Andhra Pradesh on track to become global electronics manufacturing hub

Andhra Pradeshhas emerged as a rapidly expanding hub for global manufacturing, with a particular emphasis on the electronics system design and manufacturing .
The state boasts of multiple large original equipment manufacturers andoriginal designmanufacturers in the semiconductor sector. It has four electronics manufacturing clusters, including two inTirupati, one in Sri City, and another inKopparthy, which is currently under construction.
The Tirupati EMCs offer plug-and-play facilities with a total built-up area of 8.5 lakh sq ft, of which 5.5 lakh sq ft have been allotted to prominent firms such as Wingtech, Dixon, Neolync, Foxlink, Sunny Opotech, Karbonn, Munoth and TCL.

The YSR electronics manufacturing cluster is being developed with ready-to-build factory sheds, including approximately 30 Type 1 sheds every 50,000 sq ft and four Type 2 sheds, each spanning 221,000 sq ft.
The State Government has already developed 3 lakh sq ft of plug-and-play sheds, out of which 2 lakh sq ft have been allotted to a major Indian ESDM player. The state’s facilities have a production capacity of 3.5 million mobile phones per month and 3 million TVs per year.