Bengaluru, February 26 Domestic electronic components firm Kaynes Semiconductor expects its Sanand chip plant's mass production unit to be ready by the third quarter of this year, while the entire plant will be operational by the end of 2028, a company official said on Thursday.
During a presentation at IESA Vision Summit 2026, Kaynes Semiconductor Sales VP, Rajeev Sethi, said that the plant is divided into three parts and one of the parts is operational.
"Unit 2, which will be the major mass manufacturing unit, will be ready by Q3 (September quarter) of this year. For Unit 3, we plan either by the end of 2027 or 2028," Sethi said.
Kaynes had set a timeline of January 2026 to begin mass production of chips from its Sanand-based outsourced semiconductor assembly and testing (OSAT) unit.
The company's pilot line with a monthly chip production capacity of 3 lakh is currently operational. Phase 2, or Unit 2, of the plant will have a production capacity of 9.2 crore chips per month, according to the presentation shared by Sethi.
The Kaynes Semicon plant is being set up in Sanand with an investment of Rs 3,307 crore.