Lam Research is creating a new pipeline of Indian suppliers to fulfill global orders, aiming to diversify its supply chain for greater resilience. The company is leveraging existing technical capabilities from India's aerospace, automotive, space, and medical equipment sectors, which share most of the required skills for semiconductor manufacturing.
A dedicated team in India is identifying, training, and qualifying these domestic suppliers to bridge remaining technical gaps. Additionally, Lam Research will soon open a new systems engineering lab in Bengaluru to support these efforts.
Main topics: Lam Research's supply chain diversification, development of Indian suppliers, and the establishment of a new engineering lab in Bengaluru.
Semiconductor technology giant Lam Research is establishing a new pipeline of Indian suppliers of critical equipment and services for fulfilling global orders, Lam Research India managing director Rangesh Raghavan told ET.
The wafer fabrication equipment producer will also soon unveil a new systems engineering lab in Bengaluru, he said.
As a part of the company's broad plan to diversify supply chains amid the threat of global disruptions, Lam Research India is leveraging existing capabilities within the country's aerospace, automotive, space and medical equipment sectors for developing semiconductor manufacturing equipment, Raghavan said. These industries share 80-90% of the skills required for semiconductor manufacturing, Raghavan said.
The company is working with these domestic suppliers to bridge the remaining technical gaps through training and qualification, he said. "We have a large team of people in India whose sole job is to identify, train and qualify domestic suppliers. We're talking about developing a totally new set of suppliers from India, to ensure diversification and resiliency."
According to Raghavan, these industries have developed capabilities relevant to the semiconductor industry over the last 25-30 years. While the semiconductor industry is differentiated by the speed of tech development and deployment, these other industries are equally focused on quality, reliability, cost and efficiency, he said.
The wafer fabrication equipment producer will also soon unveil a new systems engineering lab in Bengaluru, he said.
As a part of the company's broad plan to diversify supply chains amid the threat of global disruptions, Lam Research India is leveraging existing capabilities within the country's aerospace, automotive, space and medical equipment sectors for developing semiconductor manufacturing equipment, Raghavan said. These industries share 80-90% of the skills required for semiconductor manufacturing, Raghavan said.
The company is working with these domestic suppliers to bridge the remaining technical gaps through training and qualification, he said. "We have a large team of people in India whose sole job is to identify, train and qualify domestic suppliers. We're talking about developing a totally new set of suppliers from India, to ensure diversification and resiliency."
According to Raghavan, these industries have developed capabilities relevant to the semiconductor industry over the last 25-30 years. While the semiconductor industry is differentiated by the speed of tech development and deployment, these other industries are equally focused on quality, reliability, cost and efficiency, he said.
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