Micron to start production at Gujarat ATMP facility by Feb-end

AHMEDABAD : Micron Technology, a US-based company, will begin production at its assembly, test, mark and package (ATMP) facility in Sanand, Gujarat by the end of February 2026.

The announcement was made by S Krishnan, Secretary of the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY), during the India AI Impact Summit 2026.

This will be India’s first commercial-scale semiconductor production facility.

Micron to also work on HBM
Krishnan revealed that Micron will also be working on high-bandwidth memory (HBM), a key component for AI computing infrastructure and storage.

He emphasized India’s role in semiconductor manufacturing, saying, “India becomes a part of the manufacturing.”

The Indian government has approved 10 semiconductor projects with an estimated investment of ₹1.6 lakh crore, including two fabs and eight packaging units.

A look at IndiaAI Mission
Under the IndiaAI Mission, launched in March 2024 with a budget of ₹10,372 crore, the government is providing subsidized access to graphics processing units (GPUs) to researchers, MSMEs, innovators, and academia.

Over 38,000 GPUs have been onboarded for a common compute facility and are being provided at affordable rates to Indian start-ups and academia.