Ashwini Vaishnaw inaugurates SemiconIndia Conference of Electronics Manufacturing Supply Chain Ecosystem in New Delhi

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The Minister for Communications, Electronics & Information Technology and Railways, Ashwini Vaishnaw inaugurated the ‘SemiconIndia Conference of Electronics Manufacturing Supply Chain Ecosystem’, on 18 February in New Delhi. 

An overview of the news

• He highlighted the success achieved in telecom manufacturing and the Vande Bharat development supported by the government.

• He highlighted 'Your success, our success and the success of the global semiconductor industry'.

• He highlighted that 'Electronics manufacturing is not sustainable in India without the development of semiconductor ecosystem which plays a major role in driving the overall economic growth in automotive, power, telecom, electronics etc.

• Conference is being organised by the Institute of Supply Management (ISM). 

Prominent sessions

• Panel discussion on the existing semiconductor ecosystem in India.

• Presentation on facilitating the development of the semiconductor ecosystem.

• Panel discussion regarding the fab construction and availability of requisite chemicals, gasses.

• Presentation on vision for skilled workforce generation.

• Panel discussion regarding the industry readiness, challenges for materials and equipment with panellists.

• Panel Discussion regarding Policies and readiness of State Governments for semiconductor ecosystem.

• Panel discussion regarding the concerns of the industry.

India’s Semiconductor Mission 

• On 29 December 2022, the Information Technology Minister, Ashwini Vaishnaw, launched the India Semiconductor Mission.

• Under the policy, the government will provide Rs 76000 crore incentives for companies setting up manufacturing facilities in India.

• This was done by the government to encourage companies to set up chip manufacturing plants in India.

What is semiconductor? 

• Semiconductors are materials which have a conductivity between conductors and insulators. 

• They can be pure elements, silicon or germanium or compounds; gallium, arsenide or cadmium selenide.

• They are the basic building blocks that serve as the heart and brain of all modern electronics and information and communications technology products.

• These chips are now an integral part of contemporary automobiles, household gadgets and essential medical devices such as ECG machines.