The central government will soon unveil the Semicon 2.0 program, having a much-expanded scope than the Semicon 1.0, announced Union Minister for Electronics and Information Technology on the sidelines of the Semicon India 2024 on Wednesday.
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath says state efforts to develop the electronic industry are yielding results. Mobile manufacturing units of UP are producing over 55 per cent of mobiles and over 50 per cent of mobile components, which are made in India.
Addressing the gathering, Modi emphasised, "This is the right time to be in India. Today's India inspires confidence in the world. When the chips are down, you can bet on India!"
"We have committed to developing a strong talent tool of 85000 engineers and technicians in the next 10 years, and we have delivered on a promise for this purpose already, 113 universities, academic institutions, and R&D organisations have been tied up, where semiconductor focused cou
The Semiconductor Executives, after meeting Prime Minister Narendra Modi, hailed the government's efforts for showing unprecedented enthusiasm for the development of the semiconductor ecosystem, saying that it is a "never-before-seen level of industry-government collaboration."
After meeting Prime Minister Narendra Modi ahead of the SEMICON India 2024 Summit, Sanjay Mehrotra, CEO of Micron, appreciated PM Modi's vision of developing semiconductors in India and said policies set up by him to incentivise semiconductor manufacturing in India are also very exciting.
Mentioning that the coming time will be technology driven, Prime Minister said semiconductor is the basis of the Digital Age and the day is not far "when the semiconductor industry will be the bedrock for even our basic necessities"
In an exclusive interview with ANI, the Israeli envoy said, "We expect big news when it comes to semiconductors in the coming days, we have something in the pipeline".
New Delhi [India], September 10: Global value chains (GVCs) are essential to modern manufacturing, representing 70 per cent of global trade. In India, GVCs are particularly vital for the electronics sector, with 75 per cent of exports relying on them. To enhance its position, India must focu