Semiconductors are now central to a wide range of sectors, including automobiles, smartphones, consumer electronics, telecom equipment, defence systems and emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi virtually laid the foundation stone for ASIP Technologies’ semiconductor assembly, packaging, and testing facility in Visakhapatnam on August 1, marking Andhra Pradesh’s entry into semiconductor manufacturing under the India Semiconductor Mission (ISM).

A dedicated committee under the India Semiconductor Mission (ISM) is studying various aspects of semiconductor chip security and sovereignty and is likely to issue its recommendations within the next few weeks, ISM Chief Executive Officer Amitesh Kumar Sinha said on Friday

Tata Electronics and ASML are exploring manufacturing advanced chipmaking components in India. This collaboration aims to boost localization within India’s semiconductor ecosystem. Discussions are in early stages, following a recent memorandum of understanding. The focus includes precision mechanicals and electronic modules for lithography machines.

The government will come out with it’s recommendations on semiconductor chips for India’s strategic sector in the next two weeks, after the guidelines for the recently announced ISM 2.0 are made public, India Semiconductor Mission (ISM) CEO Amitesh Kumar Sinha said on Friday.”A dedicated committee is currently integrating the demands of the strategic sector. The committee will identify and designate the categories of chips set to be crucial

The fab seeks to design, package, fabricate and validate semiconductor chips that can fully indigenize production of electronic equipment for the armed forces and space companies, a capability that “no one else” has today, Kamaljeet Singh, director general of SCL, said in an interview with Mint.