Chip manufacturing and test equipment

Chip factories and their machines 6 companies

A fab builds chips layer by layer with machines that deposit and etch materials, and inspects every layer for defects.

Applied MaterialsApplied Materials, the largest maker of chip-making machines, has engineers in Bengaluru and Chennai.Bengaluru · ChennaiHiring now

KLAKLA, with engineers in Chennai, makes the systems that inspect wafers for defects and measure every layer.ChennaiHiring now

Lam ResearchLam Research, with engineers in Bengaluru, makes the machines that deposit and etch the layers of a chip.BengaluruHiring now

GlobalFoundriesGlobalFoundries, with engineers in Bengaluru and Pune, makes chips for other companies.Pune · BengaluruHiring now

Tata Electronics (Tata Group)Tata Electronics, with engineers in Bengaluru, is building India's first commercial chip fab, at Dholera in Gujarat.Bengaluru · ChennaiHired recently

MKS Inc.MKS makes instruments and parts used inside chip-making machines.BengaluruHiring now

The tech, explainedSemiconductor foundry Semiconductor manufacturing equipment OSAT (chip assembly and test)Wafer inspection and measurement

Test and measurement instruments 5 companies

Engineers test circuits, radios and networks with oscilloscopes, signal analysers and testers.

Keysight TechnologiesKeysight, with engineers in Delhi, Kolkata and Bengaluru, makes oscilloscopes, signal analysers and network testers.Delhi NCR · BengaluruHiring now

X-RiteX-Rite makes instruments that measure colour, for printers, paint makers and textile makers.BengaluruHired recently

Rohde & SchwarzRohde & Schwarz, the German maker of radio and network test equipment, has engineers in Delhi and Bengaluru.

TektronixTektronix, with engineers in Bengaluru, makes oscilloscopes.

VIAVI SolutionsVIAVI, with engineers in Bengaluru and Chennai, makes testers for fibre and networks.ChennaiHiring nowSee alsoNetwork testing, visibility and monitoring

The tech, explainedOscilloscopes and test instruments Network test equipment↗ Observability and monitoring Colour measurement↗ Materials science

How it all worksSemiconductorsDesigned in Bengaluru, printed layer by layer abroad.

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What's changing

India makes chips.

India's first commercial fabs and chip-packaging plants are being built with government support. They will need Indian engineers for process, equipment and testing, not only design.