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Govt notifies ₹1.27 trillion Semicon 2.0, offers 40% fab capex support

The scheme spans chip design, manufacturing, equipment, materials, advanced packaging, R&D and talent development, with support available for up to six years

Govt notifies ₹1.27 trillion Semicon 2.0 scheme to boost chip sector

The government has notified the Semicon 2.0 scheme with an outlay of Rs 1.27 lakh crore to boost the chip manufacturing ecosystem in the country. The scheme has been divided into six segments covering designing of chips by Indian firms, setting up units for capital equipment required for chip production, semiconductor fabs, chip assembly, packaging and testing, etc. "The government has decided to provide ... sustained policy support to the semiconductor sector in India by notifying the Semicon 2.0 Scheme for the development of semiconductor design and manufacturing ecosystem in India. "Semicon 2.0 provides fiscal support to various verticals across the complete value chain of the semiconductor industry, ranging from chip design, fabrication and packaging to various segments of the semiconductor ecosystem," the notification said. The scheme will aim to build resilient, trusted, and sovereign semiconductor technologies by focusing on designing, development, and deployment of target .

Chip crunch gives tablets the edge: Budget laptops feel the memory squeeze

Rising memory prices are squeezing budget laptops in India, driving cost-conscious consumers towards tablets

Chipmaker CXMT sues Pentagon over 'Chinese military company' designation

CXMT's lawsuit seeks to overturn the designation and remove itself from a Pentagon list that can trigger government contracting restrictions and reputational damage

AI boom's high salaries stifling Indian chip-design startups: TDK Ventures

Soaring AI-driven salaries and stock options are discouraging Indian chip-design talent from taking the risk of building deep-tech startups, TDK Ventures says

German chipmaker Infineon takes Bengaluru office on ₹750 crore lease deal

Semiconductor major will occupy 632,000 sq ft across 10 floors at Bagmane Solarium City under a 10-year lease starting on December 1, 2026, with rent rising 15 per cent every three years

'We made a chip and it is fast': OpenAI's Jalapeno shows big gains in speed

OpenAI says its first custom inference chip can deliver more AI work per watt while reducing response times, as it moves towards deploying its own silicon alongside Nvidia and other accelerators

Govt plans BIS certificate exemption for foreign high-tech companies

Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal says the proposed framework could provide company-, industry-, product- or project-based exemptions for imported equipment and components

Xiaomi develops its own AI mobile chip in challenge to Qualcomm, MediaTek

The Xring O3 system-on-a-chip advances Xiaomi's in-house semiconductor design efforts with more power-efficient image processing and better artificial intelligence capabilities

MPD-2047 proposes 41-62 acres for Delhi's semiconductor, drone, AI hubs

Delhi's IT department has sought 41-62 acres for four technology projects under MPD-2047, including semiconductor and electronics, drone innovation, a digital hub, and AI-enabled data infrastructure

China allows limited Nvidia H200 shipments: Why is Beijing easing curbs?

China has allowed small batches of Nvidia's H200 AI chips into the country, easing restrictions as its leading AI firms seek more computing power to compete with US rivals

UP-Japan investment meet to focus on green hydrogen, semiconductor push

The meet will include a CEO Roundtable chaired by Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and virtual groundbreaking for projects worth ₹3,191 crore

500-plus exhibitors, 290 companies to feature in Semicon India 2026

The three-day event will feature more than 500 exhibitors, over 290 international companies and delegations from more than 40 countries as India prepares for ISM 2.0

Rupee fall may reduce effective incentives for semiconductor projects

The impact could be significant because nearly 65% of the cost of a semiconductor project is spent on machinery, most of which has to be imported and paid for in dollars

India may get 5-8 more semiconductor plants in 7-8 years, says PM Modi

In his Independence Day address, the Prime Minister also said the government would train one crore youth in artificial intelligence skills over the next one year

Odisha offers 25% additional capex support for ISM-backed chip projects

The amended policy extends incentives to semiconductor equipment, chemicals, specialised gases, advanced materials and other critical supply-chain components

Homegrown semiconductor startups raise $206 million since 2022: Report

Funding accelerated in 2026 despite fewer rounds, as investors backed mature chip ventures and government-supported companies attracted private and strategic capital

An Indian encore, for chips: Meity's semiconductor plan is just beginning

India is betting on Semicon 2.0 and a China+1 strategy to build a competitive semiconductor ecosystem, targeting mature-node chips and a larger share of global OSAT business

Sony, TSMC to invest $6.3 billion in next-gen image sensor microchips

A joint ‌venture owned about ​60% by Sony ​and 40% by TSMC will start commercial ​production as early as 2029 in southern Japan's Kumamoto prefecture

AI materials startup Discovered Materials raises $9 million seed round

The IIT Madras alumni-founded company is using AI agents to accelerate the discovery of semiconductor materials and has released hundreds of AI-discovered materials alongside a new industry benchmark