# India is setting up semiconductor factories.

*semiconductor · news · 2026-05-18 · India Today*

## Key points

- India's first full-scale commercial semiconductor fab will be built in Dholera, Gujarat by Tata Electronics.
- Tata Electronics has partnered with ASML to bring advanced chip-making technology to India.
- Taiwan's semiconductor exports to India rose from $1.4 billion to $3.5 billion in two years.
- Government investment for India’s semiconductor mission is proposed to increase from Rs 1,000 crore to Rs 40,000 crore.
- India’s dependence on imports is linked to a 1989 fire that destroyed its only major semiconductor plant.

**Companies:** Tata Electronics, Sahasra Semiconductors
**Countries:** India, Netherlands, China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Korea, Singapore, United States

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