India's PM Modi inaugurated commercial semiconductor production at CG Semi's OSAT facility in Sanand, Gujarat.
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"Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday inaugurated the commercial production of semiconductor chips at CG Semi's Outsourced Semiconductor Assembly and Test (OSAT) facility in Sanand, Gujarat"
"Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated CG Semi's Outsourced Semiconductor Assembly and Test (OSAT) facility in Sanand"
"Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated CG Semi's Outsourced Semiconductor Assembly and Test facility in Sanand."
"Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated CG Semi's Outsourced Semiconductor Assembly and Test (OSAT) facility in Sanand"
"Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the commercial production of semiconductor chips at CG Semi's OSAT facility in Gujarat's Sanand today."
"In India, CG Semi began commercial production at its G1 OSAT facility in Sanand, Gujarat."
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