Spokespeople for Micron and the Indian government, including its technology ministry, did not respond to requests for comment. A senior Biden administration official said the White House was "encouraged" by the number of U.S. firms considering India investments. An Indian industry source familiar with Micron's approvals said the so-called Assembly Testing Marking and Packaging will be built in the city of Sanand. Micron could procure and package chip for clients at the plant, or other companies could send their chips for testing before shipping. The source added that Micron's India plant would boost Modi's vision of making India a semiconductor base but true success would require actual manufacturing.

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Persons: Narendra Modi's, Modi, Biden, Aditya Kalra, Aftab Ahmed, Trevor Hunnicutt, Conor Humphries, David Goodman Organizations: chipmaker Micron, U.S, Micron, FedEx, MasterCard, House, White House, Reuters, Biden, United, U.S . Commerce Department, Thomson Locations: India, DELHI, WASHINGTON, Gujarat, China, Sanand