Semiconductor & electronics sector crucial for India’s Techade: MoS Rajeev Chandrasekhar

New Delhi, July 26 (KNN) The semiconductors and electronics sector will play a significant role in India's 'Techade', Minister of State for Electronics and Information Technology, Rajeev Chandrasekhar said on Monday.

“In India’s techade journey, semiconductors and electronics sector will have a huge role to play. In the history of independent India this is the first time that such an effort has met with such success in just 15 months," Chandrasekhar said in his address to attendees at SemiconIndia Exhibition in Gujarat.

Highlighting the role of the government, Chandrasekhar said that the Union government's initiatives in the semiconductor field have achieved significant success in a relatively short period.

India Semiconductor Mission, an independent division of the Digital India Corporation, is all set to organise its flagship 'SemiconIndia 2023' at Gandhinagar, from July 28-30

The SemiconIndia exhibition is aimed to offer visitors a thorough understanding of the latest technologies and innovations propelling the semiconductor industry. And, aspiring students have an opportunity to gain in-depth knowledge about semiconductor manufacturing.

The ongoing exhibition, which runs till July 30, will showcase cutting-edge technological advancements from over 80 exhibitors representing a diverse range of participants.

These include semiconductor design start-ups, MNCs, semiconductor supply-chain companies, equipment manufacturers, electronics manufacturers, leading academia, and government/ state labs.

Some prominent participants in the event are Micron, Applied Materials, LAM Research, Intel, Qualcomm, Texas Instruments, STMicroelectronics, NXP Semiconductors, Infineon, AMD, NVIDIA, Analog Devices, Renesas, Samsung, Cadence Design Systems, Morphing Machines, InCore Semiconductors, SAANKHYA Labs, Wistron, Foxconn, LAVA, DELL, VVDN, IISc. Bangalore, and IITs from various parts of the country.  (KNN Bureau)