One of India's first end-to-end semiconductor OSAT pilot lines, of CG Power, inaugurated at Sanand, Gujarat
Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw and Gujarat CM Bhupendra Patel inaugurated CG Power's end-to-end semiconductor OSAT pilot line facility at Sanand on 28 August 2025.
Summary
Union Electronics and IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw and Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel inaugurated one of India's first end-to-end semiconductor OSAT (outsourced semiconductor assembly and test) pilot line facilities, set up by CG Power, at Sanand, Gujarat, on 28 August 2025. Chips from the pilot line will be used for customer qualification, after which commercial plants can start full-scale production, and the Minister said the India Semiconductor Mission has approved ten projects so far. He added that the world faces a shortage of one million semiconductor professionals by 2032, and that 270 universities equipped with design tools have produced 20 student-designed chips fabricated at SCL Mohali.
Key facts
- Date / place
- 28 Aug 2025, Sanand, Gujarat
- Company
- CG Power
- Facility
- End-to-end OSAT pilot line (chips for customer qualification)
- ISM projects approved
- 10
- Talent gap
- 1 million semiconductor professionals by 2032 (global)
- Universities
- 270 equipped; 20 student-designed chips made at SCL Mohali
Practice MCQs 3 questions
The end-to-end semiconductor OSAT pilot line of CG Power inaugurated on 28 August 2025 is located at:
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Correct answer: B — Sanand, Gujarat
The CG Power OSAT pilot line facility was inaugurated at Sanand, Gujarat.
In semiconductor manufacturing, 'OSAT' stands for:
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Correct answer: B — Outsourced Semiconductor Assembly and Test
OSAT means Outsourced Semiconductor Assembly and Test – the back-end packaging and testing of chips.
Consider the following statements made at the inauguration of the Sanand OSAT pilot line (28 August 2025): 1. The India Semiconductor Mission has approved ten projects so far. 2. Twenty student-designed chips have been fabricated at SCL Mohali. Which of the above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: C — Both 1 and 2
Both are correct as per the MeitY release of 28 August 2025.