New Delhi, April 2 -- Tata Semiconductor Manufacturing, a subsidiary of Tata Electronics Private Ltd, has appointed K.C. Ang, a veteran semiconductor industry executive, to head the group's semiconductor foundry business.

The unlisted Tata group entity ventured into chip manufacturing under the Centre's India Semiconductor Mission when it announced a $10-billion chip foundry project in Dholera, Gujarat-in partnership with Taiwan's Powerchip Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (PSMC). Ang, with nearly three decades of work experience, will head the group's chip manufacturing business.

Ang served as the president for Asia market at US-headquartered chip manufacturing firm GlobalFoundries, Tata Electronics said in a statement on Wednesday....