With 100 fab plants globally, India needs a bigger share: SEMI's Manocha

The industry is going through a massive inflection point. Over the past decade, we saw strong growth in this industry because of the IoT (internet of things)

With over 500 companies from across the globe participating in SEMICON India, beginning on September 2 in New Delhi, Ajit Manocha — President and CEO of California-headquartered Semiconductor Equipment & Material International (SEMI), the world’s largest industry association — outlined India’s role in the global semiconductor race in a video interview with Surajeet Das Gupta. Edited excerpts:

 

With a large number of fabs being built across the world, where is India positioned in the global semiconductor sweepstakes?

 

The industry is going through a massive inflection point. Over the past decade, we saw strong growth in this industry because of the