Fujifilm Plans ₹800 Crore Dholera Plant to Support Tata Electronics' Semiconductor Fab

Japanese technology company Fujifilm has announced plans to invest approximately ₹800 crore (around $83 million) to set up a semiconductor materials manufacturing facility in the Dholera Special Investment Region (DSIR) in Gujarat. The facility is intended to supply materials for Tata Electronics' upcoming semiconductor fabrication plant in Dholera, which is being developed as India's first commercial chip fab.

Alongside the investment announcement, Fujifilm and Tata Electronics signed a strategic Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on September 17, 2026. Under the agreement, the two companies will work together to build a semiconductor materials ecosystem around the Dholera fab. The investment will be made in phases, and the facility is designed to provide a reliable local supply of the materials required for chip production at Tata Electronics' plant.

Fujifilm's semiconductor materials portfolio spans the entire chip manufacturing process, from front-end to back-end. According to the company, this includes photoresists, photolithography-related materials, chemical mechanical planarization (CMP) slurries, post-CMP cleaners, thin-film materials, photosensitive insulating materials such as polyimides, and high-purity process chemicals. The Dholera facility is expected to focus on high-purity chemicals and other specialised inputs, with media reports indicating that CMP slurries used for wafer polishing are planned for later phases. Reports citing company executives state that the first phase is targeted for completion by 2028, and that some preliminary products have already received certification from Tata Electronics. Detailed timelines for subsequent phases have not been made public.

Beyond its own manufacturing operations, Fujifilm will work with Indian chemical manufacturers under the agreement, providing technology, quality assurance support and manufacturing process know-how. The aim is to help domestic companies meet the strict purity and consistency standards required for semiconductor-grade chemicals. In a media interview at the Semicon event, Tetsuya Iwasaki, Executive Vice President and General Manager of Fujifilm's Electronic Materials Business Division, said the company is also looking at offering technology and process knowledge to Indian players as a separate business vertical. Fujifilm has also indicated that it expects to expand its local workforce over the next five years, though specific numbers have not been shared.

Randhir Thakur, CEO and Managing Director of Tata Electronics, described the partnership as an important step in strengthening the materials supply chain for the Dholera fab. He said the collaboration would improve supply chain resilience for the company's global customers, speed up ecosystem development and support India's aim of becoming a trusted hub for semiconductor manufacturing. Teiichi Goto, CEO of Fujifilm Holdings Corporation, said the company views its semiconductor materials business as a key growth driver and sees India's expanding semiconductor market as a significant opportunity for business expansion.

Tata Electronics is developing the Dholera fab with a total investment of ₹91,000 crore (approximately $11 billion) in partnership with Taiwan's Powerchip Semiconductor Manufacturing Corporation (PSMC). The 300 mm (12-inch) facility is planned to manufacture chips across the 28nm to 110nm technology nodes for applications in automobiles, consumer electronics, computing and data storage, wireless communications and artificial intelligence. At the time of government approval, the plant's planned capacity was stated as 50,000 wafers per month. Tata Electronics has said that construction of the facility is progressing, and that partnerships such as the one with Fujifilm are expected to support the wider manufacturing ecosystem around the fab. The Fujifilm agreement is one of several materials-related partnerships recently reported for the Dholera fab, including a supply pact between Tata Electronics and Sumitomo Chemical.