Archive · 1 Aug 2025
Tamil Nadu and IIT Madras to Build Semicon Fab
Tamil Nadu is building a new factory with IIT Madras to make computer chips, called a fab.
The government will give 100 crore rupees to start it.
They want to train over 4,500 people to work there.
The new fab will also let them design and build chips to help local companies and make new tools for the chip industry.
It's part of a plan to make Tamil Nadu a hub for skilled chip workers.
Tamil Nadu government to establish a semiconductor fab facility.
The initiative will be supported with a seed grant of ₹100 crore.
The facility will be set up in partnership with IIT Madras.
It aims to train over 4,500 candidates.
The facility will include a small-scale, production-grade fab.
- Who
- Tamil Nadu government and IIT Madras.
- What
- Tamil Nadu is establishing a semiconductor fab facility.
- When
- No specific start date provided, but part of the 2025-2026 budget.
- Where
- Chennai, Tamil Nadu, at the Central Polytechnic Campus.
- Why
- To attract fab manufacturing and develop a skilled semiconductor workforce.
- Seed Grant
- ₹100 crore
- Partners
- IIT Madras
- Location
- Chennai, Tamil Nadu
- Training Goal
- Over 4,500 candidates
- Part of
- Tamil Nadu Semiconductor Mission 2030
