Micron’s Sanand chip plant enters crucial cleanroom validation stage

The first phase of Micron‘s ambitious plant at Sanand, Gujarat, has progressed towards cleanroom validation, people in the know told ET. A cleanroom is a highly controlled environment designed to minimise the presence of airborne particles like dust, bacteria and chemical vapours that could compromise sensitive processes or products.

“What Micron is doing is that they are trying to make Phase 1 of the main facility operational by the second half of this year,” one of the people said. “The certification is being done in order to enable that…