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Tata Electronics expands India semiconductor partnerships across supply chain
Tata Electronics is building semiconductor facilities in India.
It is working with companies from Japan and Malaysia to make this possible.
One partnership will help supply special chemicals for a chip factory in Dholera, Gujarat.
Another will help install important equipment and infrastructure there.
A Japanese company will help Tata prepare to package chips in Jagiroad, Assam.
The companies may also make lead frames, which are parts used in chip packaging, in India.
Other partners will help safely transport and store semiconductor materials.
Together, the agreements cover many steps needed to manufacture and package chips.
Tata Electronics signed agreements with Sumitomo Chemical, Enomoto, Sojitz Corporation, NRS Corporation and Malaysia-based Kelington.
Sumitomo Chemical will explore supplying photoresists and high-purity chemicals for Tata’s proposed 12-inch fab in Dholera, Gujarat.
Kelington will support critical infrastructure, systems installation and operational readiness at the Dholera facility.
Enomoto will support packaging capabilities at Tata Electronics’ Jagiroad facility and explore local lead-frame manufacturing.
Sojitz and NRS will help establish a safe supply, storage and logistics framework for semiconductor materials.
- Who
- Tata Electronics and Japan’s Sumitomo Chemical, Enomoto, Sojitz Corporation and NRS Corporation, along with Malaysia-based Kelington.
- What
- They signed agreements covering semiconductor materials, logistics, infrastructure, equipment installation, packaging components and engineering support.
- Where
- The partnerships support facilities in Dholera, Gujarat, and Jagiroad, Assam, in India.
- When
- The articles do not specify a date.
- Why
- To strengthen semiconductor manufacturing and packaging capabilities, localise parts of the supply chain and prepare Tata Electronics’ facilities for operations.
Key facts
- Dholera facility
- A proposed 12-inch semiconductor fab in Gujarat.
- Materials
- Potential supplies include photoresists, functional chemicals, hydrogen peroxide, isopropyl alcohol, ammonia water and sulfuric acid.
- Kelington’s role
- Support critical infrastructure, systems delivery, tool hook-up and fab operational readiness.
- Jagiroad facility
- Enomoto will support semiconductor packaging readiness in Assam.
- Lead frames
- Tata Electronics and Enomoto will explore local manufacturing of lead frames used in semiconductor packaging.
- Sojitz and NRS roles
- Develop supply, storage, transportation and logistics arrangements for critical semiconductor materials.
- Localisation
- The companies will explore local manufacturing, technology transfer, engineering collaboration and capability development in India.
Quotes
Randhir Thakur
CEO and MD of Tata Electronics
“Building a globally competitive semiconductor ecosystem requires deep localisation across the value chain, from materials and components to manufacturing and packaging”
businesstoday.in
“We are excited to partner with Sumitomo Chemical to strengthen the supply chain of high-quality materials for our upcoming semiconductor Fab in Dholera”
businesstoday.in
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