UPSC Prelims 2026 Question:

Which of the following pairs of semiconductor plants in India and their locations is not correctly matched?

(a)	CG Power and Industrial Solutions Pvt. Ltd. in partnership  with Renesas Electronics and STARS Microelectronics	Gujarat
(b)	Tata Semiconductor Assembly and Test Pvt. Ltd.	Assam
(c)	HCL-Foxconn Joint : Venture India Chip Ltd.	Madhya Pradesh
(d)	SicSem Pvt. Ltd.	Odisha

Explanation: 

• CG Power and Industrial Solutions Ltd., in partnership with Renesas Electronics and STARS Microelectronics, is establishing a semiconductor manufacturing facility in Gujarat. So, pair (a) is correctly matched. 
• Tata Semiconductor Assembly and Test Pvt. Ltd. is associated with the semiconductor assembly and test facility in Assam. The Assam facility uses indigenous semiconductor packaging technologies and has  been approved under the India Semiconductor Mission. So, pair (b) is correctly matched.
• The HCL-Foxconn joint venture semiconductor unit is located in Uttar Pradesh, near Jewar, not in  Madhya Pradesh. It is meant for display driver chips and was approved under the India Semiconductor  Mission. So, pair (c) is not correctly matched. 
• SiCSem Pvt. Ltd. is establishing a semiconductor manufacturing facility in Odisha. The facility is linked  to silicon carbide semiconductor technology. So, pair (d) is correctly matched.
  
  

Therefore, option (3) is the correct answer.