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Semi-Conductor Laboratory
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Semi-Conductor Laboratory
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scl.gov.in
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2006
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Semi-Conductor Laboratory (SCL) is an autonomous body under India's Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY), headquartered in Sector 72, S.A.S. Nagar (Mohali), Punjab. Originally constituted as Semiconductor Complex Limited and restructured as an autonomous SCL society on 1 September 2006, the organization was brought under MeitY from the Department of Space on 7 February 2022. SCL operates as India's only public-sector integrated device manufacturing facility, running an 8-inch CMOS wafer fab at the 180nm technology node and a 6-inch MEMS fabrication line, with capabilities qualified to MIL-PRF-38535, MIL-PRF-38534, MIL-STD-883, and JEDEC-JP001A standards. End-to-end offerings span VLSI design, fabrication, assembly and packaging, testing (including RF up to 40 GHz), and reliability assurance.

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Semi-Conductor Laboratory (SCL) is India's only public-sector semiconductor fab, operating an 8-inch 180nm CMOS and 6-inch MEMS facility under MeitY. It supplies radiation-hardened processors, ASICs, and sensors primarily to ISRO, Indian Railways, and defense customers.

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51–100
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HeadquartersHoshiarpur, India
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Hoshiarpur
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India
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Asia
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Serves global market

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semiconductor fabrication, CMOS wafer processing, MEMS sensor manufacturing, VLSI design services, integrated circuit packaging
Industry4 codes
1R&D / Prototyping & MPW Shuttle Foundries
CodeHDAHACAIPrimaryYes
2Logic Foundries (Advanced Nodes)
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3Custom/ASIC & Foundry-Adjacent IDM Services
CodeHDAHAAALPrimaryNo
4Assembly & Packaging Services (Wirebond/Flip-Chip/FCBGA)
CodeHDAHADAAPrimaryNo
NAICS code1 code
  • Semiconductor and Other Electronic Component Manufacturing33441
SIC code2 codes
  • Services-Commercial Physical & Biological Research8731
  • Services-Testing Laboratories8734
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Semiconductor Manufacturing
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1Semiconductor Fabrication Services
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SCL provides end-to-end semiconductor manufacturing services including design, fabrication, assembly, packaging, testing, and reliability assurance. As an autonomous body under MeitY, SCL primarily serves strategic needs of the country including defense and space programs. Revenue is generated through fabrication services, MPW (Multi-Project Wafer) program runs, and product sales to government and strategic sector customers.

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2Product Sales
TypeHardware Sales
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Sale of semiconductor products including linear voltage regulators, data converters, amplifiers, drivers, Schmitt Triggers, CMOS sensors, memories, imaging solutions, MEMS sensors, and ASICs to government and strategic sector customers.

scl.gov.in
3Multi-Project Wafer (MPW) Services
TypeProfessional Services
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MPW program provides academic institutions and R&D organizations access to SCL's fabrication facilities through shared wafer runs, enabling low-cost access to semiconductor foundry services.

scl.gov.in
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Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain
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1Apprenticeship Program
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1 year apprenticeship: INR 7700/month; 2 year apprenticeship: INR 8050/month. No fee charged for internships/project work for eligible students; Rs.100 application processing fee.

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Semi-Conductor Laboratory (SCL) operates India's only public-sector semiconductor fabrication facility, providing CMOS wafer fabrication at the 180nm node on 8-inch wafers and MEMS fabrication on a 6-inch line. It designs, manufactures, packages, and tests VIKRAM processors, MEMS sensors, CCD imagers, ADCs, SRAM, and custom ASICs, and supplies these to ISRO, Indian Railways, defense, and other strategic-sector customers. Beyond foundry services, SCL offers VLSI design, assembly/packaging, and qualification testing as integrated offerings for government programs.

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  • Products supplied to Chandrayaan-3 mission (Lander Module) and Aditya L1 solar mission
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Semi-Conductor Laboratory (SCL) is India's only Integrated Device Manufacturing Facility providing end-to-end semiconductor solutions encompassing VLSI Design, 180nm CMOS Fabrication (8-inch wafer fab), 6-inch MEMS Fabrication, Assembly & Packaging, Testing, and Reliability Assurance. The product portfolio includes space-qualified ASICs (VIKRAM-3201, VIKRAM-1601, KALPANA 3201 processors), data converters (SC1218, SC1237 ADCs), power management ICs, MEMS sensors (pressure sensors, accelerometers), CCD/CMOS imagers, semiconductor memories (SRAM), and evaluation/development tools (SSEB sensor boards, 1.2μm Open Source PDK). SCL serves strategic sectors including ISRO, Indian Railways, and defense with MIL-PRF-38535 and JEDEC-JP001A qualified products.

