — power management chips for electric vehicles (EV), telecom, defence, automotive, consumer electronics, display, and power electronics. Semiconductor is a “foundational” industry touching almost every aspect of life, powering everything from fridge to ACs and cars, aircraft to trains.
PM also laid the foundation of another new assembly and test facility of Tata Electronics in Jagiroad, Assam.
Tata’s Assam facility will be built with an investment of ₹27,000 crore and is expected to generate over 27,000 direct and indirect jobs in the region.