Washington: During Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit, India and the United States are set to make a significant mark in the global semiconductor market by constructing a new semiconductor production plant called ‘Shakti,’ one of the world’s first multi-material fabrication facilities dedicated to national security.
US President Joe Biden and Prime Minister Narendra Modi welcomed a groundbreaking agreement to build a new semiconductor fabrication factory focusing on sophisticated sensing, communication, and power electronics for national security, next-generation telecommunications, and green energy applications.
The fab unit, in a unique collaboration, will work with Bharat Semiconductors, 3rdiTech, and the United States Space Force.
The factory, set to open in Uttar Pradesh, will concentrate on three crucial areas for modern warfare: advanced sensing, communication, and high-voltage power electronics.
The fab, which will manufacture infrared, gallium nitride, and silicon carbide semiconductors, will be made possible by funding from the India Semiconductor Mission and a strategic technology cooperation between Bharat Semi, 3rdiTech, and the US Space Force.
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During their meeting, both leaders praised each other’s efforts to facilitate resilient, secure, and sustainable semiconductor supply chains, including GlobalFoundries’ (GF) establishment of the GF Kolkata Power Centre in Kolkata, which will strengthen mutually beneficial linkages in research and development in chip manufacturing and enable game-changing advances for zero and low emission vehicles, internet of things devices, AI, and data centres.
They noted GF’s plans to explore longer-term, cross-border manufacturing and technology partnerships with India, which will deliver high-quality jobs in both of our countries.
They also celebrated the new strategic partnership between the U.S. Department of State and the India Semiconductor Mission, Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, in connection with the International Technology Security and Innovation (ITSI) Fund.
Both nations also welcomed the steps our industry is taking to build safe, secure, and resilient supply chains for US, Indian, and international automotive markets, including Ford Motor Company’s submission of a Letter of Intent to use its Chennai plant to manufacture for export to global markets.
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–IANS
