Cabinet approves semiconductor unit in Uttar Pradesh

The Union Cabinet on May 14, 2025 approved an HCL-Foxconn semiconductor joint venture, which will set up a wafers manufacturing plant at an estimated cost of Rs 3,706 crore at Jewar in Uttar Pradesh.

Key Highlights

• The proposed HCL-Foxconn semiconductor plant will manufacture display driver chips for mobile phones, laptops, automobiles, and other devices.

• There are already five semiconductor units are in advanced stages of construction, the Jewar plant would mark the be sixth semiconductor unit, and will take India forward in its journey to develop the strategically vital semiconductor industry.

• The unit will process 20,000 wafers per month and create about 2,000 jobs.