New Delhi, September 17: India added two more commercial semiconductor facilities on Thursday, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi virtually inaugurating CDIL Semiconductor’s discrete-device facility in Mohali and Suchi Semicon’s OSAT facility in Palsana, Gujarat, taking the number of operational commercial semiconductor ATMP units under Semicon 1.0 to five.
The two facilities join Micron, Kaynes Semicon and CG Semi, which are already operational. A total of 12 semiconductor projects have been approved under Semicon 1.0, according to the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY).
CDIL’s Mohali facility is focused on discrete semiconductor devices, while Suchi Semicon’s facility is focused on semiconductor packaging. The government also said Suchi Semicon and eInfochips achieved India’s first commercial QFN chip.
The five operational commercial units under Semicon 1.0 are classified as assembly, testing, marking and packaging (ATMP) units. India has yet to begin commercial production from a large-scale semiconductor fabrication facility, according to Reuters, while major fab projects remain under development.
The latest additions come as India moves into the second phase of its semiconductor programme. MeitY Secretary S. Krishnan said the initial six-year funding phase of Semicon 1.0 had been completed in four years and that the government was transitioning to Semicon 2.0. The second phase focuses on six areas: design, equipment and materials, fabs, advanced packaging, applied research and development, and talent.
Union Electronics and IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said the first phase had laid the foundation for the semiconductor ecosystem, including the training of 70,000 design engineers and deployment of electronic design automation tools across more than 500 organisations.
The government said the India Semiconductor Mission’s budget has increased from $8 billion under Semicon 1.0 to $13.5 billion under Semicon 2.0.
Modi called for greater participation from companies involved in semiconductor equipment, chemicals, gases and materials to build a broader domestic supply chain. “We want the entire ecosystem to grow together,” he said at the conference.
The broader programme is also moving towards wafer fabrication. Tata Electronics’ 300mm semiconductor fab in Dholera, Gujarat, is under construction, with the government saying work is on track.
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