- The idea is to establish a research and development (R&D)/prototype centre of excellence with 300-millimetre wafer processing on advanced nodes.
- “SCL cannot survive solely as an R&D centre. That is why we are also considering a reasonably sized commercial fab unit of 20,000 wafers per month,
- which will require around Rs 20,000 crore to set up. Additionally, it will transition to lower nodes like 28 nm," said a senior Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (Meity) official.
- The government has offered two models to those interested in setting up the fab plant. One is a multi-entity joint venture model, where the government will contribute up to 50 per cent of the capital cost and provide majority control and operational autonomy.
- The other allows the applicant to build, operate, and maintain the plant for a minimum of 15 years, extendable with the government infusing 100 per cent of the modernisation cost and retaining 100 per cent ownership.
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