India made the first step in the manufacture of SemIndia to build a packaging test plant

By the end of 2006, India will have the first semiconductor packaging and testing their (assembly-test-mark-pack, ATMP) factory, this is the first step to establish SemIndia in India semiconductor manufacturing industry chain. It is reported that the new plant will provide the company's semiconductor packaging and testing in India in AMD.

SemIndia chairman, President and chief executive officer Vinod K. Aggarwal said: "AMTP factory is the first step we make to the semiconductor manufacturing base into India."

Has three locations in India is expected to become a semiconductor industrial park is located, is out of the discussion stage. It is said that the final position will be announced in January 2006, and AMTP will also be located in the selected industrial park.

AMD India branch president Ajay Marathe said, AMD partners and customers will benefit from the "Fab and AMTP packaging and testing plant of India manufacturing".

India Semiconductor Industry Association (ISA) chairman Rajendra Khare said: "for the development of India semiconductor manufacturing industry, the establishment of the ATMP factory is the logical process of SemIndia, we welcome this first step. Wafer manufacturing is the core of the hardware industry, the priority in the development of the highest priority." ISA assessment, 2005 India domestic semiconductor market size of $1 billion 200 million.