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1VIKRAM Processor
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Partnership3 partners
1Cyient Semiconductors
Strategic tierCoreTypeStrategic or Co-development PartnerAnnounced on2025-12-09
Description

Cyient Semiconductors secured technology IP mandate to support SCL modernization, funded by ₹4,500 crore project. Company will update key technologies in areas like RF-CMOS, BCD, and CMOS Image Sensors, strengthening India's domestic semiconductor capabilities.

2Tata Semiconductor Manufacturing
Strategic tierCoreTypeStrategic or Co-development PartnerAnnounced on2025-12-04
Description

Tata Semiconductor Manufacturing emerged as L1 (lowest) bidder along with Cyient and Applied Materials for SCL fab upgrade project worth ₹4,500 crore. Part of India's efforts to bolster domestic semiconductor manufacturing.

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3Applied Materials
Strategic tierCoreTypeStrategic or Co-development PartnerAnnounced on2025-12-04
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Applied Materials (units) emerged as L1 (lowest) bidder along with Tata and Cyient for SCL fab upgrade project worth ₹4,500 crore. Will provide technology and automation solutions for upgrading India's only public sector semiconductor facility.

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Semi-Conductor Laboratory

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Semi-Conductor Laboratory (SCL) is India's only public-sector semiconductor fab, operating an 8-inch 180nm CMOS and 6-inch MEMS facility under MeitY. It supplies radiation-hardened processors, ASICs, and sensors primarily to ISRO, Indian Railways, and defense customers.

What Semi-Conductor Laboratory does

Semi-Conductor Laboratory (SCL) is an autonomous body under India's Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY), headquartered in Sector 72, S.A.S. Nagar (Mohali), Punjab. Originally constituted as Semiconductor Complex Limited and restructured as an autonomous SCL society on 1 September 2006, the organization was brought under MeitY from the Department of Space on 7 February 2022. SCL operates as India's only public-sector integrated device manufacturing facility, running an 8-inch CMOS wafer fab at the 180nm technology node and a 6-inch MEMS fabrication line, with capabilities qualified to MIL-PRF-38535, MIL-PRF-38534, MIL-STD-883, and JEDEC-JP001A standards. End-to-end offerings span VLSI design, fabrication, assembly and packaging, testing (including RF up to 40 GHz), and reliability assurance.

Semi-Conductor Laboratory firmographics

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Name
Semi-Conductor Laboratory
Legal name
Semi-Conductor Laboratory
Website
https://scl.gov.in
Company type
Private
Founded year
2006
Operating status
Operating
Headcount range
51–100 employees
Short description
Semi-Conductor Laboratory (SCL) is India's only public-sector semiconductor fab, operating an 8-inch 180nm CMOS and 6-inch MEMS facility under MeitY. It supplies radiation-hardened processors, ASICs, and sensors primarily to ISRO, Indian Railways, and defense customers.
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Semi-Conductor Laboratory industry classification

Industry
Product category
Semiconductor Manufacturing
NAICS
Semiconductor and Other Electronic Component Manufacturing (33441)
SIC
Services-Commercial Physical & Biological Research (8731), Services-Testing Laboratories (8734)
akta.pro primary industry
R&D / Prototyping & MPW Shuttle Foundries (HDAHACAI)
akta.pro secondary industries
Logic Foundries (Advanced Nodes) (HDAHACAA), Custom/ASIC & Foundry-Adjacent IDM Services (HDAHAAAL), Assembly & Packaging Services (Wirebond/Flip-Chip/FCBGA) (HDAHADAA)

Keywords

  • Semiconductor fabrication
  • CMOS wafer processing
  • MEMS sensor manufacturing
  • VLSI design services
  • Integrated circuit packaging

Where Semi-Conductor Laboratory is headquartered

Location

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Hoshiarpur
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India
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Asia

Offices2 records

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Semi-Conductor Laboratory business model

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B2B
Offering type
Hardware or Manufacturing
Cost components
Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain

Revenue model

  1. Semiconductor Fabrication Services: SCL provides end-to-end semiconductor manufacturing services including design, fabrication, assembly, packaging, testing, and reliability assurance. As an autonomous body under MeitY, SCL primarily serves strategic needs of the country including defense and space programs. Revenue is generated through fabrication services, MPW (Multi-Project Wafer) program runs, and product sales to government and strategic sector customers.
  2. Product Sales: Sale of semiconductor products including linear voltage regulators, data converters, amplifiers, drivers, Schmitt Triggers, CMOS sensors, memories, imaging solutions, MEMS sensors, and ASICs to government and strategic sector customers.
  3. Multi-Project Wafer (MPW) Services: MPW program provides academic institutions and R&D organizations access to SCL's fabrication facilities through shared wafer runs, enabling low-cost access to semiconductor foundry services.

