Micron To Roll Out India’s First Homemade Chips From Its Gujarat Unit In 2025
Micron India MD Ramamoorthy is optimistic about rolling out the homemade chips early next year
India will soon rollout its first homemade semiconductor chips from Micron Technology's packaging unit in Gujarat’s Sanand in the first half of 2025, according to media reports on Thursday.
This possibility was underlined by Micron India Managing Director Anand Ramamoorthy in his recent media interview with an esteemed publication.
Ramamoorthy is optimistic about rolling out the homemade chips in the early next year. He emphasised the expected rollout is a good turnaround in comparison to the whole engagement, which was notified just in the mid of the last year.
Additionally, the report highlighted Ramamoorthy’s statement which suggested that the majority of the chips made in Sanand will be exported, making the unit a key player in the global semiconductor market.
During the interview, the Micron MD said the chips are developed mainly for data centres, smartphones, notebooks and Internet of Things (IoT) devices. However, the specific allocation of the chips will be finalised after completing their production stage, which is based on several factors like demand dynamics, pricing considerations and customer requirements.
Further, he also hinted at the company’s potential collaboration with Tata Electronics' semiconductor fabrication units in Assam and Gujarat, marking the firm’s interests in emerging sectors such as two-wheeler electric vehicles.
Micron is also eyeing the Indian government's unique contracts for the domestic market.
The chipmaking company is already working in partnership with Tata Group companies. Ramamoorthy said we can expect a possible expansion here, which could be in the product lines of their factories.
Meanwhile, under the Centre’s USD 10 billion financial incentive scheme for semiconductor fabrication and assembly, Micron is establishing an assembly, testing, monitoring and packaging (ATMP) plant in India.
