Overview
- The event opens on Thursday, Sept. 17 and runs through Sept. 19 at Yashobhoomi, bringing together more than 600 exhibitors and over 150 speakers across roughly 15,000 square metres.
- Organised by the India Semiconductor Mission, MeitY and SEMI, the summit will be inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and is intended to showcase progress under Semicon India programmes.
- A new 'Sand to Silicon to Systems' Value Chain Experience will display end-to-end capabilities from materials and manufacturing to packaging, design and electronics.
- The exhibition will feature major global firms such as ASML, Applied Materials, IBM Research, Micron and Lam Research alongside a Startup Pavilion of about 40 startups and a student hackathon.
- The government has approved 12 semiconductor projects with three already in commercial production and projects domestic chip demand to rise from about $50 billion today to roughly $103 billion by 2030, a dynamic that could drive more factory investment and jobs if commitments convert to output.