KASFAB Tools Private Limited, part of the KAS Group, inaugurated India’s first facility dedicated to manufacturing semiconductor equipment for global customers on Monday.
The facility, located in Doddaballapur, was launched in the presence of representatives from Fortune 100 companies like Suraj Rengarajan, head of the semiconductor products group in Applied Materials India, Ankineedu Velaga, SVP & country head YES India and Srinivasan Raghavan, chairman CeNSe IISc.
The state-of-the-art facility spans 20,000 square feet and includes advanced features such as Class 10 and Class 100 cleanrooms, high-precision welding capabilities for plastics and metals, comprehensive testing infrastructure, component fabrication, and ultrasound-aided cleaning using deionised water.
“This initiative will generate employment, attract significant investments, and accelerate India’s ambitions to become a global leader in semiconductor manufacturing,” said Manjunath Jyothinagara, MD at KASFAB Tools.
This facility features independent test and validation tools, a safety simulation bench, and functional testing systems. These capabilities align with the highest global standards. Developed after benchmarking against similar facilities in the USA, Japan, South Korea, Malaysia, and China, it stands as one of the most advanced facilities of its kind in India.
This development is part of KAS Group’s initiative to establish India as a prominent player in the global semiconductor supply chain. It also reinforces Karnataka’s leadership in technology and engineering excellence, especially after the state’s latest policy push to its semiconductor industry.
KAS Group has committed to investing INR 20 crore in the facility’s initial phase, with plans to inject INR 250 crore into future expansions.
The company targets the USD 25 billion global semiconductor equipment market and expects the Indian ecosystem to grow to INR 2,500 crore within the next three to five years. Revenue projections for FY 2025-26 are estimated at INR 50 crore, with significant growth anticipated in subsequent years.
Sanjeev Kumar Gupta, CEO of Karnataka Digital Economy Mission (KDEM), also took to LinkedIn to congratulate and announce the launch of this facility.
“We at the KDEM are proud to support such initiatives that bolster the ESDM sector and contribute to India’s position in the $125 billion global semiconductor market,” he said.
“With the first-of-its-kind infrastructure in India, capable of supporting industry giants, we look forward to collaborating with players like Applied Materials, LAM Research, Tokyo Electron, Yield Engineering Systems, etc,” Jyothinagara added.
KAS Group, a key player in the engineering sector, has built a strong portfolio of companies, including UHP Technologies and KASTech Equipments, which serve the solar and semiconductor industries. Jyothinagara also anticipates that the country’s talent pool and robust engineering infrastructure will encourage MSMEs to confidently engage in the sector.
With expertise spanning solar fabrication and semiconductor R&D facilities, the group has recently secured a significant contract with Micron Semiconductor Gujarat, further cementing its leadership in the industry.
