 The Government of India has planned to promote Chennai as the Electronic Manufacturing and R&D Hub of the World in a span of 15 years.Ericsson, Alcatel, Atmel, Texas Instruments, Foxconn, Robert Bosch GmbH, Microchip Technology, Xerox, Nokia Corporation, Siemens have research and development facilities in the city .Semiconductor companies like SPEL and Tessolve have announced plans to set up or expand manufacturing and R&D centers in the city.