August 6, 2024 /SemiMedia/ -- According to reports, Tata Electronics has begun construction of its first integrated circuit (IC) back-end factory in Assam, eastern India, a milestone in India's efforts to build a local chip manufacturing ecosystem.

Tata Electronics held a groundbreaking ceremony at the site of the factory on August 3. The factory involves an investment of 270 billion Indian rupees (3.22 billion U.S. dollars) and is expected to create 15,000 direct jobs and 11,000 to 13,000 indirect jobs.

The plant is expected to be operational by 2025 and will cater to industries such as automotive and mobile devices. The factory will also focus on advanced semiconductor packaging technologies, including wire bonding, flip chip and integrated system-in-package (I-SIP) technologies developed in India.

“Given that we want to move fast, we are trying to expedite the construction of this plant. We hope to have some parts of the facility completed and operational quickly sometime in 2025,” said N Chandrasekaran, chairman of Tata.