India Enhances Global Tech Standing with 4 Semiconductor Plants and 3 Supercomputers in 2024
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New Delhi, Dec 27 (NationPress) The year 2024 marked the establishment of four new semiconductor manufacturing units and three 'Param Rudra' supercomputers, along with numerous other initiatives, to fortify India's role on the international tech front, according to a government announcement on Friday.
The proposal from Tata Electronics Private Limited (TEPL) to create a semiconductor fabrication facility in India, with an investment of Rs 91,526 crore, received approval in February 2024.
This fabrication facility will be developed in a technological partnership with PSMC from Taiwan, aiming for a production capacity of approximately 50,000 wafer starts per month (WSPM).
Another proposal from Tata Electronics Private Limited (TEPL) for an Outsourced Semiconductor Assembly and Test (OSAT) facility in India, valued at Rs 27,120 crore, was also approved in the same month. This facility will implement local semiconductor packaging technologies with a daily production capacity of 48 million.
The proposal by CG Power and Industrial Solutions Limited for another OSAT facility in India, entailing an investment of Rs 7,584 crore, was likewise approved in February 2024 by the Ministry of Electronics and IT.
The new facility will be established in collaboration with Renesas Electronics America, USA, and STARS Microelectronic, Thailand. Technology for this facility will be sourced from Renesas Electronics Corporation, Japan, and STARS Microelectronic, Thailand, with a production capacity of around 15.07 million units per day.
Kaynes Technology India Limited (KTIL) also received approval in September for its proposal to set up an OSAT facility in Sanand, Gujarat, focusing on Wire bond Interconnect and Substrate Based Packages, with an investment of Rs 3,307 crore. This facility will be capable of producing over 6.33 million chips per day.
On September 26, Prime Minister Narendra Modi virtually inaugurated three Param Rudra Supercomputers for the nation.
These supercomputers, constructed under the National Supercomputing Mission (NSM), are installed at the Inter-University Accelerator Centre (IUAC) in New Delhi (3 PetaFlops), the Giant Metrewave Radio Telescope (GMRT) at the National Centre for Radio Astrophysics (NCRA) in Pune (1 PetaFlop), and the S.N. Bose National Centre for Basic Sciences in Kolkata (838 TeraFlops).
The introduction of these supercomputers will greatly enhance the research capabilities of young scientists in India, promoting advanced studies in physics, earth sciences, and cosmology. They will support over 10,000 researchers, including more than 1,700 PhD scholars from more than 200 academic institutions and R&D labs throughout the nation.
As per the government's report, nine projects under the Scheme for Promotion of Manufacturing of Electronic Components and Semiconductors (SPECS) have been approved, projected to create 15,710 jobs.
Additionally, 6.39 crore individuals have been trained under the Pradhan Mantri Gramin Digital Saksharta Abhiyan (PMGDISHA), surpassing the target of 6 crore.
