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Govt. issues EoI for Semiconductor fabrication plant for Defense & electronics
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It will pave way for the more jobs, more dollars, saving of forex, Indian products will be more competitive and most importantly independence in Defense equipments.![]()
1)The article specifically mentions the Indian electronic market and not defence.
2)100% FDI for a project even remotely related to pure defence = impossibility
How is it relevant to this forum? Mods please close the thread
Stupidity is the deliberate cultivation of ignorance
Kid from our missiles to aircraft to satellites to computers to telecommunications etc. etc. are using made in china/Taiwan semiconductors and that is a great security hazard.
Because of that govt. has decided to build that facility in India so that we can get rid of any risk and become independent.
So, basically its a Semiconductor fab which will manufacture Semiconductors which will be used in every area including defense but govt. is taking this initiative purely because of the need from security point of view.
You need to spend some time on good defense forums or Google the background of this news before dictating others.
“Stupidity is the deliberate cultivation of ignorance”
Kid from our missiles to aircraft to satellites to computers to telecommunications etc. etc. are using made in china/Taiwan semiconductors and that is a great security hazard.
Because of that govt. has decided to build that facility in India so that we can get rid of any risk and become independent.
So, basically its a Semiconductor fab which will manufacture Semiconductors which will be used in every area including defense but govt. is taking this initiative purely because of the need from security point of view.
You need to spend some time on good defense forums or Google the background of this news before dictating others.
Government planning to set Rs 25,000 crore chip-manufacturing units fearing rogue programs in imported chips
KOLKATA: Fearing the possibility of rogue programs getting embedded in imported chips that could compromise security of critical installations, the government is planning to two chip-manufacturing units at an investment topping Rs 25,000 crore.
Right now, there are no chip manufacturing facilities in India and the department of information technology has recently received the Union Cabinet's nod for the project. The facilities will be set up either exclusively by the Defence Research and Development Organisation ( DRDO) and a defence public sector unit or through a public-private partnership.
"Plans include setting up a semiconductor unit (Fab-1) with established technology to support fabrication of chips to meet the requirement of high volume products as well as the requirement of the fab-less design companies on pay-per-use basis. This activity may involve either setting up a plant in India with established technology or acquiring an existing fabrication abroad and its eventual relocation to India. The government support needed for either of the options will be negotiated," a department of information technology statement said on Wednesday.
Fab-2 - the second phase of the project -- will entail a greenfield state-of-the-art semiconductor fabrication unit. This would imply giving equity or grant to an established integrated device manufacturer to set up the unit in India. The amount of equity or grant will also be negotiated with the government, the note said.
To begin with, the department will set up an empowered committee that will identify technology and investors for the facilities.
This committee will recommend the sequence and priority between the proposed Fab-1 and Fab-2 facilities. The members will also assess and recommend the nature and quantum of government support such as equity, grant or subsidy in physical or financial terms that may be required to translate the interest into investment.
This committee will submit its recommendations to the government by July 31. The decision to set up a fabrication facility was originally mooted by another committee comprising the chairman of the National Manufacturing Competitiveness Council (NMCC) and the adviser to Prime Minister on Public Information Infrastructure and Innovation; secretary, information technology and secretary, telecommunications.
Government planning to set Rs 25,000 crore chip-manufacturing units fearing rogue programs in imported chips - Economic Times
Government planning to set Rs 25,000 crore chip-manufacturing units fearing rogue programs in imported chips
KOLKATA: Fearing the possibility of rogue programs getting embedded in imported chips that could compromise security of critical installations, the government is planning to two chip-manufacturing units at an investment topping Rs 25,000 crore.
Right now, there are no chip manufacturing facilities in India and the department of information technology has recently received the Union Cabinet's nod for the project. The facilities will be set up either exclusively by the Defence Research and Development Organisation ( DRDO) and a defence public sector unit or through a public-private partnership.
"Plans include setting up a semiconductor unit (Fab-1) with established technology to support fabrication of chips to meet the requirement of high volume products as well as the requirement of the fab-less design companies on pay-per-use basis. This activity may involve either setting up a plant in India with established technology or acquiring an existing fabrication abroad and its eventual relocation to India. The government support needed for either of the options will be negotiated," a department of information technology statement said on Wednesday.
Fab-2 - the second phase of the project -- will entail a greenfield state-of-the-art semiconductor fabrication unit. This would imply giving equity or grant to an established integrated device manufacturer to set up the unit in India. The amount of equity or grant will also be negotiated with the government, the note said.
To begin with, the department will set up an empowered committee that will identify technology and investors for the facilities.
This committee will recommend the sequence and priority between the proposed Fab-1 and Fab-2 facilities. The members will also assess and recommend the nature and quantum of government support such as equity, grant or subsidy in physical or financial terms that may be required to translate the interest into investment.
This committee will submit its recommendations to the government by July 31. The decision to set up a fabrication facility was originally mooted by another committee comprising the chairman of the National Manufacturing Competitiveness Council (NMCC) and the adviser to Prime Minister on Public Information Infrastructure and Innovation; secretary, information technology and secretary, telecommunications.
Government planning to set Rs 25,000 crore chip-manufacturing units fearing rogue programs in imported chips - Economic Times
