Tata Semiconductor Plant Dholera: Facts, Timeline & the Ecosystem Around It (2026 Update)

Quick answer: Tata Electronics is building India's first commercial semiconductor wafer fab in Dholera SIR, Gujarat, with technology partner PSMC (Taiwan). The Union Cabinet approved it on 29 February 2024 at ₹91,000 crore and 50,000 wafer starts per month. The PM laid the foundation stone on 13 March 2024, and the Centre notified a 66.166-hectare SEZ for it on 9 April 2026. The fab will make chips from 28 nm to 110 nm, starting with 55 nm and 90 nm. Construction is under way; MeitY has revised earlier production-date guidance.

Updated October 2026. Earlier versions of this page and many seminar decks named a production year that MeitY has since revised. Public copy here stays with verified approvals and construction status. Capital Brix LLP is an authorised sales channel partner for Mirrikh Infratech Pvt. Ltd.; the numbers here come from government and company sources, and the seminar-deck figures are footnoted.

Key facts at a glance

Timeline: from approval to construction (verified through 2026)

How to read the schedule: Building a fab from scratch means cleanroom construction, installing and qualifying hundreds of tools, and approving customer products. Published production dates move often worldwide. What is fixed on the public record today is Cabinet approval, the SEZ notification, supplier commitments and active construction.

Why 55/90 nm first is not "bad news"

Mature nodes (55–110 nm) make the chips found in cars, EV power systems, industrial controllers, meters, appliances and power-management ICs. India imports large volumes of these, and supply shortages of exactly these chips stopped car production worldwide in 2021–22. Starting with well-understood processes lowers risk. 28 nm, used in many communications and consumer chips, follows once yields are stable.

The ecosystem: who is setting up around the fab

A fab is the centre of a supply chain. Here is what is confirmed or reported around Dholera:

For the wider list (data centres, aerospace, solar manufacturing) see Dholera Industrial Ecosystem: Every Company.

### 📲 Mid-article: plots near the activation area The fab sits in the activation zone, which already has roads, water, power and drainage. WhatsApp the Capital Brix desk for current Mirrikh Infratech plots, with each plot's distance from the fab site, the expressway interchange and the ABCD building → [WhatsApp: "Plots near Tata fab"] Want the supplier map as a one-page PDF? → [Get ecosystem map (form)]

What the fab means for Dholera, and what it doesn't

What it does:

• Gives Dholera a globally recognised industrial anchor with central fiscal support.
• Brings suppliers that would not come otherwise (gases, chemicals, equipment service).
• Creates demand for skilled housing, rentals, schools, healthcare and retail in and around the activation area.
• Gives weight to the airport, the expressway and the semi-HSR plans.

What it does not do:

• It does not guarantee price rises for every plot in a 920 sq km region. Effects are strongest close to built infrastructure and weaker farther away.
• It does not make up for poor plot paperwork. NA status, clear title and approved layout still decide whether a plot is a sound asset.
• It does not shorten the overall city timeline. The DSIR is planned in phases over many years.

Disclaimer: Investment, job and timeline figures come from public announcements and can change. Any appreciation scenario is illustrative and not guaranteed. Verify plot-level NA/NOC/title and current DICDL / developer disclosures before booking.

FAQ

When will the Tata semiconductor plant in Dholera start production? The plant is under construction. MeitY revised earlier production-date guidance at Semicon India in September 2026. Judge progress by the SEZ notification, visible site work and supplier build-outs, not by a single brochure date.

How much is Tata investing in the Dholera fab? ₹91,000 crore, as approved by the Union Cabinet on 29 February 2024.

Who is Tata's partner? Powerchip Semiconductor Manufacturing Corp (PSMC) of Taiwan provides the technology. Tokyo Electron is the equipment and training partner.

What chips will be made in Dholera? Chips on 28–110 nm nodes. Production starts with 55 nm and 90 nm (power management, automotive, industrial), and 28 nm follows for higher-performance uses.

How many jobs will the fab create? The SEZ notification lists about 21,000. Tata has said 20,000+ direct and indirect skilled jobs. Supplier and service jobs come on top of that.

How big is the Tata fab site? The notified SEZ is 66.166 hectares (about 163 acres).

Is the fab inside the Dholera activation area? Yes. It is in the developed Phase-1 zone of Dholera SIR, which has trunk roads and utilities.

🎯 Next step

• WhatsApp: "Send plots near the Tata fab + current rates" → Open WhatsApp
• Form: "Email me the Dholera ecosystem map PDF" → See the Dholera map
• Site visit: drive past the fab perimeter, the ABCD building and the expressway in one morning from Ahmedabad → Book a site visit

Footnotes: seminar-deck figures vs official

• A post-2026 "operational by" year (deck) → MeitY has since revised that guidance. We keep post-2026 production years out of public copy.
• "26,000 direct + 1 lakh indirect jobs" (deck) → PIB's SEZ notification says 21,000. PIB's Feb 2024 release gives 20,000 direct + ~60,000 indirect jobs for all three approved units combined (Tata fab, Tata Assam ATMP and CG Power ATMP), not for the fab alone.
• "300 crore chips per year" (deck) → no official source found. Chip counts depend on die size and product mix, so treat this as illustrative.
• "India's first semiconductor chip fab" → this matches PIB wording ("India's first chip fabrication plant") for commercial fabs. India has had smaller government and research fabs before (e.g., SCL Mohali).
• 66.166 ha, ₹91,000 Cr, 50,000 wafers/month → match official sources ✅.

Sources

PIB (29 Feb 2024, PRID 2010132; 16 Apr 2026, PRID 2252649) · Tata Electronics / Tata.com (13 Mar 2024; 10 Sep 2024) · Tokyo Electron newsroom (10 Sep 2024) · INOX Air Products (6 Oct 2025) · India Today (Jul 2026) · Hindustan Times, Moneycontrol (Sep 2026) · gasworld / ET (Linde) · BusinessLine (Nextgen) · Times of India (Jabil).

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