India, Jan. 27 -- Adding to the regulatory push to further build the prowess of India's semiconductor industry, Union minister for electronics and IT Ashwini Vaishnaw announced that Tata Electronics' upcoming semiconductor fabrication plant in Dholera will aid Indian semiconductor startups to build prototype chips. Once operational, the support from the plant will add on to the assistance already provided via the state-run Semiconductor Laboratory (SCL) in Mohali.

During his interaction with semiconductor chip design companies operating under the Semicon India Programme, the Minister informed that the upcoming facility will be used for chip "tape-outs", the stage where a chip's final design is sent to a fabrication unit to produce early ...