Chip manufacturing will commence soon in Gujarat: CM Patel
Gujarat has rolled out a dedicated policy for the semiconductor sector and chip manufacturing will commence soon in the state, Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel said on Friday, assuring that his government will provide necessary assistance to the industry. Patel was speaking after inaugurating the daylong 'Gujarat SemiConnect Conference 2024', covering various avenues of the semiconductor sector, at the Mahatma Mandir convention centre here.
Micron Technology, Tata Electronics and CG Power, which are building their semiconductor plants in Gujarat, have collaborated with the state government as knowledge partners for the conference.
Semiconductors, also referred to as integrated circuits or microchips, are an essential component of electronic devices, facilitating communications, military systems, healthcare, computing, transportation, clean energy, and several other applications.
In his address, the chief minister assured those keen to invest in the sector that his government would provide all necessary assistance for chip manufacturing facilities in the state.
«Gujarat is the first Indian state to have implemented a dedicated policy for the semiconductor sector. Within a few months of its implementation in 2020, Micron Technology decided to set up a chip manufacturing plant in Gujarat. We allotted them land at Sanand in just one week,» he said.
The CM said Gujarat offers «plug-and-play» facilities at the Dholera Special Investment Region (SIR) for the semiconductor players.
«Taking advantage of this facility,
