Dutch semiconductor maker Nexperia and India’s Tata Electronics have formed a strategic partnership spanning wafer manufacturing, semiconductor assembly and testing, technology development and ecosystem building.

The agreement gives Nexperia a route to manufacture products at Tata Electronics’ developing semiconductor facilities in India while giving Tata a global chip customer as it builds an integrated domestic manufacturing operation.

Partnership spans fabrication and packaging

Under the framework announced Thursday, Nexperia products are expected to be manufactured at Tata Electronics’ semiconductor fabrication facility in Dholera, Gujarat. The companies also plan to use Tata’s assembly and test operations in Jagiroad, Assam.

Nexperia produces discrete, power and analog semiconductors used across automotive, industrial and consumer applications. The company says it ships more than 100 billion products annually.

Financial terms and production volumes were not disclosed. The agreement establishes a framework for manufacturing and technology cooperation rather than a detailed capacity commitment.

Technology work extends beyond contract manufacturing

The companies said they will also collaborate on research, technology development and semiconductor ecosystem initiatives. That gives the relationship a broader scope than a conventional foundry or packaging contract.

Tata Electronics has been assembling an Indian semiconductor supply chain around projects in Gujarat and Assam. Its operations cover electronics manufacturing services, semiconductor assembly and test, foundry development and design services.

For Nexperia, the partnership adds manufacturing options outside its established network and supports what the company described as a more resilient and geographically balanced supply chain.

India adds another customer to its emerging chip ecosystem

The deal arrives as India increases incentives and private investment across semiconductor fabrication, packaging, equipment and materials. The country’s strategy increasingly depends on attracting international chip companies that can provide demand for facilities while domestic manufacturing capacity is still being built.

Semiconductor supply resilience has also become a larger concern across Asia. TNGlobal previously reported on the growing operational and cybersecurity requirements facing semiconductor suppliers, including incidents affecting companies across the regional chip value chain.

Nexperia and Tata did not provide a timetable for the first products to emerge from the collaboration. The commercial impact will depend on the commissioning and qualification of Tata’s new facilities and the specific Nexperia product lines transferred into them.

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