 "Tata Projects building largest ever back-end semiconductor unit in Sanand")
Tata Projects announced on Tuesday that construction of US chipmaker Micron Technology’s semiconductor assembly and testing facility in Sanand, near Ahmedabad, is in full swing. However, no time line for the completion of work revealed yet.
According to Amit Agrawal, project director at Tata Projects, 60 per cent of the work for this facility — the first of its kind in India — has already been completed.
One of the largest back-end semiconductor plants
The plant is being built on 50 acres in the Sanand industrial area. Construction began in July 2023. This Assembly, Testing, Marking, and Packaging (ATMP) facility will be one of the largest back-end semiconductor plants in the world, with 3,500 workers currently involved in its construction.
“An ATMP facility is essentially a backend fab facility where testing, packaging and marking of semiconductors are carried out. This is perhaps the largest back-end semiconductor fab unit in the world. So far, 60 per cent of work has been completed on Phase-1 with the help of a total workforce of 3,500,” Agrawal told journalists.
“We will hand over this facility to Micron by December 2025 after finishing civil work, mechanical, electrical and plumbing work along with engineering-related tasks as per the designs given by Micron. The final call to commence the plant will be taken by Micron,” he said.
In June 2023, the Gujarat government signed a $2.75 billion agreement with Micron for this project. Once operational, the facility is expected to create 5,000 direct jobs and 15,000 indirect jobs.
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[With inputs from PTI]