Suchi Semicon's assembly and test (OSAT) plant at Palsana, near Surat in Gujarat, began commercial production in September 2026. Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated it virtually on 17 September during Semicon India 2026. The ₹868 crore unit, approved under the India Semiconductor Mission, has a reported annual capacity of about 103 crore chips, and its first consumer shipment has already been dispatched.
That makes Suchi the fourth India Semiconductor Mission plant to start production this year.
Twelve projects have been approved under the mission. In July, Electronics and IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said five plants were expected to be operational by the end of 2026. The projects still being built include Tata Electronics' assembly and test plant at Jagiroad in Assam and the HCL–Foxconn unit near Jewar in Uttar Pradesh, where ground was broken in February. Tata's 300 mm wafer fab at Dholera, built with Taiwan's PSMC, is targeted for 2028.
For two decades, a VLSI career in India almost always meant chip design: RTL, verification, physical design or analog at a global design centre or a services firm. These plants add a different set of roles that barely existed in India at scale before 2026:
These roles reward different preparation from design jobs. Semiconductor device basics, CMOS, digital testing concepts and an understanding of how a chip is packaged matter more than UVM. Our semiconductor, CMOS and DFT question banks, and the What's inside a chip guide, are the right starting points.
All of these employers, with careers links and current status, are listed in our India companies directory. Many are hiring while they ramp up, so it's worth checking their careers pages directly rather than waiting for campus drives.
Sources: NewKerala / IANS, 17 September 2026; The Tribune, 5 July 2026; India Semiconductor Mission project announcements.
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