Tatas get semicon veteran Ang to lead Dholera chip fab

Ang, with nearly three decades of work experience, will head the group's chip manufacturing business

- Shouvik Das

Tata Semiconductor Manufacturing, a subsidiary of Tata Electronics Private Ltd, has appointed K.C. Ang, a veteran semiconductor industry executive, to head the group's semiconductor foundry business.

The unlisted Tata group entity ventured into chip manufacturing under the Centre's India Semiconductor Mission when it announced a $10-billion chip foundry project in Dholera, Gujarat—in partnership with Taiwan's Powerchip Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (PSMC).

Ang, with nearly three decades of work experience, will head the group's chip manufacturing business.