Indian conglomerate L&T to invest $300m to establish fabless chip company
Sep 13, 2024 | Posted by Abdul-Rahman Oladimeji
Indian conglomerate Larsen & Toubro (L&T) has revealed plans to invest more than $300 million to establish a fabless chip company in India at the inaugural Semicon India 2024. Sandeep Kumar, CEO of the newly formed L&T Semiconductor Technologies, said the company plans to design 15 products by the end of 2024 and begin selling them in 2027.
“This is one of the most exciting times in the history of technology, specifically India's semiconductor tech ecosystem,” said Kumar in a separate statement reported by India’s Economic Times. “Semiconductors are changing how all industries operate and reimagining how conventional architecture is being designed and used. The goal of our work with IBM is to harness our cutting-edge semiconductor design technology and IBM’s advanced processors to forge next-gen technology products.”
Mukesh Khare, GM, IBM Semiconductors, added: “Our collaboration with L&T Semiconductor Technologies would be part of our continued commitment to enhance India’s digital transformation and economic growth through advanced AI processor design and solutions.”
L&T Semiconductor Technologies is a fully owned subsidiary of L&T Technology Services, an Indian multinational technology company that provides engineering research and development services.