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SEMICON India 2026 Day 2: 25 Deals and Collaborations Push India’s Semiconductor Ecosystem Forward

Semicon Day 2

New Delhi, September 18, 2026 | 10:56 AM IST Day 2 of SEMICON India 2026 saw 25 strategic announcements and collaborations across India’s semiconductor value chain, as companies and institutions stepped up efforts around manufacturing, materials, advanced packaging, logistics, chip design, power electronics and workforce development. The second day followed a strong opening, with nearly … Read more

From Intel’s Cleanrooms to Kerala’s Coast: The Chip That Wants to Keep AI Off the Cloud

Jyothis Indirabhai

At 23, Jyothis Indirabhai left India for Japan to work as a design consultant for Hitachi. Two decades and several semiconductor companies later, including a nearly ten-year stint at Intel from 2005 to 2014 as a design manager and micro-architect, he made the opposite journey: back to Thiruvananthapuram, the city where he once studied electronics … Read more

Union Cabinet Approves Semicon 2.0 with ₹1.27 Lakh Crore Outlay to Accelerate India’s Semiconductor Ecosystem

Semicon

New Delhi: In a major push towards making India a global semiconductor manufacturing and design hub, the Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has approved Semicon 2.0, the next phase of the India Semiconductor Programme under the India Semiconductor Mission (ISM). The initiative comes with a total budget outlay of ₹1,27,500 crore, aimed … Read more