Semiconductor fever grips India as four plants dive into pilot production amid 10 total approvals and Rs 1.6 lakh crore investments. Minister Jitin Prasada’s Lok Sabha update paints a picture of swift execution in this high-stakes sector.
The mix is strategic: CMOS and SiC fabs up front, followed by eight packaging powerhouses for advanced tech and memory. This full-stack approach spans ideation, fabrication, assembly, testing, and beyond.
Ecosystem builders are in overdrive. 24 chipsets from startups boast 16 tape-outs and 13 funding wins. Talent pipeline swells with EDA access for 65,000 pros in 350 universities, priming future innovators.
Semicon India, with its Rs 76,000 crore war chest, orchestrates the symphony. IT’s boom amplifies it—exports from $152 billion to $224.4 billion, revenues to $283 billion, per NASSCOM.
ISM 2.0 looms large, set to weave hardware and software into a tech titan fabric, elevating India’s digital prowess. Rs 7,280 crore for rare earth magnets seals material independence, turbocharging ambitions.
From pilot lines to production primes, India marches towards semiconductor stardom, reshaping its economy and tech destiny.