The country is a few months away-September-October, according to Union electronics and IT minister Ashwini Vaishnav-from producing its first indigenous semiconductor chip. If the tryst with this 'Make in India
' timeline is kept, it should be a coming-of-age moment for Indian manufacturing. Semiconductors are vital for self-reliance in modern industry. Once chips start rolling out of the Tata-PSMC JV plant in Dholera, Gujarat, India would have established the ecosystem for making more sophisticated ICs. Other chip industry ventures in the country deal with assembly, packaging and testing facilities. So, the crucial test is about the Tata-PSMC commercial fabrication unit. Commencement of production would validate India's policy and infra-readiness in chip-making. Questions have been raised about both in the past. Soon, it'll be about proof of execution.
(From: The Economic Times)