Taiwanese chipmaker MediaTek, one of the world’s largest suppliers of semiconductors for smartphones, automotive systems and smart home devices, has expressed readiness to manufacture its chips in India once the country’s semiconductor fabrication plants become operational, The Times of India reported on October 10.
MediaTek, whose clients include global smartphone majors such as Xiaomi, Samsung, Oppo and Vivo, designs and develops chipsets that power millions of devices sold globally.
Like rivals Nvidia and Qualcomm, the company follows a fabless model, focusing on chip design and software development while outsourcing the actual manufacturing process to foundries such as TSMC, Intel Foundry Services and GlobalFoundries.
Speaking about the growing synergy between India’s consumption and manufacturing base, Anku Jain, Managing Director of MediaTek India, said that the company sees strong business logic in producing chips locally.
“If consumption is in India and manufacturing is in India, that’s good for us. It makes business sense, certainly it’s a good thing to do. Things can be done to Make in India,” he told ToI.
The statement aligns with India’s broader ambition to emerge as a semiconductor manufacturing hub, backed by a $10-billion incentive package from the government. The initiative seeks to attract global chipmakers and create a domestic supply chain that can support the country’s rapidly expanding electronics and automotive industries.
Currently, India imports nearly all its semiconductor requirements, despite being one of the world’s largest consumers of electronic goods. However, the government’s push to build semiconductor fabrication (fab) facilities aims to change that equation.
Around ten major projects are in development under India’s semiconductor mission, spanning chip design, fabrication and testing facilities.
For MediaTek, which already supplies a significant volume of chips to Indian smartphone and electronics brands, local production could shorten supply chains, reduce costs and offer resilience against global disruptions.
The company views India not only as a massive consumption market but also as a potential manufacturing and innovation base as its electronics ecosystem matures.
MediaTek, whose clients include global smartphone majors such as Xiaomi, Samsung, Oppo and Vivo, designs and develops chipsets that power millions of devices sold globally.
Like rivals Nvidia and Qualcomm, the company follows a fabless model, focusing on chip design and software development while outsourcing the actual manufacturing process to foundries such as TSMC, Intel Foundry Services and GlobalFoundries.
Speaking about the growing synergy between India’s consumption and manufacturing base, Anku Jain, Managing Director of MediaTek India, said that the company sees strong business logic in producing chips locally.
“If consumption is in India and manufacturing is in India, that’s good for us. It makes business sense, certainly it’s a good thing to do. Things can be done to Make in India,” he told ToI.
The statement aligns with India’s broader ambition to emerge as a semiconductor manufacturing hub, backed by a $10-billion incentive package from the government. The initiative seeks to attract global chipmakers and create a domestic supply chain that can support the country’s rapidly expanding electronics and automotive industries.
Currently, India imports nearly all its semiconductor requirements, despite being one of the world’s largest consumers of electronic goods. However, the government’s push to build semiconductor fabrication (fab) facilities aims to change that equation.
Around ten major projects are in development under India’s semiconductor mission, spanning chip design, fabrication and testing facilities.
For MediaTek, which already supplies a significant volume of chips to Indian smartphone and electronics brands, local production could shorten supply chains, reduce costs and offer resilience against global disruptions.
The company views India not only as a massive consumption market but also as a potential manufacturing and innovation base as its electronics ecosystem matures.
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