Cabinet approves four semiconductor units in Odisha, Punjab and Andhra Pradesh worth about ₹4,600 crore
The Union Cabinet on 12 August 2025 approved four more semiconductor projects under the India Semiconductor Mission â SiCSem, CDIL, 3D Glass Solutions and ASIP â with a combined outlay of about ₹4,600 crore.
Summary
The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi approved four new semiconductor proposals on 12 August 2025 under the India Semiconductor Mission (ISM): SiCSem, Continental Device India Private Limited (CDIL), 3D Glass Solutions Inc. (3DGS) and Advanced System in Package Technologies (ASIP). The projects carry a cumulative investment of about ₹4,600 crore and are expected to create 2,034 skilled jobs, taking the number of approved ISM projects to 10 with cumulative investment of about ₹1.60 lakh crore across six states. SiCSem, in collaboration with Clas-SiC Wafer Fab Ltd. of the UK, will set up India's first commercial compound fab for silicon carbide devices at Info Valley, Bhubaneswar, Odisha; 3DGS will also set up an advanced packaging unit in Bhubaneswar, while CDIL's unit is in Punjab and ASIP's in Andhra Pradesh.
Key facts
- Approved
- 12 Aug 2025, Union Cabinet
- Projects
- SiCSem, CDIL, 3D Glass Solutions, ASIP
- Outlay
- About ₹4,600 crore; 2,034 skilled jobs
- ISM total
- 10 projects, about ₹1.60 lakh crore, 6 states
- SiCSem
- India's first commercial compound (SiC) fab, Info Valley, Bhubaneswar; with Clas-SiC Wafer Fab, UK
- Locations
- Odisha (SiCSem, 3DGS), Punjab (CDIL), Andhra Pradesh (ASIP)
Practice MCQs 4 questions
What was the combined outlay of the four semiconductor projects approved by the Union Cabinet on 12 August 2025?
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Correct answer: B â About ₹4,600 crore
The Cabinet approved four semiconductor projects with a cumulative investment of about ₹4,600 crore, expected to create 2,034 skilled jobs.
India's first commercial compound fab for silicon carbide devices, approved in August 2025, will come up in which state?
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Correct answer: C â Odisha
SiCSem will set up India's first commercial compound fab for silicon carbide devices at Info Valley, Bhubaneswar, Odisha.
Consider the following statements about the semiconductor approvals of 12 August 2025: 1. With these approvals, the number of projects approved under the India Semiconductor Mission rose to 10. 2. The CDIL unit approved on this date is located in Andhra Pradesh. Which of the above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: A â 1 only
Statement 1 is correct: approved ISM projects reached 10, with cumulative investment of about ₹1.60 lakh crore across six states. Statement 2 is incorrect: the CDIL unit is located in Punjab; the ASIP unit is in Andhra Pradesh.
SiCSem's silicon carbide fab approved in August 2025 is to be set up in collaboration with Clas-SiC Wafer Fab Ltd. of which country?
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Correct answer: A â United Kingdom
SiCSem is setting up the compound semiconductor fab in collaboration with Clas-SiC Wafer Fab Ltd., UK.