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Tata Electronics is sending employees to Taiwan for training at PSMC to build a skilled semiconductor workforce for its fab in Dholera and OSAT in Assam.
Given the limited training capacity of PSMC at any given time, Tata Electronics is following a phased and structured approach.
Tata Electronics is ramping up efforts to build a skilled semiconductor workforce by sending hundreds of employees to Taiwan for specialised training, as its ambitious plans for a semiconductor fabrication (fab) and outsourced semiconductor assembly and test (OSAT) facilities gain momentum, The Economic Times has reported, citing people aware of the development.
According to the report, the Tata Group’s electronics arm has already dispatched “a couple of hundred” employees to Powerchip Semiconductor Manufacturing Corporation (PSMC) — its Taiwanese technology partner — to be trained in the critical skills needed to run its upcoming fab in Dholera, Gujarat.
“The number of Tata Electronics employees heading to Taiwan for training has certainly gone up as the company prepares for its fab,” one person aware of the development told ET, adding, “Talent is the biggest gap.”
Given the limited training capacity of PSMC at any given time, the company is following a phased and structured approach. “Around 50 to 75 people are being sent per batch. It’s a very methodical, thoughtful process,” the person added, as per the report.
Rs 91,000-Crore Fab in Dholera, Rs 27,000-Crore OSAT in Assam
Tata Electronics’ Rs 91,000-crore chipmaking facility in Dholera is expected to create over 20,000 direct and indirect jobs, while the Rs 27,000-crore OSAT facility in Assam is projected to generate around 27,000 jobs, according to the report.
At the Dholera fab’s groundbreaking event in March 2024, Union Electronics & IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said the first chip from the Dholera facility is expected by December 2026, and the Assam OSAT’s first phase will be operational by mid-2025.
Functional Hiring and Global Expertise
According to the report, Tata Electronics is recruiting in batches of around 75, divided by operational roles such as equipment, yield engineering, process technology, and quality engineering — the last of which requires fewer personnel.
The company is blending fresh graduates with professionals who have a few years of industry experience and sending them for hands-on training to Taiwan. Tata Electronics has also brought in seasoned talent from global semiconductor leaders like Intel and GlobalFoundries, ET added.
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