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Made in India (from 10) Last November, various Indian media re-
ported that the Indian government was in
minister used the opportunity to promote talks with potential semiconductor compa-
India as the perfect location for its next nies to fulfill the Made in India goal.
fab. Since Gelsinger’s visit, however, Intel
has already announced a fab for Germany. In talks, local media says
These included “Not just TSMC (Taiwan
Chip shortage is over Semiconductor Manufacturing Company),
Additionally, the chip shortage, accord- but other Top Semiconductor Companies
ing to many, is nearly over. Intel and its in USA and some of the Largest Semicon-
competitors have already announced plans ductor Companies in Taiwan such as AMD,
for billions of dollars in new fabs in many Intel, Fujitsu and United Microelectronics
places, none of them in India. Corp to set up Manufacturing Plant in In-
dia,” Electronics and You reported.
Last year, before Gelsinger’s India visit,
Vedanta, one of the country’s largest mul- Landing a TSMC, the world’s largest silicon
tinationals, said it had signed a memoran- foundry, would be a major coup for India.
dum of understanding with Hon Hai, the Since last year, there have been no further
holding company for Foxconn. reports, even from the local, hopeful me-
dai. Thus, for now, semiconductor manu-
The MOU called for the pair to establish a facturing in India — other than assembly
$20 billion semiconductor manufacturing — remains a distant, but fervant hope.
unit in Gujarat, India. Details are vague.
