Gujarat in talks with chipmakers in Japan, US, South Korea as PM Modi eyes chipmaking hub
FirstpostWith an aim to become a chipmaker for the world, the Gujarat government is in talks with chipmakers in Japan, South Korea and the United States for potential investments in the state. Gujarat has also held talks with Foxconn over a semiconductor plant, and U.S. memory chip firm Micron Technology Inc is also building a chip assembly and testing facility in the state. Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel said in an interview with Reuters that Gujarat, Modi’s home state and a significant industrial hub, has engaged in investment talks with chipmakers and officials have visited Japan to meet executives in the chips industry. “We continue to hold investment talks with semiconductor companies in Japan, South Korea and the U.S.,” he said, without disclosing the names of the companies citing “non-disclosure agreements”. Patel’s comments come ahead of the biennial Vibrant Gujarat Global Summit next week in which the state expects to secure investments in sectors including renewable energy, electric vehicles and electronics manufacturing.