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OtherMonthlyApprenticeship Program

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Semi-Conductor Laboratory product offering

Product offering

Core offering

Semi-Conductor Laboratory (SCL) operates India's only public-sector semiconductor fabrication facility, providing CMOS wafer fabrication at the 180nm node on 8-inch wafers and MEMS fabrication on a 6-inch line. It designs, manufactures, packages, and tests VIKRAM processors, MEMS sensors, CCD imagers, ADCs, SRAM, and custom ASICs, and supplies these to ISRO, Indian Railways, defense, and other strategic-sector customers. Beyond foundry services, SCL offers VLSI design, assembly/packaging, and qualification testing as integrated offerings for government programs.

Product overview

Semi-Conductor Laboratory (SCL) is India's only Integrated Device Manufacturing Facility providing end-to-end semiconductor solutions encompassing VLSI Design, 180nm CMOS Fabrication (8-inch wafer fab), 6-inch MEMS Fabrication, Assembly & Packaging, Testing, and Reliability Assurance. The product portfolio includes space-qualified ASICs (VIKRAM-3201, VIKRAM-1601, KALPANA 3201 processors), data converters (SC1218, SC1237 ADCs), power management ICs, MEMS sensors (pressure sensors, accelerometers), CCD/CMOS imagers, semiconductor memories (SRAM), and evaluation/development tools (SSEB sensor boards, 1.2μm Open Source PDK). SCL serves strategic sectors including ISRO, Indian Railways, and defense with MIL-PRF-38535 and JEDEC-JP001A qualified products.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

  • VIKRAM Processor

Quantifiable outcome

  • Products supplied to Chandrayaan-3 mission (Lander Module) and Aditya L1 solar mission
  • +2 more outcomes

Companies that use Semi-Conductor Laboratory

Customer profile

Named customers5 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Semi-Conductor Laboratory technology and API

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Semi-Conductor Laboratory partnerships and signals

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Three partnerships are on record, tiered core.

  • Cyient SemiconductorscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 9 December 2025Cyient Semiconductors secured technology IP mandate to support SCL modernization, funded by ₹4,500 crore project. Company will update key technologies in areas like RF-CMOS, BCD, and CMOS Image Sensors, strengthening India's domestic semiconductor capabilities.
  • Tata Semiconductor ManufacturingcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 4 December 2025Tata Semiconductor Manufacturing emerged as L1 (lowest) bidder along with Cyient and Applied Materials for SCL fab upgrade project worth ₹4,500 crore. Part of India's efforts to bolster domestic semiconductor manufacturing.
  • Applied MaterialscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 4 December 2025Applied Materials (units) emerged as L1 (lowest) bidder along with Tata and Cyient for SCL fab upgrade project worth ₹4,500 crore. Will provide technology and automation solutions for upgrading India's only public sector semiconductor facility.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights4 records

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Frequently asked questions about Semi-Conductor Laboratory

What does Semi-Conductor Laboratory do?

Semi-Conductor Laboratory (SCL) operates India's only public-sector semiconductor fabrication facility, providing CMOS wafer fabrication at the 180nm node on 8-inch wafers and MEMS fabrication on a 6-inch line. It designs, manufactures, packages, and tests VIKRAM processors, MEMS sensors, CCD imagers, ADCs, SRAM, and custom ASICs, and supplies these to ISRO, Indian Railways, defense, and other strategic-sector customers. Beyond foundry services, SCL offers VLSI design, assembly/packaging, and qualification testing as integrated offerings for government programs.

Is Semi-Conductor Laboratory a public or private company?

Semi-Conductor Laboratory is a private company. It is classified as state government owned and is currently operating.

When was Semi-Conductor Laboratory founded?

Semi-Conductor Laboratory was founded in 2006. It employs 51 to 100 people.

Where is Semi-Conductor Laboratory based?

Semi-Conductor Laboratory is headquartered in Hoshiarpur, India, in the Asia region.

How does Semi-Conductor Laboratory make money?

Three revenue lines are on record. Semiconductor Fabrication Services are the primary driver. The others are product Sales and multi-Project Wafer (MPW) Services.

Does Semi-Conductor Laboratory have an API?

No public API is recorded for Semi-Conductor Laboratory.

What industry is Semi-Conductor Laboratory in?

Semi-Conductor Laboratory's product category is Semiconductor Manufacturing. Its primary akta.pro industry code is HDAHACAI, R&D / Prototyping & MPW Shuttle Foundries, with a secondary code of HDAHACAA, Logic Foundries (Advanced Nodes). Its NAICS code is 33441 and its SIC code is 8731.

