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Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday inaugurated Micron Technology’s semiconductor Assembly, Testing, Marking and Packaging (ATMP) plant at Sanand in Gujarat, asserting that India is moving beyond its global reputation in software to firmly establish itself in hardware manufacturing.

 

Calling the facility a milestone in India-US cooperation, Modi said the project reflects deep strategic collaboration between the world’s two largest democracies in artificial intelligence and semiconductor technologies.

 

“India, long known for its software strength, is now firmly establishing its identity in the hardware sector as well,” the Prime Minister said, adding that the message to global investors is clear: “India is ready, India is reliable, and India delivers.”

 

The Sanand unit, the first such ATMP facility in the country, has been set up with an investment of Rs 22,516 crore. It will manufacture SSD storage devices as well as DRAM and NAND products.

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PM Modi described semiconductors as central to the 21st century’s technological transformation. “If oil was the regulator of the last century, the microchip will be the regulator of this century,” he said, underlining the strategic importance of chips in the AI-driven era.

 

He noted that India announced its Semiconductor Mission during the COVID-19 pandemic and is now seeing tangible results. The government has approved 10 projects under the Semicon India programme, with three more units set to begin production soon.

 

The Prime Minister said India is rapidly integrating into the global semiconductor value chain as nations seek secure and reliable supply chains. He added that the semiconductor ecosystem being built is pan-India, with projects underway in Noida, Assam, Odisha and Punjab.

 

Highlighting rising domestic demand, Modi said India’s expanding electronics and automobile manufacturing sectors, coupled with a growing base of first-time technology users, will further boost semiconductor consumption.

 

Referring to Sanand’s industrial history, he said the new plant would spur the development of a broader ecosystem, positioning the region as a future semiconductor hub.