India, Jan. 23 -- US-based chipmaker Micron Technology is set to commence the commercial production of semiconductors from its Indian facility by the end of February, as per IT minister Ashwini Vaishnaw.

Vaishnaw told ET on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos. He further added that the pilot production has already begun at several approved semiconductor facilities, and commercial production will follow soon.

Micron's India semiconductor facility is an assembly, testing, marking and packaging (ATMP) unit being built in Gujarat's Sanand, under a deal signed in June 2023. The plant will be one of the largest back-end semiconductor facilities in the world, covering nearly 50 acres and focusing on converting wafers into ...