India and the US will establish a new semiconductor fabrication plant, named 'Shakti,' which would be one of the world's first multi-material fabs dedicated to national security.
US President Joe Biden and Prime Minister Narendra Modi hailed a watershed arrangement to set up a new semiconductor fabrication plant focused on advanced sensing, communication, and power electronics for national security, next generation telecom, and green energy applications.
The fab unit will be a joint venture between Bharat Semiconductors, 3rdiTech, and the US Space Force.
The facility, likely to be located in Uttar Pradesh, will aim at three critical areas that form the core of modern warfare — advanced sensing, communication, and high-voltage power electronics.
With support from the India Semiconductor Mission, Bharat Semi, and 3rdiTech in strategic technology partnership with the US Space Force, an integrated fab facility will be enabled with the objective of manufacturing infrared, gallium nitride, and silicon carbide semiconductors.
This is even as during their meeting, two of the leaders together praised combined efforts to facilitate resilient, secure, and sustainable semiconductor supply chains that include through the GlobalFoundries creation of the GF Kolkata Power Center in Kolkata that will, in all these, enhance mutually beneficial linkages in the research and development in the chip manufacturing and to make game-changing advances for zero and low emission and connected vehicles, internet of things devices, AI, and data centers.
They emphasized the commitment of GF to further long-term cross-border collaborations with India in manufacturing and technology to provide high-quality jobs in both our countries.
They also celebrated a new strategic partnership between the U.S. Department of State and the India Semiconductor Mission, Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology in relation to the International Technology Security and Innovation (ITSI) Fund.
Both countries also appreciated steps our industry is undertaking to develop safe, secure, and resilient supply chains for US, Indian, and international automotive markets, including through Ford Motor Company's submission of a Letter of Intent to use its Chennai plant to manufacture for export to global markets.
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