The Union Cabinet approved three semiconductor plant proposals with significant investments in Gujarat and Assam, marking a significant step in India’s semiconductor manufacturing capabilities.
Tata Electronics and Powerchip Semiconductor Manufacturing Corp. (PSMC) Joint Venture in Gujarat
- Location: Dholera, Gujarat
- Investment: Rs 91,000 crore
- Capacity: 50,000 wafers per month
- Employment: Expected to employ 26,000 people directly and nearly 1 lakh indirectly
- Products: High-performance compute chips with 28 nm technology, power management chips for various applications
Tata Semiconductor Assembly and Test Pvt. Ltd’s Unit in Assam
- Location: Morigaon, Assam
- Investment: Rs 27,000 crore
- Capacity: Producing 48 million chips per day
- Products: Chips for automotive, electric vehicles, consumer electronics, telecom, mobile phones, etc.
CG Power and Renesas Semiconductor Unit in Gujarat
- Location: Sanand, Gujarat
- Investment: Rs 7,600 crore
- Capacity: Producing 15 million chips per day
- Products: Chips for consumer, industrial, automotive, and power applications
Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs):
- Where is India’s first semiconductor fabrication plant being set up?
- A) Gujarat
- B) Assam
- C) Maharashtra
- D) Rajasthan
- Answer: A) Gujarat
- How much investment is being made in Tata Electronics and PSMC joint venture semiconductor fab?
- A) Rs 27,000 crore
- B) Rs 91,000 crore
- C) Rs 7,600 crore
- D) Rs 22,516 crore
- Answer: B) Rs 91,000 crore
- Which company will set up a semiconductor unit in Assam?
- A) CG Power
- B) Renesas Electronics Corp.
- C) Tata Electronics
- D) Micron
- Answer: C) Tata Electronics
- What is the estimated daily production capacity of the semiconductor unit to be set up by CG Power and Renesas?
- A) 48 million chips
- B) 50,000 wafers
- C) 15 million chips
- D) 26,000 chips
- Answer: C) 15 million chips
- Which state will host the semiconductor unit by CG Power and Renesas?
- A) Gujarat
- B) Assam
- C) Maharashtra
- D) Rajasthan
- Answer: A) Gujarat