Experts declare Thar’s sand as 'most suitable' for making computer chips

Sindh Department of Information Technology and Experts declared Thar's sand as the "most suitable" for the creation of computer chips. 

At a time when the country has been focusing on boosting the export of IT equipment, the experts believe that Pakistan could enter into a huge market of chip layer manufacturing from Thar sand. 

In this regard, the provincial IT department has submitted plans for producing silicon chip wafer foundry to the federal and Sindh governments.

Experts said that they need coal, sand, water, and electricity to make chip wafers, and the availability of such ingredients in Thar could appear beneficial. 

The estimated cost of the plan is $450 million, and it is expected that the plan will be added to the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) programme.

However, the government has 150 acres of land in Tharparkar’s neighbourhood Islamkot, which could be used to establish the factory for manufacturing the chips. 

The Sindh Information Technology Department has made a preliminary plan on papers related to the Chip Wafer Foundry project and sent it to the concerned ministries.