Tata Electronics prepares ground for high-end chips

After the recent groundbreaking of its Rs 91,000-crore semiconductor fabrication plant, Tata group, along with its technology partner Powerchip Semiconductor Manufacturing Corporation (PSMC), has started work on producing the high-end chip technology of 14 nanometer (nm).

Sources said that the company has provided the same as part of its business plan to the government.

The 14 nm are much more advanced chips, and will be in addition to the 28 nm nodes which Tata Electronics and PSMC plan to manufacture at their fabrication unit, which is coming up at Dholera, Gujarat.

The 14 nm chip technology can be fitted in very small components, making them more energy efficient, powerful and faster in performance.

Sources said that scaling up from 28 nm to 14 nm will open up huge order book for Tata Electronics, as companies constantly look for advanced chips to improve their products such as tablets, laptops, smartphones, electric vehicles, among others.

Tata’s upcoming fab in Dholera will have a capacity of 50,000 wafers per month, and produce 3 billion chips every year.

The chips from the plant will cater to industries like high-performance computing, electric vehicles, defence and consumer electronics, among other things.

The fab plant will serve both the commercial as well as strategic sectors.

The first chip from the plant is expected to come out by 2026 end.