US’ Micron breaks ground for chip unit in Gujarat SHARE

Three months after US-based Micron, one of the world’s largest semiconductor companies, announced plans to build a new assembly and test facility in Gujarat, the company today “broke ground” at its site.

A joint statement by India and the US on June 22 after a bilateral between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US President Joe Biden had mentioned the Micron plant. Union IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw today said India had embarked upon its journey to become a semiconductor hub. “India will soon need five lakh crore chips to meet the growing demand,” the minister said, adding that within three months of Prime Minister Modi meeting Sanjay Mehrotra,