MediaTek lauds India plan to start with mature nodes
India has taken the right path to achieving self-sufficiency in semiconductors by starting with production of the relatively less complex mature nodes, said a top executive of Taiwanese fabless chipmaker MediaTek.
«I think that it is a good strategy adopted by the Indian government that they started with the mature nodes, because they are less complex.,» Anku Jain, managing director, MediaTek India, told ET in an interview. «4nm is complex and relatively more difficult to implement. The new fabs that are coming up in India want to start with the mature node (as) it is slightly easier. I think that is the right approach.»
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The Union Cabinet recently approved three more semiconductor units with a cumulative investment outlay of more than Rs 1.25 lakh crore.
Tata-Powerchip Semiconductor Manufacturing Corporation (PSMC) is setting up a chip plant at an investment of Rs 91,000 crore, while Tata Semiconductor Assembly and Test Private Limited (TSAT) is setting up a unit with Rs 27,000 crore investment. CG Power has partnered with Renesas and Stars Microelectronics for a chip unit at an investment of Rs 7,600 crore.
These units cover segments such as power
