Cabinet approves 4 new semiconductor projects worth around Rs 4,600 Cr, expected to create 2,034 skilled jobs

The Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has approved four new semiconductor projects under the India Semiconductor Mission (ISM) to build a robust chip-making ecosystem in the country.

About the project

The project, worth a cumulative Rs 4,600 crore, is expected to create 2,034 skilled jobs directly and many more indirectly.

The total number of projects approved under ISM has increased to 10, with total planned investments of about Rs 1.60 lakh crore spread across six states.

As shared in the press release, the newly approved proposals are from SiCSem, 3D Glass Solutions Inc., Continental Device India Private Limited (CDIL), and Advanced System in Package (ASIP) Technologies. SiCSem and 3D Glass will build facilities in Orissa, CDIL will expand in Punjab, and ASIP will set up operations in Andhra Pradesh.

SiCSem, in collaboration with the UK’s Clas-SiC Wafer Fab Ltd., will set up the country’s first commercial compound semiconductor fab in Bhubaneshwar with a capacity of 60,000 wafers and 96 million packaged units annually.

Reportedly, the devices will cater to sectors such as defence, EVs, railways, data centres, and renewable energy.

3D Glass Solutions will start a unit in Bhubaneshwar to bring advanced packaging technology, producing glass interposers, silicon bridges, and 3D Heterogeneous Integration modules for high-performance computing, AI, photonics, and defence applications.

ASIP Technologies, in a collaboration with South Korea’s APACT Co. Ltd., will build a semiconductor packaging facility in Andhra Pradesh with an annual capacity of 96 million units for use in mobile devices, automobiles, and consumer electronics.

CDIL will expand its Mohali plant to produce high-power devices such as MOSFETs, IGBTs, and Schottky diodes, with an annual capacity of over 158 million units.

🚨 Boosting India’s chip power!

Reinforcing Hon’ble PM @narendramodi's vision, Cabinet approves four (04) new semiconductor projects of total ₹4,594 Crore in Odisha, Punjab and Andhra Pradesh under Semicon India Programmehttps://t.co/3n0tVOIDav#TechInnovation#ISM#SEMICONpic.twitter.com/Nq4GPjvOOm

— India Semiconductor Mission (@SemiconIndia) August 12, 2025

India's semiconductor ecosystem gets a boost

With the approval of these projects, the semiconductor ecosystem in the country would reach a new level, as these projects include India's first commercial compound fab as well as a highly advanced glass-based substrate semiconductor packaging unit.

These would complement the growing world-class chip design capabilities to set up in the country, which are propelled by design infrastructure support provided by the Government to 278 academic institutions and 72 start-ups.

Incidentally, more than 60,000 students have availed the benefits of the talent development programme. 

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