First semiconductor chip at India by Dec.2024.
- The $2.7-billion semiconductor assembly and testing plant is to be built by U.S. headquartered Micron in India will produce its first chip in six quarters.
- The groundwork to domestically synthesize hundreds of chemicals and gases involved in semiconductor manufacturing had been laid.
- Ultra-pure water (UPW), which is required in semiconductor manufacturing in large quantities, would be manufactured for the Micron plant.
ABOUT India Semiconductor Mission
- India Semiconductor Mission (ISM) is a specialized and independent Business Division within the Digital India Corporation.
- Aims – To build a vibrant semiconductor and display ecosystem to enable India’s emergence as a global hub for electronics manufacturing and design.
- Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology has inaugurated the first ever Semicon India 2022 Conference under India Semiconductor Mission in Bengaluru.
- Theme of the Conference: Catalyzing India’s Semiconductor Ecosystem.
- The ISM was launched in 2021 with a total financial outlay of Rs.76000 crore under the
- aegis of the Ministry of Electronics and IT (MeitY).
