The expansion is part of the company’s long-term plan to explore cross-border manufacturing opportunities with India.
Recently, Babul Supriyo, the IT Minister of West Bengal, visited GlobalFoundries’ fabless design and testing centre in Kolkata to review the progress of the semiconductor firm. The company began operations last year at the Software Technology Parks of India (STPI) incubation hub in Sector V, Salt Lake.
The company currently occupies nearly 12,000 square feet at the STPI facility and is now planning to expand within the same building.
“We are thankful to GlobalFoundries for selecting Kolkata as their place to expand. They have taken about 12,000 square feet in this building, and they have been given further space in this same building to support their expansion,” Supriyo said.
Jitendra Chaddah, Managing Director and India country head of GlobalFoundries, said the company had established a design centre in the city focused on advanced semiconductor technologies.
The Calcutta initiative was first mentioned in the India–US joint statement in September 2024. It said that GlobalFoundries, the world’s third-largest independent semiconductor manufacturer, plans to set up the GF Kolkata Power Centre.
This US-based company’s facility aims to strengthen research and development ties between India and the United States in chip manufacturing. It will support areas such as low- and zero-emission vehicles, connected vehicles, internet-of-things (IoT) devices, artificial intelligence, and data centres.
The expansion is part of the company’s long-term plan to explore cross-border manufacturing opportunities with India. After the announcement, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee assured the West Bengal government’s full support in setting up a global capability centre in the state.
