Electronics and Semiconductor Manufacturing Industry

[superpower]

91000 + cr

 

[SKC]

First time getting into chip making business and expecting that 14nm chip will be made right away is wishful thinking. First learn the art of 28nm chip, which is the highest demand and then move up the ladder to get 14nm chip.

You are right but 14nm is no longer a new node and it is possible to buy few old litho machines to produce 14nm nodes too. However, it will cost much more than 28nm nodes. Plus, general purpose electronics will work fine with 28nm and even upto 45nm chips.​

 

[AbRaj]

He is not a scamster, his company started way back in 1990s and manufactures electronic equipment's for bigger brands. If you start declaring every businessman and manufacturer as scammer then nobody will be left in India.
He is still making equipment's for multiple companies and doing a business of over 500cr with around 200cr in profits per year.

He used to import Chinese Mobiles, LCD panels, electronic appliances and even EVs as SKDs/CKDs and sell them under his own label as “Made in India”. Pretty much a scam to me

 

[SKC]

He used to import Chinese Mobiles, LCD panels, electronic appliances and even EVs as SKDs/CKDs and sell them under his own label as “Made in India”. Pretty much a scam to me

Everyone used to do it back then. He did not sell his Micromax mobiles as Make in India back then and not even now. They are made in India with components sources form China and other suppliers.​

 

[Azaad]

Canon and Nikon have DUV machines which can itch upto only 14nm node chips. The companies which are building fabs should evaluate machines from all the 3 companies ASML, Canon, and Nikon. Which one has low down time, less maintenance, cost of servicing, cost of replacing parts, cost to buy, yield on each wafer etc before deciding which one to buy. I hope they buy few from ASML and few from Canon as they would be familiar with working on both kinds of machines. We anyway need ASML machines beyond 14nm node since Canon and Nikon don't have EUV machines.

IIRC Tata's plans to commence fabricating 14 nm SMC at Dholera ~ 2030 , likely earlier. It was there either in some interview or I probably read it on Twitter or someone linked it on DFI. I'd link the requisite article / tweet as soon as I come across it.