Archive · 18 Sep 2026
Applied Materials Commits $5 Billion to India Semiconductor Expansion
Applied Materials makes equipment used to build computer chips.
It plans to invest $5 billion in India over the next decade.
The money will help expand laboratories, cleanrooms and engineering work.
The company also wants more suppliers in India to make parts and larger systems.
It hopes this will make chip-product development faster and support its global business.
Applied Materials is considering a 140-acre research park in Bengaluru.
It will work with universities to train people in semiconductor manufacturing and equipment.
The company plans to more than double its research and development workforce in India by 2035.
Applied Materials plans to invest $5 billion in India over 10 years, with the commitment extending to 2035.
The investment will expand research laboratories, cleanroom capabilities, engineering operations and semiconductor talent.
The company aims to expand its supply-chain network tenfold and work with more than 100 production and R&D suppliers by 2035.
Applied Materials plans to develop an Advanced Semiconductor Research Park in Bengaluru, proposed to cover 140 acres.
The company will work with universities, expand its Indian R&D workforce and develop local capabilities for components, modules and systems.
- Who
- Applied Materials, led in the reports by Prabu Raja and Radhika Viswanathan.
- What
- A $5 billion investment plan to expand semiconductor R&D, cleanroom infrastructure, talent and local supply-chain capacity in India.
- When
- Announced at Semicon India 2026; the investment is planned over the next decade and through 2035.
- Where
- India, with major existing and proposed facilities in Bengaluru.
- Why
- To strengthen India’s semiconductor ecosystem, develop engineering talent, support global product operations and increase local supply-chain capacity.
- Investment
- $5 billion in India over 10 years, described as extending to 2035
- Research infrastructure
- Expanded R&D laboratories and cleanroom capabilities, including existing 300-mm wafer-processing facilities in Bengaluru
- Proposed facility
- A 140-acre Advanced Semiconductor Research Park in Bengaluru
- Supply-chain target
- Tenfold expansion in supply-chain capacity and more than 100 production and R&D suppliers by 2035
- Talent target
- More than doubling Applied Materials’ R&D workforce in India by 2035
- Training initiatives
- Partnerships with IITs and other universities, plus Applied Certified Engineer and Applied Certified Technician programs
- Existing investment
- A $400 million Bengaluru engineering hub announced in 2023
