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SiCSem Breaks Ground on India's First End-to-End Silicon Carbide Chip Plant in Odisha

SiCSem Breaks Ground on India's First End-to-End Silicon Carbide Chip Plant in Odisha

A company called SiCSem is starting to build a new factory in Odisha to make special computer chips made of silicon carbide.

These chips are important for things that use a lot of electricity, like electric cars and clean energy.

This is the first time India will have a factory that does the whole process of making these chips.

The factory will be able to make many chips every year and is expected to be ready in a few years.

The government is supporting this project, and the company is even working with a local university to do research.

This is seen as a big step for India to make more of its own advanced technology and become a leader in electronics.

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