India’s semiconductor manufacturing push has reached a major milestone with the inauguration of Rajasthan’s first semiconductor plant in Bhiwadi. Union Electronics and IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw virtually inaugurated the Semiconductor ATMP/OSAT facility of Sahasra Semiconductors along with a new Electronics Manufacturing Cluster (EMC) developed by ELCINA at Salarpur, Khushkhera in Bhiwadi.
The inauguration took place in the presence of:
- Bhajan Lal Sharma
- Bhupender Yadav
The project marks Rajasthan’s formal entry into the strategically important global semiconductor industry.
India’s First SME-Led Semiconductor Facility
One of the biggest highlights is that Sahasra Semiconductors has become:
- India’s first Small & Medium Enterprise (SME)-led semiconductor manufacturing facility
- One of the first Indian companies to begin commercial semiconductor chip production domestically.
The facility:
- Has been built with an investment exceeding ₹150 crore
- Spans around 57,000 sq. ft.
- Includes Class 10K and 100K cleanroom infrastructure.
The plant has been developed under the Ministry of Electronics & IT’s SPECS scheme (Scheme for Promotion of Manufacturing of Electronic Components and Semiconductors).
What The Plant Will Manufacture
The facility will focus on:
- Semiconductor packaging
- Memory chip packaging
- LED driver ICs
- eSIM components
- RFID semiconductor products.
According to officials:
- Current annual packaging capacity stands at around 60 million semiconductor units
- Planned expansion could increase capacity to nearly 400–600 million units annually over the next 2–3 years.
The company is already exporting over:
- 60% of its production to markets including:
- United States
- Germany
- France
- Eastern Europe
- China
- Nepal.
Massive Electronics Manufacturing Cluster Also Inaugurated
Alongside the semiconductor facility, the Electronics Manufacturing Cluster developed by ELCINA was also inaugurated.
Key details include:
- 50.3-acre industrial cluster
- Total project cost of ₹46.09 crore
- Central government support of ₹20.24 crore under the EMC scheme.
The cluster includes:
- Dedicated testing centers
- Skill development facilities
- Smart classrooms and laboratories
- Continuous power and water infrastructure
- Industrial manufacturing support systems.
Officials say the cluster has already attracted:
- Planned investments worth over ₹1,200 crore
- 20 electronics and semiconductor-related companies.
Rajasthan Wants To Become A Semiconductor Hub
During the event, Rajasthan CM Bhajan Lal Sharma highlighted that the state introduced a dedicated Rajasthan Semiconductor Policy in March 2026 to accelerate chip manufacturing investments.
The state government aims to develop regions near Delhi NCR into:
- Semiconductor hubs
- Electronics manufacturing centers
- Advanced industrial corridors.
Bhiwadi already has:
- Strong road connectivity
- Rail access
- Industrial infrastructure
- Existing automobile manufacturing ecosystem.
India’s Semiconductor Push Is Accelerating
India has aggressively expanded semiconductor manufacturing efforts under:
- Make in India
- Digital India
- Atmanirbhar Bharat
- India Semiconductor Mission (ISM).
During the inauguration, Ashwini Vaishnaw said:
- India’s electronics manufacturing output has grown 6 times in the last 12 years to nearly ₹13 lakh crore
- Electronics exports have risen to around ₹4.24 lakh crore
- Mobile phones are now India’s top export commodity.
Why This Matters
The Bhiwadi semiconductor facility is important because India still imports the majority of its semiconductor requirements.
Semiconductors are critical for:
- Smartphones
- Electric vehicles
- AI systems
- Defense electronics
- Telecom equipment
- Consumer electronics
- Data centers.
The bigger shift is clear:
India is now moving beyond only assembling electronics products and is slowly entering core semiconductor manufacturing and packaging — one of the world’s most strategically important industries.
