Tata Electronics' Dholera fab to start commercial ops by FY 2029-2030: MeitY

Tata Electronics is expected to start commercial operations of its Dholera semiconductor fab facility by the financial year 2029-2030. This was informed by Minister of State for Electronics and Information Technology Jitin Prasada in response to a question raised in the Lok Sabha.

“The production capacity of this fab will be 50,000 wafer starts per month, which inter-alia includes 28nm Technology node as well. This facility is expected to start the commercial operations by FY 2029-30,” Prasada said.

Tata Electronics did not respond to TechCircle’s query. As per earlier media reports, the first chip production is expected to begin by December 2026.

In September 2024, Tata Electronics announced that it is investing ₹91,000 crores ($11bn) to build a semiconductor fab in Dholera, touted then to be the first of its kind in India. The Centre, through the India Semiconductor Mission (ISM), will provide 50% fiscal support on a pari-passu basis for eligible costs. In March, ISM, Tata Electronics, and Tata Semiconductor Manufacturing signed a fiscal support agreement for this project.

Tata Electronics has partnered with Taiwan-based Powerchip Semiconductor Manufacturing Corp to produce chips covering segments of high-performance compute chips with 28nm technology, and power management chips for sectors like telecom, defence, automotive, consumer electronics, display, and power electronics. 

“Our partnership with PSMC provides access to a broad technology portfolio in leading-edge and mature nodes, including 28nm, 40nm, 55nm, 90nm & 110nm and also collaboration for high-volume manufacturing,” said Randhir Thakur, CEO & MD, Tata Electronics.

The Dholera unit will have a capacity of 50,000 wafer starts per month (WSPM). s projected to create over 20,000 direct and indirect jobs and establish India as one of the key supply chain partners to the global semiconductor industry.