Tata Electronics and Dutch firm ASML sign agreement to support the Dholera semiconductor fab
On 16 May 2026 PM Narendra Modi and Dutch PM Rob Jetten witnessed the signing of an agreement between Tata Electronics and ASML to support India's first front-end semiconductor fab at Dholera, Gujarat.
Summary
Tata Electronics and ASML signed an agreement on 16 May 2026 to support the semiconductor fab at Dholera, Gujarat, in the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Netherlands Prime Minister Rob Jetten. The two Prime Ministers welcomed the partnership for India's first front-end semiconductor fab in Gujarat. ASML is a Dutch multinational and one of the leading suppliers of high-precision lithography equipment, a critical requirement in making semiconductor chips. Tata Electronics, a Tata Group subsidiary, is setting up the semiconductor manufacturing facility in Gujarat.
Key facts
- Date
- 16 May 2026, Netherlands
- Parties
- Tata Electronics and ASML
- Project
- India's first front-end semiconductor fab, Dholera (Gujarat)
- ASML
- Dutch multinational; high-precision lithography equipment
- Witnessed by
- PM Narendra Modi and PM Rob Jetten
Practice MCQs 2 questions
ASML, which signed an agreement with Tata Electronics in May 2026, is a leading supplier of which equipment for chip-making?
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Correct answer: C — High-precision lithography equipment
PIB describes ASML as a Dutch multinational and one of the leading suppliers of high-precision lithography equipment.
The Tata Electronics–ASML agreement of May 2026 supports India's first front-end semiconductor fab at:
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Correct answer: D — Dholera, Gujarat
The agreement supports the semiconductor fab at Dholera, Gujarat – India's first front-end fab.