Ministry of Electronics & IT
India’s Semiconductor Ecosystem Attracting Strong Global Participation and Investment Interest: Shri Ashwini Vaishnaw
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Day 2 of SEMICON India 2026, held at Yashobhoomi in New Delhi, witnessed 25 key announcements and collaborations spanning manufacturing, materials, logistics, chip design, advanced packaging, power electronics, and workforce development. Union Minister for Electronics and IT Shri Ashwini Vaishnaw highlighted strong global participation, investment interest, and sustainability measures such as water recycling in semiconductor fabs and closed-loop cooling in data centres. Key partnerships involved entities like Tata Electronics, L&T Semiconductor Technologies, C-MET, NIELIT, C-DAC, and the India Semiconductor Mission, alongside the launch of India's first indigenous System-on-Module, 'ISC-VEGA-SOM.'