Chip(per) ambitions: Why India needs its wafer fabs
While the Tata unit will be the first to make chips from scratch in India, the government has also approved US-based Micron Technology's plant, a packaging and testing unit. The first ‘made-in-India’ chip from the Micron plant is expected in December 2024.
This is significant, as chip shortages during the global pandemic lockdowns heightened realisation of India’s dependency on international supply chains.
While the start seems promising, the odds…