The proposal, however, is yet to be approved by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (Meity) under the India Semiconductor Mission (ISM)
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate SEMICON India 2024 at the India Expo Mart in Uttar Pradesh's Greater Noida on September 11, his office said. He will also address the gathering on the occasion, the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) said in a statement. Modi will inaugurate SEMICON India 2024 at the India Expo Mart, Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh at around 10.30 am on September 11, the PMO said. It has been the vision of the prime minister to position India as a global hub for semiconductor design, manufacturing and technology development, the statement said. In accordance with this vision, SEMICON India 2024 is being organised from September 11 to 13 with the theme "Shaping the Semiconductor Future". The three-day conference will showcase India's semiconductor strategy and policy which envisions making India a global hub for semiconductors, it said. It will witness the participation of top leadership of global semiconductor giants and will bring together global leaders, ...
The promise of more lenient license approvals offers an incentive for countries to join the US camp, given American leadership in a range of academic fields and research partnerships
If sources are to be believed, the firm may be looking at Tamil Nadu for its ambitious plans
Due to the prevailing geopolitical situation, like-minded countries are collaborating with India to make it a major semiconductor manufacturing destination, a top Electronics and IT ministry official said on Sunday. In an interview with PTI, Ministry of Electronics and IT Secretary S Krishnan said pilot facilities of US storage semiconductor maker Micron and Tata Electronics have already rolled out chips, and their main plants in Gujarat will begin to produce made-in-India chips from the later part of 2025. "Globally, and thanks to geopolitical circumstances, there is an increasing realisation that semiconductors are a very important and strategic commodity, and therefore, we need substantial resilience in the production of semiconductors," Krishnan said. The importance of resilience in semiconductors was underlined during the pandemic when many industries -- including the auto industries, medical devices industries and other electronics, and consumer electronics industries -- ...
These investments span across segments like EVs, hybrids and semiconductors
This is about 6% of new investment in the sector globally
Semiconductor manufacturing marks the latest foray for billionaire Gautam Adani, whose conglomerate has businesses across ports, power utilities, transmission and coal trading
The project will have capacity to produce 80,000 wafers monthly and it will create 5,000, says Devendra Fadnavis
The proposed semiconductor manufacturing plant, located in the Navi Mumbai suburbs in Raigad district, will have an initial capacity of 40,000 WSPM in the first phase, with an ultimate capacity of 80,
Earlier today, PM Modi and Singapore PM Lawrence Wong met at the Parliament House in Singapore
Both nations elevate ties to comprehensive strategic partnership
PM Narendra Modi recently met Singapore's new Prime Minister, Lawrence Wong. They signed 4 major agreements
The nations will also work more closely together in cybersecurity, fifth-generation mobile networks, super-computing and artificial intelligence
Move comes days after firm opened first phase of fab plant in Malaysia
According to industry estimates, the Indian semiconductor market is projected to exceed $100 billion and generate over 6 lakh jobs by 2030
India will need 10-20 chip manufacturing plants over the next 10 years, Semicon India organiser Semi President and CEO Ajit Manocha said on Wednesday. Manocha said that huge interest is developing in the semiconductor ecosystem, especially in Taiwan after the success of Foxconn and Wistron in India. "I think we will need probably in the next 10 years maybe 10-20 fabs in India. This is a rough estimate," Manocha said. Semi will organise the first global conference on semiconductor ecosystem, Semicon India 2024 from September 11-13 in Noida. Manocha has over 40 years of experience in the semiconductor industry. Earlier, he served as the CEO of chip manufacturing company Global Foundries between 2011 and 2014, and as executive vice president and chief manufacturing officer at NXP Semiconductors. He also pointed out that the present government has put in place a clear policy which supports the semiconductor ecosystem in India. "For the first time, stars are aligned in favour of Indi
India's nascent semiconductor industry is also facing challenges in attracting talent back to the country after undergoing training abroad
The Union Cabinet on September 2, approved India's fifth semiconductor facility. Watch the video to know the details.
The proposed unit, with a production capacity of six million chips per day, will be setup with an investment of Rs 3,300 crore.