Tata Electronics is set to start commercial chip packaging at its upcoming Assam facility when Phase 1 is commissioned in April 2026, with a designed capacity of around 48 million chips per day at full ramp-up. The Jagiroad unit, in Morigaon district, will be India’s first indigenous greenfield semiconductor assembly and test plant.
The facility is being built by Tata Semiconductor Assembly and Test Private Limited, a Tata Electronics subsidiary, on the site of the erstwhile Nagaon paper mill. With an investment outlay of ₹27,000 crore, the unit is being set up under India’s semiconductor mission and Assam’s electronics policy, and is positioned to serve both domestic and global customers across automotive, electric vehicles, communications, network infrastructure and consumer electronics.
Tata Electronics has confirmed that the plant will focus on three platform technologies: wire bond, flip chip, and a differentiated offering called Integrated Systems Packaging. “We will build this facility focusing on three key platform technologies, wire bond, flip chip, and a differentiated offering called ISP. Assam provides a stable source of workforce,” the company said in earlier disclosures around the project.
Assam’s new Chief Minister, Himanta Biswa Sarma, visited the Tata Semiconductor Facility recently. “The Jagiroad semiconductor plant is a landmark project for Assam and for India’s semiconductor ambitions. The facility will have the capacity to produce up to 48 million semiconductor chips per day, catering to critical sectors such as automobiles, telecom, consumer electronics and AI-driven devices,” the CM shared on LinkedIn.
Once fully commissioned, the Assam OSAT is expected to generate roughly 15,000 direct jobs and 11,000 to 13,000 indirect jobs, with total employment impact crossing 25,000. Tata Electronics is already working with IIT Guwahati and the National Institute of Electronics and Information Technology to develop diploma, certification and industry-specific training programmes for the workforce. Around 500 women from Assam are currently being trained across Tata Electronics facilities on complex chip packaging equipment. About 2,000 youth, mostly from Assam, have already been brought onto the rolls.
Phase 1 commissioning in April 2026 marks the formal start of commercial-scale chip packaging at the site, followed by a progressive capacity ramp-up through the year. A satellite electronics city is being built around the plant, with residential facilities planned for roughly 40,000 employees over time. The state government is developing an electronics manufacturing cluster around the unit, named Ratan Tata Electronics Manufacturing City.
For HR teams at large Indian manufacturers and semiconductor suppliers, the Jagiroad ramp-up is one of the most concentrated talent-creation events the country has seen in advanced manufacturing in recent years, and is expected to reshape mid-career hiring patterns for engineers in the Northeast and broader Eastern India region.
