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QUESTION

GS

Hard

Science & Technology

Prelims 2026

Which one of the following pairs of semiconductor plants in India and their locations is not correctly matched?

Semiconductor PlantLocation
(a) CG Power and Industrial Solutions Pvt. Ltd. in partnership with Renesas Electronics and STARS MicroelectronicsGujarat
(b) Tata Semiconductor Assembly and Test Pvt. Ltd.Assam
(c) HCL-Foxconn Joint Venture India Chip Ltd.Madhya Pradesh
(d) SicSem Pvt. Ltd.Odisha

Select an option to attempt

Explanation

Option A is correctly matched: The Union Cabinet approved the Outsourced Semiconductor Assembly and Test (OSAT) facility by CG Power and Industrial Solutions (in partnership with Renesas Electronics and STARS Microelectronics) to be set up in Sanand, Gujarat.

Option B is correctly matched: Tata Semiconductor Assembly and Test Pvt. Ltd. (TSAT) is establishing a greenfield semiconductor assembly and test facility in Jagiroad, Assam. It marks a major industrial investment in Northeast India.

Option C is incorrectly matched: The OSAT facility by the HCL-Foxconn Joint Venture (India Chip Pvt. Ltd.) is being established in Jewar, Uttar Pradesh (in the Yamuna Expressway Industrial Development Authority region), not Madhya Pradesh. It will manufacture display driver chips.

Option D is correctly matched: SicSem Pvt. Ltd. is setting up a Silicon Carbide (SiC) semiconductor manufacturing plant in Bhubaneswar, Odisha. It is designed to be India's first commercial compound semiconductor fab.

Therefore, Option C is the correct answer.

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