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US memory chip maker Micron Technology Saturday initiated the construction of its semiconductor packaging plant in Gujarat, India’s first such facility which is expected to spur the country’s chip manufacturing ambitions.

Micron has selected Tata Projects to build the semiconductor assembly and test facility in Sanand town, near Ahmedabad, with both signing a formal agreement during Saturday’s groundbreaking ceremony. Micron also said it has begun the recruitment process for the new plant.

The plant is to be developed in two phases. Phase one will include a 5,00,000-square-foot clean-room space, scheduled to be operational by late 2024. Sources with knowledge of the construction deal pegged the estimated first phase cost at Rs 4,000 crore. Apart from construction, Tata Projects will also handle certain operational parts of the plant, including sourcing the equipment required to package chips.

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