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India's Chip Workforce Gets Training From Global Semiconductor Firms
India is building more factories that make and package computer chips.
To operate these factories, the country needs many trained workers.
Tokyo Electron plans to open a training centre in Gujarat next year.
It will help prepare people to become factory and equipment engineers.
Infineon Technologies has helped create a hands-on training centre in Ahmedabad.
Students and professionals there can practice using real semiconductor equipment.
Micron is working with 20 universities on research and chip-design courses.
It also introduces children to science and technology through chip camps, STEM labs and AI programmes.
Tokyo Electron plans to establish a semiconductor training centre in Gujarat next year with support from Japan's government.
The centre will focus on developing future fab engineers and equipment engineers for India's semiconductor industry.
Infineon Technologies and NIELIT have established a semiconductor manufacturing Centre of Excellence in Ahmedabad.
The Infineon-supported facility includes eight units of industry-grade equipment for practical training.
Micron is working with 20 Indian universities and reaching younger students through chip camps, STEM labs and AI programmes.
- Who
- Tokyo Electron, Infineon Technologies, Micron, NIELIT and India's semiconductor education institutions.
- What
- The companies are creating training centres, university partnerships and early education programmes to build India's semiconductor workforce.
- Where
- Gujarat, including Ahmedabad and Sanand, as well as universities across India.
- When
- Tokyo Electron's Gujarat training centre is planned for next year; Micron's initiatives were discussed during Semicon India 2026.
- Why
- To provide the engineers, equipment specialists, researchers and other skilled workers needed for India's expanding semiconductor industry.
Key facts
- Tokyo Electron plan
- A semiconductor training centre in Gujarat next year
- Tokyo Electron focus
- Training future fab engineers and equipment engineers
- Infineon-NIELIT facility
- NIELIT–Infineon Centre of Excellence on Semiconductor Manufacturing in Ahmedabad
- Training equipment
- Eight units of industry-grade semiconductor manufacturing equipment
- Micron university network
- Sponsored research and credit-bearing design courses with 20 universities
- Micron early education
- Chip camps, STEM labs and AI for All programmes through the Micron Foundation
- Micron manufacturing project
- An Assembly, Testing, Marking, and Packaging facility in Sanand, Gujarat
Quotes
Toshiki Kawai
President and CEO of Tokyo Electron
“In particular, developing semiconductor talent including future fab engineers and equipment engineers is critically important for the sustainable growth of the industry in India. That is why, in partnership with the government of Japan, Tokyo Electron plan to establish a training centre in Gujarat next year.”
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Sanjay Mehrotra
CEO of Micron
“Through the Micron Foundation, our chip camps, STEM labs, and AI for all programmes, we reach children, tens of thousands of children long before they are in a university.”
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