Semicon India 2023 was a two-day event held in Gandhinagar, Gujarat, India from July 28-29, 2023. The event was inaugurated by Prime Minis...
Semicon India 2023 was a two-day event held in Gandhinagar, Gujarat, India from July 28-29, 2023. The event was inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and was attended by over 10,000 delegates from the semiconductor industry, government, and academia.
The event featured a number of keynote addresses, panel discussions, and technical talks on the future of the semiconductor industry. Some of the key themes that were discussed included:
- The need to make India a global hub for semiconductor design, manufacturing, and technology development.
- The challenges and opportunities of the semiconductor supply chain.
- The role of government in supporting the growth of the semiconductor industry.
- AMD announced plans to invest $1 billion in India to set up a semiconductor design and manufacturing facility.
- Micron announced plans to invest $2 billion in India to set up a semiconductor design and manufacturing facility.
- Foxconn announced plans to invest $5 billion in India to set up a semiconductor manufacturing facility.
- IBM announced plans to set up a semiconductor research and development center in India.
The event was seen as a major step forward for India's ambitions to become a global hub for the semiconductor industry. The announcements made at the event are expected to attract further investment and create jobs in the Indian semiconductor sector.
Here are some other notable events that happened at Semicon India 2023:
- The India Semiconductor Mission (ISM) launched a new initiative called the "Semiconductor Champion Programme" to support the growth of the semiconductor industry in India.
- The ISM also announced the launch of a new website called "Semicon India" to provide information and resources on the semiconductor industry in India.
- The event also featured a number of exhibitions and demonstrations of semiconductor products and technologies.
Overall, Semicon India 2023 was a successful event that helped to raise awareness of the importance of the semiconductor industry to India's economy. The announcements made at the event are expected to have a significant impact on the growth of the Indian semiconductor sector in the years to come.
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Speaking at the 2023 edition of Semicon India, Mark Papermaster, executive vice president and chief technology officer, AMD, said;
"AMD will invest approximately $400 million in India over the next five years. It will set up its largest R&D centre in Bengaluru, which is expected to open before this year ends. It also expects to add 300 additional engineers by 2028-end,"
The news breaking came in nothing short of surprise, with FDI flowing into the sub-continent filled with talented engineers & techies. Prime Minister Modi team's effort to attract the foreign top-tech companies from all over the world, has seen some great news breaking off late.
AMD's mega plan came after Foxconn's venture in India for the hardware assembly plant. With $10B subsidy allocated for the entrant hardware manufacturers seems to have been working. This news comes at a time when India is trying to attract major semiconductor players to set up hardware & electronics chip fabrication industries.
Almost every industry major players like AMD, Micron, Cadence, and others had gathered at Gandhinagar in Gujarat at an annual semiconductor conference, with PM Modi presidency.
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