New Delhi: India is set to witness its first Silicon Carbide (SiC) semiconductor manufacturing plant in Odisha, marking a key step towards strengthening the country's presence in the global semiconductor sector.

For the new project, SiCSem, an integrated device manufacturer, has received approval from the India Semiconductor Mission (ISM) and will be established as an Assembly, Testing, Marking, and Packaging (ATMP) facility in Bhubaneswar.

According to Vishal Kumar Dev, Principal Secretary of the Energy, Electronics & Information Technology Department, Government of Odisha, the SiCSem project represents a "watershed moment" for the state.

"SiCSem will be one of the first ISM-approved ATMP facilities to be set up in Odisha. It will lead to a lot of ecosystem development for semiconduct

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