Cyient Semiconductors Joins Rs 4,500 Cr SCL Modernization Project

Cyient Semiconductors has been shortlisted on a key project to provide and qualify IPs of technology, such as design enablement, in the modernization project of 4,500 crores at the Semiconductor Laboratory (SCL), Mohali. This enhancement is in line with the achievements of the Government of India under the India Semiconductor Mission (ISM) to grow local semiconductor fabrication, lessen import reliance, and make the capacity of fabrication available to start-ups, academia and strategic industries.

Cyient Semiconductors will play a critical role in updating the process technology platforms that will support the upgraded 8-inch fab. “Under this mandate, Cyient Semiconductors will supply and qualify three foundational process technologies—RF-CMOS, BCD (HV LDMOS), and CMOS Image Sensor (CIS) for SCL's enhanced 8-inch manufacturing line,” the company said.

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These technologies are widely used across industrial, automotive, energy, sensing, and connectivity applications, making them essential for strengthening India’s mature-node semiconductor capability. By enabling these process technologies, Cyient Semiconductors is contributing directly to the ISM’s goal of building a robust domestic semiconductor ecosystem.

Industry observers observe that the SCL modernization is one of the milestones in the quest by India to attain self-reliance in the manufacturing of semiconductors. As startups and academic institutions have access to advanced fabrication lines, the decision is likely to speed up innovation and semiconductor adoption in critical sectors.

This project strengthens the role of India in the world semiconductor market, as well as tries to close strategic and technological gaps. Having Cyient Semiconductors' pacesetting in the technology enablement of processes, the enhanced SCL will become a center of high-tech production, research, and in-country semiconductor development.