Context: Rajasthan entered India’s strategic semiconductor sector with the inauguration of its first Semiconductor ATMP/OSAT facility at Bhiwadi.
About Rajasthan Gets Its First Semiconductor Plant:
What it is?
- It is India’s first SME-led Semiconductor ATMP/OSAT (Assembly, Testing, Marking and Packaging / Outsourced Semiconductor Assembly and Test) facility established by Sahasra Semiconductors Pvt. Ltd.
- The project forms part of India’s broader semiconductor ecosystem under initiatives like the India Semiconductor Mission (ISM), Make in India, and Atmanirbhar Bharat.
Located In: Bhiwadi, Rajasthan (near the Delhi-NCR region), within the Electronics Manufacturing Cluster (EMC) at Salarpur, Khushkhera.
Aim: To strengthen India’s domestic semiconductor manufacturing and packaging ecosystem while reducing dependence on imports for strategic electronic components.
Key Features:
- ATMP/OSAT Facility: The plant focuses on semiconductor packaging for products such as Micro SD cards, flash storage devices, LED driver ICs, eSIMs, and RFID products.
- Advanced Infrastructure: Equipped with Class 10K and 100K cleanrooms and developed with an investment exceeding ₹150 crore under the SPECS scheme.
- High Production Capacity: Currently capable of packaging 60 million semiconductor units annually, with plans to scale up to 400–600 million units over the next 2–3 years.
Significance:
- Strengthens India’s strategic autonomy in electronics and semiconductors amid global supply-chain disruptions and geopolitical competition.
- Promotes high-tech manufacturing, exports, skill development, and industrial growth in Rajasthan and the NCR manufacturing corridor.
Relevance in UPSC Exam Syllabus:
- GS Paper 3
- Science and Technology developments
- Indigenization of technology
- Electronics and semiconductor manufacturing
- GS Paper 2
- Government schemes and policy interventions
- Make in India and Digital India initiatives
