Micron Technology has inaugurated India’s first commercial semiconductor assembly and test site in Gujarat, signalling a significant shift from ambition to execution in the nation’s semiconductor industry amid surging global demand for memory chips driven by AI.
Micron Technology has opened its semiconductor assembly and test site in Sanand, Gujarat, as it seeks to add capacity at a time when artificial intelligence is driving heavy demand for memory and storage chips. The company said the facility marks India’s first commercial semiconductor assembly operation and is part of a combined investment of about $2.75 billion with government partners. Micron said the plant has already started commercial production and is shipping finished DRAM and NAND products to customers around the world.
The Sanand site is designed to turn advanced wafers from Micron’s global manufacturing network into completed memory products rather than fabricate chips from raw silicon. According to Micron’s investor release, the first phase will eventually include more than 500,000 square feet of cleanroom space, which the company says will make it one of the world’s largest single-floor assembly and test cleanrooms. Industry coverage from CRN Asia and Computer Weekly said the facility is already certified to ISO 9001:2015 standards.
Chief executive Sanjay Mehrotra used SEMICON India 2026 to frame the project as evidence that India’s semiconductor sector is moving from ambition to execution. “For decades, people have talked about India’s semiconductor potential. I have been in many of those conversations. Potential does not ship products. What I see in India today is execution,” he said. Micron also said the plant already has more capacity than is needed for India’s entire laptop market, underlining how the site is intended to serve global demand rather than only domestic sales.
The expansion gives Micron another production base outside its core manufacturing footprint and fits a wider strategy of diversifying supply chains while demand for DRAM and NAND remains strong. Micron told investors the Sanand site will complement planned investment in more advanced manufacturing and packaging capacity in the United States. CRN Asia reported that Micron expects to assemble and test tens of millions of chips at the site in 2026, rising to hundreds of millions in 2027, which suggests a measured ramp rather than an immediate full-scale build-out.
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