HCL-Foxconn plant to come up near Jewar airport

In a major development on Wednesday, the Union Cabinet, chaired by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi approved the establishment of one more semiconductor unit under India Semiconductor Mission.

The new semiconductor HCL-Foxconn joint venture  unit will attract investment of Rs 3,700 crore. HCL has a long history of developing and manufacturing hardware, and Foxconn is a global major in electronics manufacturing.  The plant will come up near Jewar airport in Yamuna Expressway Industrial Development Authority.

Already five semiconductor units are in advanced stages of construction. With this sixth unit, Bharat moves forward in its journey to develop the strategically vital semiconductor industry. 

This plant will manufacture display driver chips for mobile phones, laptops, automobiles, PCs, and a myriad of other devices that have displays.

The plant is designed for 20,000 wafers per month.  The design output capacity is 36 million units per month.

Semiconductor industry is now shaping up across the country.  World class design facilities have come up in many states across the country.  State governments are vigorously pursuing the design firms. 

Students and entrepreneurs in 270 academic institutions and 70 startups are working on world class latest design technologies for developing new products.  20 products developed by the students of these academic students have been taped out by SCL Mohali.

As the country moves forward in the semiconductor journey, the eco system partners have also established their facilities in India.  Applied Materials and Lam Research are two of the largest equipment manufacturers.  Both have a presence in India now.  Merck, Linde, Air Liquide, Inox, and many other gas and chemical suppliers are gearing up for growth of our semiconductor industry.

With the demand for semiconductor increasing with the rapid growth of laptop, mobile phone, server, medical device, power electronics, defence equipment, and consumer electronics manufacturing in Bharat, this new unit will further add to India's vision of Atmanirbhar Bharat.