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India Launches First Semiconductor Plant Amid Supply Chain Shift

1/27/2026

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Kaynes Semicon, India's first semiconductor plant, began production in Gujarat as India focuses on the Outsourced Semiconductor Assembly and Test stage.
The facility will produce chips for cars, telecoms, and defense, not AI.
Tejas Networks, Bangalore-based, designs telecom chips but relies on overseas manufacturing.
COVID-19 exposed global supply-chain vulnerabilities, prompting India to build a resilient semiconductor ecosystem.
Training skilled staff remains a challenge, requiring a cultural shift and disciplined processes.

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Story summary

Kaynes Semicon, India's first semiconductor plant, began production in Gujarat as India focuses on the Outsourced Semiconductor Assembly and Test stage.
The facility will produce chips for cars, telecoms, and defense, not AI.
Tejas Networks, Bangalore-based, designs telecom chips but relies on overseas manufacturing.
COVID-19 exposed global supply-chain vulnerabilities, prompting India to build a resilient semiconductor ecosystem.
Training skilled staff remains a challenge, requiring a cultural shift and disciplined processes.