Teaching Note: Tata Electronics entry into semiconductor industry Available to Purchase

The global strategic importance of semiconductors due to their varied applications in computing, automobile, space and defense has led to a geopolitical race to control and secure the semiconductor value chain. Case focus is on Tata Electronics Private Limited’s (TEPL) entry into semiconductor industry. TEPL is building India’s first semiconductor fabrication facility in Dholera, Gujarat, partnering with Powerchip Semiconductor Manufacturing Corp (PSMC), Taiwan, for manufacturing 28–110 nm chips at an investment of $11bn (Rs 946 bn). The choice of technology of 28 nm and larger chip is an important tradeoff for TEPL. Is it a case of old technology and...