Jabil to Invest $125 Million to Establish Silicon Photonics Unit in Gujarat

According to a senior Jabil official on 6 March, the US electronics manufacturer Jabil wants to invest about $125 million to establish a silicon photonics production facility in Gujarat. Jabil has decades of experience in silicon photonics technologies, according to Matt Crowley, Executive Vice President, Global Business Unit, who spoke at the IESA Vision Summit. According to Crowley, the company is thrilled to declare that it intends to establish a new factory in Gujarat. Today, the business is thrilled to announce a Memorandum of Understanding specifically for the fabrication of silicon photonics in Gujarat.

This year, the factory will be in operation. In order to establish the factory, the firm and the Gujarati government signed a memorandum of agreement at the event. According to Crowley, Jabil began operations in India in 2003 and currently has over 75,000 employees there. He went on to say that Jabil thinks photonics has a lot of potential in cutting-edge fields, including medicine, driverless cars, 5G networks, and artificial intelligence applications. He described India as the "right spot for investments to scale," citing the nation's robust labour market, expanding economy, and government's "willingness" to make investments.

Deals Worth INR15000 Cr Signed by Gujarat Government

On the first day of the massive semiconductor conference in Gandhinagar, the Gujarat government signed proposals with both domestic and foreign companies totalling INR 15,000 Cr. Of this, NextGen alone pledged INR 10,000 Cr to establish an optoelectronics facility and compound semiconductor fabrication in the state. On the first day of the conference, Mona Khandhar, principal secretary in the state's department of science and technology, stated that several memorandums of understanding (MoUs) indicating a possible investment of INR 15,000 Cr in Gujarat's semiconductor sector were signed with stakeholders, including the state government. Furthermore, Taiwan Surface Mounting Technology reportedly revealed plans to invest more than INR 500 Cr to establish a new electronics manufacturing services facility in the state. In the meantime, IIT Gandhinagar and Tata Electronics inked a deal to improve semiconductor-related skills. In addition, a three-way Memorandum of Understanding was signed for display semiconductors between Himax Technologies, Taiwanese company PSMC, and Tata Electronics.

Gujarat Preferred Destination for Semi-Conductor Manufacturers

According to Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel, Gujarat has become the most popular place in India to establish semiconductor plants, and the state is ready to join the global semiconductor supply chain. Patel emphasised Gujarat's rise as a technology powerhouse while speaking at the three-day Gujarat SemiConnect 2025 in Gandhinagar. He added that Gujarat had established a Global Capability Centre Policy to promote AI, machine learning, analytics, and related industries, and that under the Prime Minister's direction, India is solidifying its position globally in cutting-edge fields like semiconductors, AI, machine learning, and drone technology. By highlighting Gujarat's potential as a desirable travel destination, the three-day event aims to attract investments, stimulate capital inflow into the state's semiconductor industry, integrate regional businesses into global value chains, and strengthen the state's ability to innovate in the semiconductor sector.