Taiwan makes 75% of all chips used for Indian mobile market: ICEA

Taiwan has a dominant position in manufacturing cutting-edge logic chips also

Foundries in Taiwan account for more than 75 per cent of the chips that mobile devices made in India need, according to estimates by the Indian Cellular and Electronics Association (ICEA), which represents global and domestic manufacturers.

The number is slightly lower, 60 per cent, if one considers all chips -- those of consumer electronics, PCs, laptops, autos, etc. This ties in with the fact that foundries in Taiwan, led by TSMC, account for over 70 per cent of the world’s microchip supply, according to estimates by Gartner.

It is in this context that the government’s semiconductor policy, based on Atmanirbhar Bharat,