Which one of the following pairs of semiconductor plants in India and their locations is not correctly matched?
Answer & explanation
Answer: (c) HCL-Foxconn Joint Venture India Chip Ltd.: Madhya Pradesh
The HCL-Foxconn joint venture's semiconductor unit is at Jewar in Uttar Pradesh, not Madhya Pradesh, so pair (c) is the mismatch. The CG Power–Renesas–STARS plant is at Sanand in Gujarat, the Tata unit at Morigaon in Assam and SicSem's plant near Bhubaneswar in Odisha.
- ✓ (c) This is the mismatched pair: the HCL-Foxconn JV unit is located at Jewar, Uttar Pradesh.
- ✗ (a) CG Power's pilot OSAT line with Renesas and STARS is at Sanand, Gujarat, so this pair is correct.
- ✗ (b) Tata Semiconductor Assembly and Test Pvt. Ltd. is at Morigaon, Assam, so this pair is correct.
- ✗ (d) SicSem Private Limited's unit is at Bhubaneswar, Odisha, so this pair is correct.
Remember · Semiconductor units under the India Semiconductor Mission: CG Power–Renesas–STARS (Sanand), Tata (Morigaon, Assam), HCL-Foxconn (Jewar, UP), SicSem (Bhubaneswar).
Sources
- PIB Backgrounder, SEMICON 2025: Building the Next Semiconductor Powerhouse (Gujarat, Assam) ↗ “CG Power & Industrial Pvt Ltd in partnership with Renesas & Stars Sanand, Gujarat Launched one of the country’s first end-to-end OSAT Pilot Line Facilities. First ‘Made in India’ chip expected to roll out from this pilot facility. ~₹7,600 crore 15 million chips/day FEB 2024 Tata Semiconductor Assembly and Test Pvt Ltd (TSAT) Morigaon, Assam … HCL-Foxconn JV Jewar, Uttar Pradesh Ongoing ₹3,700 crore 20,000 wafers/month (36 M units/yr) AUGUST 2025 SicSem Private Limited Bhubaneshwar, Odisha”
Question and answer: UPSC's provisional GS Paper I (2026, Series A) — paper ↗ · answer key ↗. Explanation: Minimalist IAS, checked 30 Sept 2026 (how we verify). ·