In a landmark moment for India’s semiconductor ambitions, Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated Micron Technology’s state-of-the-art ATMP facility in Sanand, Gujarat, on Saturday. The Indian Electronics and Semiconductor Association (IESA) hailed the event as a pivotal milestone, congratulating both the government and the US-based giant.
IESA Chairman Ashok Chandak, who attended the ceremony, described it as more than just a plant opening. ‘This is India’s bold declaration as a strong, reliable player in advanced semiconductor design and manufacturing,’ he stated. Echoing PM Modi’s words—’India is ready, India is reliable, India delivers’—Chandak emphasized the nation’s confidence in building a world-class chip ecosystem.
Micron’s Rs 22,516 crore (about $2.75 billion) investment stands as one of the largest by any global semiconductor firm in India’s manufacturing sector. The company already operates design centers here, underscoring its commitment.
The facility will produce DRAM, NAND, and solid-state drives (SSDs), essential components powering AI systems, high-performance computing, smartphones, data centers, automotive electronics, and next-gen digital infrastructure. Memory fabrication remains a strategic asset, mastered by only a handful of countries worldwide.
With surging AI-driven demand and supply chain pressures, establishing memory production in India is timely and transformative, according to IESA. Combined with Micron’s design centers and upcoming chip assembly units, this will multiply India’s semiconductor capabilities, boosting design-led manufacturing and export potential.
The Sanand plant is expected to generate around 5,000 direct jobs and over 15,000 indirect ones, fostering a skilled workforce in the sector. This inauguration marks a major success in translating India’s semiconductor policy into action, positioning the country as a manufacturing powerhouse.