Which one of the following pairs of semiconductor plants in India and their locations is not correctly matched ?
- (a) CG Power and Industrial Solutions Pvt. Ltd. in partnership with Renesas Electronics and STARS Microelectronics : Gujarat
- (b) Tata Semiconductor Assembly and Test Pvt. Ltd. : Assam
- (c) HCL-Foxconn Joint Venture India Chip Ltd. : Madhya Pradesh ✓ UPSC's answer
- (d) SicSem Pvt. Ltd. : Odisha
Why the answer is (c)
• Under the India Semiconductor Mission, approved fabrication and assembly-test (OSAT) plants have fixed locations.
• CG Power's OSAT unit with Renesas and Stars Microelectronics is at Sanand, Gujarat — pair (a) is correct.
• Tata Semiconductor Assembly and Test's plant is at Jagiroad, Morigaon district, Assam — pair (b) is correct.
• SicSem's silicon-carbide compound-semiconductor facility is at Bhubaneswar, Odisha — pair (d) is correct.
• The HCL–Foxconn joint venture (display driver chips) is at Jewar near the Noida airport in Uttar Pradesh, not Madhya Pradesh; hence pair (c) is the incorrect match.
Why the other options are wrong
- (a) CG Power and Industrial Solutions Pvt. Ltd. in partnership with Renesas Electronics and…
- The CG Power OSAT plant is indeed in Sanand, Gujarat.
- (b) Tata Semiconductor Assembly and Test Pvt. Ltd. : Assam
- Tata's assembly and test plant is indeed at Jagiroad, Assam.
- (d) SicSem Pvt. Ltd. : Odisha
- SicSem's plant is indeed in Odisha.
Asked in the GS Paper I of the UPSC Civil Services Preliminary Examination 2026, held on 24 May 2026. Question and answer key: Union Public Service Commission. Explanation: UPSC Answer Check.