SemIndia said the first step in the establishment of chip 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 India to semiconductor manufacturing base."

There are three locations is expected to become the seat of India Semiconductor Industrial Park, is also 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 that AMD partners and customers will benefit from the "India manufacturing" semiconductor wafer fab and AMTP packaging test plant.

Rajendra, chairman of the India Semiconductor Association (ISA), said: for the development of semiconductor manufacturing industry in India, the establishment of the ATMP plant is a logical process, we welcome SemIndia to take 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.