New Delhi: Tata Electronics has dispatched over 200 personnel to Taiwan for intensive training at the facilities of its technical partner, Powerchip Semiconductor Manufacturing Corporation (PSMC), as it accelerates work on its ambitious Rs 91,000 crore AI-enabled semiconductor fabrication (fab) plant in Dholera, Gujarat.
The move underlines the Tata Group’s growing focus on semiconductor manufacturing, a sector critical to India’s technological and industrial ambitions.
The company is also constructing a Rs 27,000 crore outsourced semiconductor assembly and testing (OSAT) facility in Assam, which, together with the fab project, is expected to generate nearly 50,000 direct and indirect jobs.
According to reports, Tata Electronics has been gradually increasing the number of employees sent to Taiwan, identifying “talent” as a key gap in the semiconductor ecosystem that needs to be addressed as the projects near the execution stage.
The AI-enabled Dholera fab, developed in partnership with PSMC, is designed to manufacture up to 50,000 wafers per month. It will support various chip applications, including power management ICs, display drivers, microcontrollers and logic for high-performance computing.
These chips are targeted at industries such as automotive, wireless communications, computing and data storage. The Dholera facility alone is projected to create approximately 20,000 jobs, both directly and indirectly.
Meanwhile, Tata’s OSAT plant in Assam is expected to become operational by mid-2025 and contribute an additional 27,000 jobs. As per federal IT minister Ashwini Vaishnaw, the first chip from the Dholera fab is expected by December 2026.
To support these developments, Tata Electronics is ramping up its talent acquisition, hiring seasoned professionals from global semiconductor majors like Intel and GlobalFoundries, while simultaneously training younger or less-experienced recruits in advanced chipmaking skills through international exposure.
Tata Electronics’ investments are part of India’s broader semiconductor strategy under the Indian Semiconductor Mission. Alongside Tata’s projects, US-based Micron Technology is also setting up a semiconductor plant in Sanand, Gujarat, with an investment of $825 million, approved under the Centre’s semiconductor incentive programme.
