Ashwini Vaishnav said- Four semiconductor plants will be ready in India in 2026 and two in 2027.

Sanand, 31 March. Union Electronics and IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnav said on Tuesday that four semiconductor plants are expected to be ready in India by 2026. In his address after Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the OSAT plant of Keynes Semicon in Sanand, Vaishnav said that four semiconductor plants will be ready by the year 2026 and work on two plants will be completed by 2027. The country’s first fabrication unit will be ready in Dholera by 2028.

Gujarat: PM Modi inaugurates semiconductor OSAT facility in Sanand

Keynes Semicon’s Sanand unit is the country’s second semiconductor plant.

Ashwini Vaishnav said that the Sanand unit of Keynes Semicon is the second semiconductor plant in the country. The country’s first semiconductor plant, operated by Micron Technology, was inaugurated on February 28 and today, March 31, the second plant has been inaugurated. The third plant will be inaugurated in July.

Vaishnav said that the Sanand unit of Keynes Semicon has started the journey from foundation to industrial production in just 14 months. He further said that this development reflects the growing capabilities of India’s semiconductor ecosystem and has encouraged engineers and students from across the country.

‘We have to win in terms of quality and cost’

On global competition, the Union Minister said, ‘We have to win in terms of quality and cost, only then we will be able to maintain and strengthen our position at the global level.’ He said the semiconductor program is being supported by the development of a comprehensive ecosystem including machinery, chemicals, gases and testing infrastructure.

60,000 young engineers trained in specific global tools

Vaishnav said around 60,000 young engineers have been trained in specialized global tools like Synopsis and Cadence. These engineers from 315 universities are contributing to the chip design efforts. The chips designed by these young engineers are being manufactured in a laboratory in Chandigarh.

He also said that global companies including Nvidia, AMD and Intel are doing advanced chip design work in India. “Highly complex 2 nanometer chips are being designed in India. Our approach is ‘Design in India’ and ‘Make in India’,” he said.

The country aims to join the top six semiconductor countries by 2032.

Referring to the next phase, Vaishnav said, ‘Under Semiconductor 2.0, the Prime Minister has directed that the entire ecosystem – machines, gases and chemicals – should be available in India.’ He also said that the country aims to be among the top six semiconductor countries by 2032 and among the top three by 2047.