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Business News TodayChandrayaan-3 to Aditya-L1: Made-in-India chips power India’s space missionsUnion Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw announced that domestically manufactured semiconductor components from the Semiconductor Laboratory (SCL) Mohali are powering key Indian space missions, including Chandrayaan-3 and Aditya-L1. These indigenous chips enhance technological self-reliance by providing flight-grade imaging, computing, and sensor capabilities for lunar, solar, and launch vehicle operations.The Times of India'Made-in-India chips power key space missions': IT minister Ashwini VaishnawIT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw announced that domestically manufactured semiconductor chips are powering key Indian space missions, including Chandrayaan-3 and Aditya-L1. The Semiconductor Laboratory (SCL) in Mohali is the primary entity developing these flight-grade components, such as radiation-hardened chips and specialized sensors, to support India's technological self-reliance.The Times of IndiaNational Space Day: From Chandrayaan-3 to Aditya-L1, how Indian chips are powering its space missionsIndia's Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology announced that domestically manufactured semiconductor components from the Semiconductor Laboratory (SCL) in Mohali are powering major space missions, including Chandrayaan-3 and Aditya-L1. These indigenous chips provide critical capabilities such as radiation-hardened processing and imaging in extreme space conditions, reinforcing the country's technological self-reliance. This domestic capability is expected to expand its role in supporting future scientific and launch infrastructure as India continues its space exploration plans.Indian Economic ObserverMade in India chips are powering Indian space missions, says Ashwini VaishnawUnion Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw announced that domestically manufactured semiconductor chips from the Semiconductor Laboratory (SCL) are powering key Indian space missions, including Chandrayaan-3 and Aditya-L1. These indigenous components, developed to withstand extreme space conditions, are strengthening India's technological self-reliance in its growing space program. The deployment of these chips extends to satellite launch vehicles and is expected to expand as India plans further space exploration.The TribuneMade in India chips are powering Indian space missions, says Ashwini VaishnawUnion Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw announced that domestically manufactured semiconductor chips are powering key Indian space missions, including Chandrayaan-3 and Aditya-L1. The Semiconductor Laboratory (SCL) in Mohali is the primary entity developing these flight-grade components, such as radiation-hardened chips and sensors, which support India's growing space programme. This deployment of indigenous technology strengthens the country's technological self-reliance and independence within its space ecosystem.Fortune IndiaFrom the moon to the sun, Indian chips find a place in space missionsThe Indian government highlighted that chips manufactured by the Semiconductor Laboratory (SCL) in Mohali are integral to major space missions, including Chandrayaan-3 and Aditya L1. These domestically developed components, such as radiation-hardened processors and sensors, enable critical operations under extreme space conditions, supporting India's goal of technological self-reliance.The Times of IndiaBengaluru-based chip company Level Five Cartronics seeks OSAT partners in India - The Economic TimesBengaluru-based fabless semiconductor company Level Five Cartronics is establishing a supply chain in India by partnering with local outsourced semiconductor assembly and testing (OSAT) providers. The company has held discussions with entities including CG Semi, Kaynes Semicon, Suchi Semicon, the Semiconductor Laboratory Mohali, and the Tata group to utilize Indian packaging facilities initially. These chips are currently used in the Indian Railways’ Kavach train-protection system as well as in ADAS and infotainment applications.The KenIndia’s only chip fab is getting Rs 4,500 crore. The shopping list is clearer than the missionThe Indian government has allocated Rs 4,500 crore for the modernization of Semi-Conductor Laboratory (SCL), India's only state-owned chip fab. However, reports indicate that the actual scope is a modest upgrade rather than the promised 100X capacity expansion or transition to advanced 28nm technology. SCL's capacity will increase by only 3X, and its production range will remain limited to older 180nm chips.New Indian ExpressSemi-conductor laboratory in Punjab's Mohali tapes out 175 student-made chipsThe Semi-Conductor Laboratory (SCL) in Mohali, Punjab has successfully taped out 175 student-designed chip layouts at its 180 nm technology node, as part of India's broader semiconductor ecosystem development efforts. The government informed Parliament that over 68,000 students have been trained in chip design under the Chips to Startup (C2S) Programme, with 254 total student chip designs taped out across SCL and overseas foundries. Additionally, 25 chip designs from Indian startups and MSMEs have been taped out across multiple foundries including at the advanced 12nm node at TSMC, with DLI beneficiary companies having attracted venture capital investment exceeding four times the government financial assistance disbursed.The TribuneMohali's Semi-Conductor Laboratory tapes out 175 student-made chip designs: CentreThe Semi-Conductor Laboratory (SCL) in Mohali has successfully taped out 175 student-made chip designs at 180 nm technology node, with 79 additional designs taped out at overseas foundries, bringing the total to 254 student chip designs under India's Chips to Startup Programme. Additionally, 25 chip designs from Indian startups and MSMEs have been taped out at advanced technology nodes including 12nm at Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, with these beneficiary companies having attracted venture capital investment exceeding four times the government financial assistance disbursed under the Design Linked Incentive scheme.