TCS, IBM, Applied Materials, Complain in Race to Modernize India's State Chip Unit

Copyright © HT Digital Streams Limit all rights reserved. Operate Jatin Grover 4 min Read 03 Apr 2025, 05:30 AM IST The center focuses on developing technology for semiconductor production equipment. (Reuters) Summary It is expected that these businesses will soon submit their bids, one of the two managers on condition of anonymity said. The last day to submit the bid is April 16th. The plans to upgrade India’s lonely state -owned disk manufacturing unit have met 35 companies over the past month to evaluate their roles in a potential agreement worth £ 4,000. According to two managers who are aware of the matter, businesses such as TCS, HCLTech, Israel-based tower semiers and US firms such as applied materials, Kla-corporation and IBM, among other things, are given the opportunity to bring the existing 180 nanometre (NM) semi-finals and eventually move the production Advanced Laboratory (SCL) in Mohali to move to more Advanced Laboratory (SCL) in Mohali to be more advanced laboratory (SCL) in Mohali in Mohali to be faster to work to work faster to work more to work in the semi-Conductor-Laboratory (SCL) in Mohali bring. slides. These companies are expected to submit their bid soon, one of the two managers said on condition of anonymity. The last day to submit the bid is April 16th. “Companies such as IBM, Belgium-based IMEC and Tower Half Landers can help SCL with advanced technology transfers, while the most important role for replacing equipment by firms such as applied materials and complaining can be done,” said the above executive, adding that IT services such as TCs and HCLTech can help with gap analysis and projects. Read also | Inox group companies prepare them for semiconductor boom, LNG growth prospects in India -inquiries sent to Hcltech, TCS, IBM, IMEC, Tower Semiconductors and complaining has not elicited any reaction to a response. “It is our policy not to comment on speculation,” applied materials said in response to Mint’s inquiry by e -mail. In 2023, the company announced a $ 400 million investment to build an engineering center in Bengaluru. The center focuses on developing technology for semiconductor production equipment. The meaning of the current tender of the deal SCL to renovate its existing facility is divided into three packages or tasks, which involve gap analysis and clean room amendments, technology transfers and the replacement of decades-old equipment. The businesses can bid for various packages as well as through consortium mode. The development assumes that once SCL completely modernizes itself, it would be India’s own business of strategic importance to develop the country’s semiconductor ecosystem. “With modernization, SCL would be the only option available for research and development (R&D), especially for chip design companies in the country to do prototyping and low volume production,” a government official said and asked anonymity. Read it | 2025 To be India’s year in semiconductors and data protection: Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw The official added that Chip Design companies are currently using global firms such as a TSMC or a globalfundries to get even limited chips before real production can start. It not only holds great costs, but also limits their ability to do failure analysis, test and identify any challenges in manufacturing or mounting firsthand. “After the current manufacturing line has been upgraded, the plan is to develop SCL to produce slides using more advanced technologies, such as 65 Nm and 40 Nm nodes,” the official added. Nodes refer to the specific technology or size of the transistors used in semiconductor chips. These nodes are measured in nanometers (NM), and as the number decreases, the transistors become smaller and more efficient. According to the official quoted above, SCL is also in contact with Tata Electronics. Tata Electronics is setting up its own manufacturing unit in the country with Taiwan-based PowerChip Semiconductor Manufacturing Corporation (PSMC). The company can provide SCL with the necessary technology needed for its modernization. Tata Electronics refused to comment on Mint’s inquiries. Read also | Adani plans to invest $ 3 billion to start Semiconductor Biz via JVS with two Israeli firms under the India Semiconductor Mission, and the government has until now earmarked about £ 10,000 for the modernization of SCL. “However, the budget is expected to rise as soon as it has advanced chips,” the official quote above said. Strategic move, but … “SCL-modernization is a strategic imperative planning and powered by the government with a $ 1 billion budget expenditure that will be the core and only kinetics to meet the LVM (Low-Volume Manufacturing) needs of diverse ‘essential’ chip businesses, academia and government- Fab space and Defense Need of the Country, said, ‘Denaish Farui, CEO, CEO said Economics, an American boutique half-conductor FAB/OSAT Greenfield Projects Advisory and Implementation Consultation. Absence of a government-sponsored, domain-limited semiconductor technical services firm. to provide them with 180 Nm chips. It has recently begun the presentation of end-to-end support, including the production of lower volume of chips, testing, prototyping and packaging, to design startups in the country. And read | TCs that work with Tata Electronics to build first-in-Indian chips The focus of the current upgrade of SCL is also to increase production line capacity to 1500 WSPM (Wafer start per month) from about 700 WSPM. A waffle is a thin, flat disk of silicon (or sometimes other materials) that serves as the basis for creating integrated circuits or chips. WSPM refers to the number of semiconductor waffles that are processed or started within one month in a semiconductor manufacturing facility (FAB). Catch all the industry news, bank news and updates on live currency. Download the Mint News app to get daily market updates. More Topics #Semiconductor Mint Specials