CDIL silicon and SiC projects approved under India Semiconductor Mission

Continental Device India Ltd. (CDIL) has been approved as part of the Cabinet’s ₹4,600 crore plan under the India Semiconductor Mission (ISM). 

A 60-year old legacy pioneer in semiconductor manufacturing, the company will expand its Mohali facility to produce high-power discrete devices MOSFETs, IGBTs, Schottky Bypass diodes, and transistors in both silicon and silicon carbide.

CDIL has been manufacturing high-reliability semiconductor devices since 1964 for organizations like ISRO, Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre, HAL, BEL, among others. 

With a manufacturing capacity of now 750 million+ units, CDIL has been the first to produce silicon and silicon carbide devices in India. This year, the company introduced India’s first indigenous Solar Bypass Diodes and partnered with Infineon Technologies for advanced power semiconductor packaging.

Prithvideep Singh, General Manager, CDIL, expressed his thoughts: “For 60 years, CDIL has quietly built the backbone of India’s semiconductor industry. Our Mohali facility continues its expansion, earlier under the SPECS scheme, and now, the ISM approval represents the next major milestone. 

"With this investment, we would expand our installed capacity of 600 million units to over 760 million units annually and sharpen our focus on silicon and silicon carbide chips. We are deeply grateful for the Government of India’s continued trust in our vision, as we remain committed to driving this upward trajectory and contributing to India’s self-reliance in the global semiconductor ecosystem."