Applied Materials is exploring the possibility of setting up operations in proximity to emerging semiconductor manufacturing sites in Dholera and Sanand in Gujarat, or Morigaon in Assam. The move is part of the company’s strategy to stay close to its customers and capitalise on the expected growth as semiconductor factories begin to establish themselves in India, company executives informed the source.

Prabu Raja highlighted the importance of proximity to suppliers for efficiency and speed. 

After the recent groundbreaking of its Rs 91,000-crore semiconductor fabrication plant, Tata group, along with its technology partner Powerchip Semiconductor Manufacturing Corporation (PSMC), has started work on producing the high-end chip technology of 14 nanometer (nm).

Sources said that the company has provided the same as part of its business plan to the government.

The 14 nm are much more advanced chips, and will be in addition to the 28 nm nodes which Tata Electronics and PSMC plan to manufacture at their fabrication unit, which is coming up at Dholera, Gujarat.