The Government of India’s continued commitment of 4500 Cr INR to modernising SCL Mohali marks a crucial step in strengthening the nation’s semiconductor foundation. To ensure timely progress, it is imperative that the Centre and the Punjab Government work in close coordination to expedite land allotment and infrastructure clearances, avoiding delays and uncertainty. IESA applauds vision and commitment of Hon’ble Union Minister Sh Ashwini Vaishnaw , Mr. Amitesh Kumar Sinha , CEO ISM and Mr. Kamaljeet Singh , Director General SCL.
India can leverage SCL as a strategic enabler for the new product creations and support the FABless initiative. To begin with the SCL plant is expected to be modernised for 180 nm node that has many business opportunities with 100X capacity creation. The successful 180 nm setup can build confidence and next upgrades to lower technology nodes in future.
Importantly, a modern SCL can play a transformative role for India’s deep-tech and semiconductor startups by supporting pilot production, small-volume fabrication, and early-stage prototyping—turning ideas into market-ready products faster, locally, and securely. This capability is also vital for India’s strategic needs, especially in defence, aerospace, space, and other sensitive sectors that require trusted, indigenous semiconductor manufacturing.
SCL could also evolve into a national training and capacity-building centre, providing EDA-tool access, hands-on workforce development, and strong collaboration with academia and industry to build India’s future semiconductor talent pool.
Stable policy and fiscal support under the India Semiconductor Mission will further enable SCL to scale, integrate with India’s broader supply chain, and contribute to the nation’s export and innovation goals. The consortium approach with CDAC , DRDO, ISRO and State Govt support will make SCL facility highly successful and Impactful.
IESA and it’s member companies reiterates its full support for this initiative and remains committed to working with all stakeholders to ensure that SCL becomes a modern, high-impact, trusted facility that accelerates India’s semiconductor and strategic technology ambitions.” — Ashok Chandak, President IESA
