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SEMICON India 2026: From Silicon to Systems, India’s Semiconductor Journey on Display

SEMICON India 2026, held from September 17–19, 2026, at Yashobhoomi in New Delhi, showcased India’s expanding capabilities across the semiconductor value chain, spanning chip design, advanced packaging, materials, equipment, artificial intelligence, high-performance computing and system-level applications. Organised around the theme “Silicon to Systems: Building the Ecosystem”, the fifth edition brought together global industry leaders, policymakers, investors, academia and start-ups, with more than 600 exhibiting companies participating. The exhibition highlighted indigenous capabilities including C-DAC’s AUM HPC-AI Processor and RUDRA-AUM compute node, as well as advancements in RISC-V processor design, application-specific chips and semiconductor solutions for telecommunications, automotive, energy management, surveillance and connected devices. Indian companies including Vervesemi Microelectronics, InCore Semiconductors and Netrasemi also showcased semiconductor technologies spanning motor control, energy meters, RISC-V processor intellectual property, System-on-Chips, edge artificial intelligence and intelligent vision applications.

The event also highlighted the development of India’s broader semiconductor ecosystem through Government-backed programmes and private-sector innovation. Semicon 2.0, approved in July 2026 with an outlay of Rs. 1.28 lakh crore (US$ 13.56 billion) focuses on six pillars covering design, machines and materials, fabs, advanced packaging, research and development, and talent development. Under the Semicon India Programme, 12 semiconductor projects have been approved across six states with investment commitments exceeding Rs. 1.64 lakh crore (US$ 17.45 billion), while three facilities have commenced commercial production. The Chips to Startup Programme and Design Linked Incentive Scheme have also expanded access to advanced chip-design tools, fabrication services and specialised training, with more than one lakh engineers from over 500 organisations onboarded through the ChipIN Centre. Collectively, participating institutions and start-ups have developed more than 300 chip designs, supporting India’s transition towards a broader semiconductor ecosystem encompassing design, manufacturing, packaging, research, skilled talent and system integration.

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