Prime Minister Narendra Modi today inaugurated the Semiconductor Assembly, Test and Packaging (ATMP) facility of Micron Semiconductor Technology India Private Limited in Sanand during his visit to Gujarat. The inauguration marks a significant milestone in India’s semiconductor manufacturing journey, with the commencement of commercial production and shipment of the first made-in-India semiconductor memory modules from the Sanand ATMP facility.
This development represents a major step forward in strengthening India’s position in the global semiconductor value chain. Addressing the gathering on the occasion, Mr Modi said that the India AI Impact Summit, which was organised in India, introduced the world with its AI capability.
Speaking on the occasion, Union Minister for Electronics and Information Technology Ashwini Vaishnaw said that the semiconductor industry is the foundational industry and India has established its position at the global map. He said electronics manufacturing has registered a sixfold growth, while electronics exports recorded 8 times growth under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. He said mobile phones have now become among the top exported items of the country.
