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Tsk, tusk: Tata Electronics building wall to keep elephants from Assam chip unit… & then come snakes
What do elephants have to do with semiconductors? No, not memory.
It's that heavy tread, the stomp that they use to communicate. But their chatter could spell trouble for Tata Electronics' upcoming outsourced semiconductor assembly and test (OSAT) facility.
Ground vibrations can cause misalignments in precision equipment, leading to inaccurate measurements, distorted patterns, operational failures and ultimately faulty chips, experts said. All understandable when dimensions are expressed in nanometres, or one-billionth of a metre.
And thus, the need to keep jumbo visitors away.
Tata Electronics is building one of the largest chip assembly units in the country in the Jagiroad area of Assam's Morigaon district. Around the site will be a massive ‘elephant-proof' wall, being constructed with help from the state government, said people aware of the development.
Apart from warding off curious pachyderms, the plant is also dealing with an abundance of snakes. The company has hired rescuers to help capture and release them into their natural habitat elsewhere.
“It's going to be a strong and thick wall that is elephant-proof,” said one of the persons cited.
“The idea is to fortify the facility to prevent elephants from entering and hampering construction. The state government has been very proactive, helping Tata Electronics with any support they require to get the project off the ground,” said the person with knowledge of the matter.
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Tata Electronics didn't respond to queries.
The chip assembly plant involves an investment of Rs 27,000 crore and is one of the most significant projects of the Rs 76,000-crore India Semiconductor Mission (ISM), under which incentives for 10 proposals have been approved so far.
Elon Musk-run electric vehicle maker Tesla is said to be one of the plant's key prospective customers.
“The first tests that are generally done for any new construction site once the land is identified is to check for any water streams underground and the vibration stability of the land,” said a semiconductor industry veteran. “When it comes to an OSAT plant, vibrations should not be a major concern. But when you do fine-pitch assembly, which requires assembling fine-pitch pads on a die to a fine-pitch package, it can be a concern. Then if the vibration shifts it even by half a micron, every pin will get shifted by half a micron, the alignment will go and Tata Electronics may lose yield.”
Fine pitch refers to surface mounts that require a high level of precision.
Serpentine visitors
Back on ground zero, rescuers have been kept busy with a variety of snakes.
“Tata Electronics has stationed people full time at the plant to help with rescuing snakes,” another person said. “These people have been there for the last three months and since then have rescued many snakes — (ranging from the) non- and mildly venomous to highly poisonous ones — have been rescued and released nearby to ensure they are not displaced from their natural habitat.”
Local news reports in May said a herd of wild elephants barged on to the site and damaged construction material and temporary shelters. They reportedly came from a sanctuary nearby in search of food, and were persuaded to return with the help of the Forest Department and police.
“Tata Electronics is building this wall not just for the elephants but for their security as well,” a state government official said. “We don't think they have faced much of a problem and the government has been extremely supportive. That includes building this wall, which is being closely monitored by the Forest Department as well to ensure it is as per specified standards. The CM, industry department and the chief secretary are personally overseeing the project and are assuring Tata group of full support.”
Morigaon district and Jagiroad specifically are not part of a defined elephant corridor, experts said.
The land allotted to Tata Electronics used to be occupied by a Hindustan Paper Corp plant for decades and hence the area is used to industrial activity, said Dr Kushal Konwar Sarma, elephant veterinarian and professor of surgery and radiology at the College of Veterinary Science in Assam.
“Though it's not part of a defined elephant corridor, in Assam, there are elephants everywhere,” he said. “Elephants don't cross Jagiroad regularly but it is not uncommon to have them in the area because it is flanked by hills. Elephants do pass by from time to time, and often in herds because they move with the calves too. But they are very perceptive and adapt quickly to the prevailing conditions.”
Industries such as semiconductor manufacturing require strict vibration control as instruments and processes demand high stability and accuracy to function correctly. Proper foundation design and structural engineering are among the initial defences against vibration.
Source: EconomicTimes
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