The union cabinet’s decision to set up the country’s sixth semiconductor unit in Noida has come as a major shot in the arm for Uttar Pradesh. Noida, which has already established itself as a major IT hub and mobile manufacturing centre of the country, would now take a decisive step towards evolving as a high-end semiconductor production centre. India's strides in the world of semiconductors continue! Today's Cabinet decision regarding the establishment of a semiconductor unit in Uttar Pradesh will boost growth and innovation. It will create innumerable opportunities for the youth as well. https://t.co/Kl4yms8RGW — Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) May 14, 2025 HCL Technologies is one of the major IT companies with a massive software development centre in Noida. It would now partner with the global electronic manufacturing major, Foxconn, to set up the semiconductor unit near Jewar in the Yamuna Expressway Industrial Development Authority, Noida, with an investment of Rs 3,700 crore. With the Jewar International Airport coming up in Noida later this year, providing quick connectivity and metro-level infrastructure and lifestyle avenues already existing, the area now attracts top professionals and corporates. IT and mobile majors like Samsung, HCL, Microsoft, Accenture, SAP, Cadence, and several more are already present in Noida. The semiconductor manufacturing base, which will add 2,000 highly skilled direct jobs, would be another feather in the cap for the region. The semiconductor plant will manufacture 20,000 wafers per month with a design output of 36 million units per month. “The unit near Jewar will start production by 2027. Five semiconductor manufacturing units have been approved by the Modi government in different parts of the country till now. The first one will start manufacturing in 2025 itself. The sixth one is the HCL-Foxconn unit near Jewar, and its first rollout will be by 2027. HCL Technologies itself chose Jewar as the location,” said union electronics and IT minister Ashwini Vaishnaw. The plant will manufacture display driver chips for mobile phones, laptops, automobiles, PCs, and other devices. Chief minister Yogi Adityanath took to social media platform X to thank Prime Minister Narendra Modi for approving the project in Uttar Pradesh. He said that the project will go a long way towards fulfilling the PM’s Atmanirbhar Bharat (Self-reliant India) vision. Just a day back, Japan’s leading electronic and semiconductor company, Renesas, announced the inauguration of its cutting-edge 3-nanometre chip design centres in Noida and Bengaluru. They would be India’s first design centres to work on cutting-edge 3-nanometre chip design, putting Noida firmly in the semiconductor global league. A state government official said that they will provide the HCL-Foxconn unit subsidy in land price, stamp duty, and electricity, as per the laid-down policy.